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Discovery posted a strong operating performance across the all businesses, despite the ongoing challenge of the COVID-19 environment

Discovery delivers strong operating performance during the pandemic and continued evolution of the Shared-value Insurance model

Johannesburg, 2 September 2021 – Adrian Gore, Discovery Group Chief Executive, today presented the Group’s full-year results for the period ended 30 June 2021 to the analyst community. Discovery posted a strong operating performance across the all businesses, despite the ongoing challenge of the COVID-19 environment which manifested in a far higher COVID-19-related mortality in South Africa, compa

Discovery Bank Black and Purple cardholders can now enjoy faster security clearance with the Discovery Bank Priority Fast Track at OR Tambo International Airport and Cape Town International Airport domestic departure hall

Discovery Bank Priority Fast Track launches at Cape Town International Airport

Johannesburg, 1 September 2021 – Discovery Bank today announced that Black and Purple cardholders can enjoy faster security clearance with the Discovery Bank Priority Fast Track at the Cape Town International Airport domestic departure hall, making travel more rewarding than ever.
This follows the launch of Priority Fast Track at OR Tambo International Airport in July 2020, successfully brough

The better clients manage their money, the more they get out of the Bank and this value proposition is further enhanced through an intuitive experience underpinned by state-of-the-art technology

Discovery Bank clients experience the future of banking, now

Johannesburg, 31 August 2021 – Consumers can bank the way they’ve always banked, or they can bank with Discovery Bank, which offers servicing and banking solutions of the future, now. This is the premise of Discovery Bank’s new integrated marketing campaign: The Future of Banking Now.
“We want to show consumers the exceptional features that the Bank has built that gives clients a completely new

Vitality and the Running World Cup today announce the return of our global mass participation running challenge for 2021

Vitality partners with Captains Usain Bolt and Wayde van Niekerk in 2021 Running World Cup to get SA moving once more

Vitality and the Running World Cup today announce the return of our global mass participation running challenge for 2021 Participation is free by registering at www.runningworldcup.com or downloading the Vitality Running World Cup app. Aligned to Vitality’s global ambition to get 100 million people 20% more active by 2025, and informed by research that physical activity builds resilience again

Discovery Miles Đ-Day bigger than Black Friday

Discovery Miles Đ-Day bigger than Black Friday

Johannesburg, 13 August 2021– In July, Discovery Bank and Vitality launched its new Discovery Miles Đ-Day campaign. Hylton Kallner, CEO of Discovery Bank, explains that Discovery has created a new mid-month spend occasion that adds even greater value to the spending power that Discovery Miles already offer to all Vitality Money, Health and Drive clients as part of the group’s shared-value rewards.

A partnership in the virtual world towards global change Vitality, the largest global platform for behaviour change, is proud to partner with Zwift, the global online fitness platform born from gaming towards fitness and social change.

Vitality + Zwift: a partnership in the virtual world towards global change

Johannesburg, Wednesday 11 August 2021

Vitality + Zwift: A partnership in the virtual world towards global change Vitality, the largest global platform for behaviour change, is proud to partner with Zwift, the global online fitness platform born from gaming towards fitness and social change.
Zwift, the online gaming and fitness platform, plus Vitality, the global behaviour-change progr

Discovery Life clients can now get higher PayBacks if vaccinated against COVID-19

Discovery Life clients can now get higher PayBacks if vaccinated against COVID-19

Johannesburg, 29 July 2021 – Discovery Life has announced a ‘first-of-its-kind’ underwriting determinant for the South African life insurance market, stating that being vaccinated against COVID-19 is now an additional consideration in determining life insurance premiums and benefits for new clients, effective from the 29th of July 2021.
“Through our premium PayBack reward mechanism, we are off

Discovery Health opens two vaccination sites in KZN

Discovery Health opens two vaccination sites in KZN

Discovery Health has further expanded its national footprint with the opening of two additional vaccination sites in Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN), to support the Government-led mass vaccination programme. The two new vaccination sites at Virgin Active in The Pavilion Shopping Centre in Durban and at Park Square in Umhlanga, are modelled on Discovery’s other successful vaccination sites ensuring maximum th

Discovery Bank clients can now donate Discovery Miles to the relief efforts underway in KwaZulu-Natal

Discovery Bank clients to harness their rewards in support of KZN relief efforts

Johannesburg, 23 July 2021 - Discovery Bank today announced it will enable all its clients to donate cash or accumulated Discovery Miles, which they earn with Vitality Money as a reward for healthy lifestyle and financial choices, to the relief efforts underway in KwaZulu-Natal. All donations in cash and Discovery Miles from now until 31 August can be made directly from the Discovery Bank app to G

For one day every month, qualifying Discovery Bank clients with Vitality Money can get up to 40% off when spending their Discovery Miles in-store or online at over 40 Discovery Miles partners.

Discovery Bank clients can now double their Discovery Miles discount to up to 40% off on Miles D-Day every month

JOHANNESBURG, 12 July 2021 – Discovery today announced Discovery Miles D-Day, an exciting new initiative from Discovery Bank and Vitality. For one day every month, qualifying Discovery Bank clients with Vitality Money can get up to 40% off when spending their Discovery Miles in-store or onlineat over 40 Discovery Miles partners. Discovery Miles is Discovery's rewards currency, that is more valuabl

Over 10 000 Road Defects Fixed by the Pothole Patrol

Over 10 000 Road Defects Fixed by the Pothole Patrol

Since its launch in May, steady progress is being made by The Pothole Patrol project, with over 2 500 potholes filled.
Commenting on the journey so far, Anneli Retief, Head of Dialdirect says: “We are pleased with the progress and difference made to date, but road conditions are a lot worse than we thought. We are repairing much bigger, deeper and more severe crevices and holes that occur as

CTICC mass Vaccination Centre of Hope opens on Wednesday 7 July, and will administer 750 000 vaccinations by December

CTICC mass Vaccination Centre of Hope opens on Wednesday 7 July, and will administer 750 000 vaccinations by December

Today, the Western Cape Government, the City of Cape Town and Discovery Health conducted an oversight visit at the Cape Town International Convention Centre mass Vaccination Centre of Hope to check on its preparation ahead of its activation tomorrow.
Between July and December this year, this mass vaccination centre is expected to administer over 750 000 vaccinations in Cape Town, playing a cri

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