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Vitality Health International partners with Acacia Health Insurance to launch innovative, healthy living reward-based insurance

10 July 2025 09:47

Accra, Ghana, 10 July 2025 – Health insurance provider, Vitality Health International in partnership with leading in-market insurer Acacia Health Insurance, recently hosted an engaging roundtable discussion in Ghana, to highlight the transformative impact of wellness-driven health insurance. Discussions focused on how incentivising healthy behaviour can create a healthier, more productive workforc

Jozi gears up for the Rockies Gerald Fox Memorial Race with Vitality Run Series

8 July 2025 08:53

Johannesburg, 8 July 2025 – One of Johannesburg’s most anticipated races is back this weekend as runners and walkers of all fitness levels gather for the Rockies Gerald Fox Memorial Race, part of the Vitality Run Series.
Race Details:
Date: Sunday, 13 July 2025
Start Time: From 07:30
Start Locations:
5 km – Zoo Lake Sports Club 10 km & 21.1 km – Jan Smuts Drive
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The smart move: How having life cover when you’re young is a power play for your future

2 July 2025 12:15

Concerts, weddings, and wild adventures – your crew is making memories. What about your future? Life insurance may not be on your radar yet but locking it in early could be the smartest financial decision you ever make. This Savings Month (July), Discovery Life shares insights on why young professionals should consider the invaluable benefits of life cover.
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Discovery wins Gold at the Qorus Innovation in Insurance Awards 2025

24 June 2025 09:13

24 June 2025: Discovery won the Gold Award for its Personal Health Pathways innovation at this year’s Qorus-NTT DATA Innovation in Insurance Awards, held at a ceremony in Warsaw on the 17th of June. Personal Health Pathways won the top accolade in the “Re-imagining the Customer Experience” category, which recognises innovations that significantly enhance the way that companies engage with customer

Discovery Vitality and Afrika Tikkun mark milestone moment with first running shoe handover in Diepsloot

23 June 2025 09:21

Johannesburg, 23 June 2025 - The first pairs of donated running shoes from Discovery Vitality’s Give2Move initiative were officially handed over to verified beneficiaries aged between 13 to 30 at an event hosted at the Afrika Tikkun Wings of Life Centre in Diepsloot.
The Give2Move initiative, which encourages people across South Africa to donate new or gently worn running and sports shoes to h

On your marks, Joburg! The Vitality Run Series is here

18 June 2025 10:12

Johannesburg, 18 June 2025 - The award-winning Discovery Vitality Run Series (VRS) is back in Johannesburg and this time, it's set to paint the streets of Soweto pink on Saturday, 21 June 2025. Coinciding with both Youth Month and International Cancer Survivors Month, this impactful event unites thousands of South Africans in a celebration of resilience, remembrance, and wellness. It serves a

Discovery Schools Soccer celebrates 15 years of impact as 2025 season gathers pace

13 June 2025 12:00

Johannesburg,13 June 2025 – This year, the Discovery Schools Soccer programme celebrates 15 years of promoting health and wellness among South African youth through soccer. Since its inception in 2009, Discovery Schools Soccer has grown into one of South Africa’s most inspiring youth sport development platforms.

The initiative includes primary and high school tournaments for boys and

Discovery Pothole Patrol celebrates four years of making Joburg’s roads safer for all

4 June 2025 10:57

Johannesburg, June 04, 2025 – Discovery Pothole Patrol celebrates an important milestone – four years of partnership with the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) and the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) to facilitate the repair of potholes in the Johannesburg metro.
“In 2021, Discovery Insure launched Discovery Pothole Patrol to support the JRA and CoJ in their vital work of repairing potholes and making

Get Moving, SA! Schools Join the Race to Donate 100,000 Pairs of Sports Shoes

3 June 2025 12:35

Johannesburg, 3 June 2025 – In anticipation of Global Running Day on June 4th, Discovery Vitality announces an extension to its Give2Move initiative – which aims to collect 100,000 pairs of new or gently worn running shoes for disadvantaged communities. South African primary and secondary schools across the country are now invited to donate gently worn running shoes, soccer boots or any other spor

Discovery Green concludes its first renewable energy project agreement with Red Rocket

30 May 2025 13:59

Johannesburg, 30 May 2025 – Discovery Green, a Discovery Limited business, has signed its first Power Purchase Agreement as an off-taker of phase two of leading independent power producer (IPP) Red Rocket’s Overberg Wind Farm, unlocking 150MW of clean energy for its clients.
Situated 12km west of Swellendam in the Western Cape, Red Rocket’s Phase 2 of the Overberg Wind Farm will power Discove

UN Special Advocate Queen Máxima meets Discovery Bank on financial health, youth literacy programme, and research lab plans

21 May 2025 12:08

Cape Town, 21 May 2025 – Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate (UNSGSA) for Financial Health met with Discovery Bank CEO, Hylton Kallner, and other guests at Discovery Store in Sea Point, Cape Town. They explored the bank’s fully digital behaviour-change programme, Vitality Money, and how it enables financial health through science-bas

Discovery Green-commissioned White Paper Reveals Vast Economic Potential Of Wheeled Renewable Energy Access

15 May 2025 14:02

Johannesburg, 15 May 2025 – Traditionally, access to wheeled renewable energy has excluded many South African businesses – from larger non-energy-intensive corporates to SMMEs – from participating in the energy transition, even though they account for 15 to 20% of the country’s total electricity consumption.
To better understand the economic opportunity of expanding access to renewable energy,