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Group photo of Gauteng Drivers on the Discovery Safe Journeys to School (DSJTS) programme, at the Gauteng Launch on 6th November 2024.

Discovery Safe Journeys to School programme celebrates its successful expansion into Gauteng

06 November 2024: Johannesburg, South Africa – The Discovery Safe Journeys to School (DSJTS) programme, a partnership between Discovery Fund and Afrika Tikkun, has expanded into Gauteng. This expansion will cover areas in central Johannesburg including Orange Farm, Alexandra, and Diepsloot, where the need for safer school transport is high.

Discovery Bank clients now get up to 75% off direct flights to the United States as Discovery Vitality adds United Airlines to its Vitality Travel platform

Discovery clients can now save on United Airlines flights to the USA

Johannesburg, 4 November 2024 – Discovery Vitality announced that United Airlines, one of the world’s largest airlines and a member of the Star Alliance network, will bring exciting additional flight options to the Vitality Travel platform.
“Offering United Airlines flights at discounted rates is a significant enhancement to Vitality Travel, our end-to-end travel booking platform that offers t

Discovery Foundation Awards honour exceptional healthcare professionals in 2024

Discovery Foundation Awards honour exceptional healthcare professionals in 2024

The Discovery Foundation has reached its R300 million investment milestone, achieving a 72% Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) target directed towards black beneficiaries. To date, the Foundation has funded up to 10% of the sub-specialists training posts in South Africa and currently awards more than 75% of its annual grants to black recipients as part of its transformation-led strategy. Since it

Affordable cover for accidents and medical emergencies through Discovery Emergency Cover

Affordable cover for accidents and medical emergencies through Discovery Emergency Cover

Highlights:
The Discovery Emergency Cover range of options will be available from 1 January 2025 Employees and their families will now have access to extensive cover for accidents and trauma events, treatment in casualty and for emergency in-hospital procedures Discovery Emergency Cover is offered through three packages – Emergency Core, Emergency Plus, Emergency Max - starting at R90 per mont

New research from Discovery Green and EY highlights the impact of rising carbon taxes on the electricity costs of South African businesses.

New research from Discovery Green and EY highlights the impact of rising carbon taxes on the electricity costs of South African businesses.

Key findings:
South Africa’s heavy reliance on coal for electricity generation makes it one of the world’s most carbon-intensive economies, exposing local businesses to significant financial risk from global and local carbon taxes. By 2034, carbon taxes could make up over 35% of electricity generation costs. South African businesses face a ‘double whammy’: Local carbon taxes are expected to i

Discovery Insure wins at Global Insurance Innovation Awards 2024

Discovery Insure wins at Global Insurance Innovation Awards 2024

Johannesburg, October 17, 2024 – The inaugural Global Insurance Innovation Awards, held at a gala ceremony in Singapore today, recognised Discovery Insure as a global leader in insurance innovation, thanks to its world-class and future-ready product offering.

Discovery Health Medical Scheme introduces new plan for young professionals, enhances member benefits, and raises contributions by 7.4% to 10.9% for 2025

Discovery Health Medical Scheme introduces new plan for young professionals, enhances member benefits, and raises contributions by 7.4% to 10.9% for 2025


Discovery Health Medical Scheme announces a new plan for young professionals, adds to the day-to-day benefits of members through a new Personal Health Fund, and increases contributions by 7.4% to 10.9% across its plan range in alignment with projected medical inflation for 2025.
This press statement is issued by Discovery Health (Pty) Ltd, registration number 1997/013480/07, an authorised f

Discovery Vitality’s new research emphasises that the choices we make in the grocery aisle not only influence what we eat but can also have a great impact on our overall wellbeing and health outcomes.

Buying healthier food reduces the likelihood of becoming obese by 13%, Vitality research shows; Vitality enhances HealthyFood rewards

Johannesburg, September 1, 2024- Discovery Vitality’s latest research shows that regularly purchasing healthy food can lead to a 13% reduction in the risk of becoming obese.
“Purchasing behaviours have a profound influence on our dietary habits, which are linked to dietary risk factors that contribute to over 7 million deaths globally per year. Our latest research underscores the health risks

Discovery Bank’s performance on service and emotional connection with clients has remained the highest rated in the Ask Afrika Orange Index®

Best in banking and beyond: Three wins for Discovery Bank at Ask Afrika Orange Index® awards

Johannesburg, 30 August 2024 – On Wednesday, the 2024/2025 Ask Afrika Orange Index®, a leading, independent benchmark study in the field of customer experience, showed Discovery Bank as the clear leader not just among banks, but across all brands included in the study.
The Ask Afrika Orange Index® survey, which consisted of 46,000+ consumer interviews about their real experiences and expect

Discovery Bank has, in under five years, grown to a completely digital, comprehensive retail bank offering that is attracting over 1,000 new clients a day

Discovery Bank grows to one million clients two years ahead of plan

Johannesburg, 26 August 2024 – Discovery Bank, today, announced that is has reached the milestone of acquiring its first one million clients. This follows the Bank’s announcement earlier this year that it had over two million active accounts.
Hylton Kallner, CEO of Discovery Bank, says, “This milestone of our first million clients is a special one. While it’s only the beginning for us, we are

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