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  • The summit will bring together global industry leaders to give financial advisers fresh ideas, new perspectives, and deep insights to enhance their ability to ensure that their clients achieve a comfortable retirement

    Discovery Invest announces additional Retirement Summit speakers

    Johannesburg, 21 January 2022 — Discovery Invest today announced additional speakers at its inaugural retirement conference, the Discovery Retirement Summit, which is a virtual event scheduled to take place on the 25th of January 2022. The summit will bring together global industry leaders to give financial advisers fresh ideas, new perspectives, and deep insights to enhance their ability to ensur

  • Discovery Invest Innovates for a structurally superior retirement fund offering

    Discovery Invest Innovates for a structurally superior retirement fund offering

    Johannesburg, 15 December 2021 – Discovery Invest has announced an innovation in its shared value model that enables clients to achieve greater offshore exposure in their retirement offering and more liquidity than any other retirement solution available in South Africa.
    The Discovery Invest shared value model for retirement savings incentivises clients to adopt the behaviours that are proven

  • Discovery Health, South Africa’s largest private health insurance administrator, releases at-scale, real-world analysis of Omicron outbreak based on 211 000 COVID-19 test results in South Africa, including collaboration with the South Africa

    Discovery Health, South Africa’s largest private health insurance administrator, releases at-scale, real-world analysis of Omicron outbreak based on 211 000 COVID-19 test results in South Africa, including collaboration with the South Africa

    Johannesburg, 14 December 2021
    Summary:
    Vaccine effectiveness: o The two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination provides 70% protection against severe complications of COVID-19 requiring hospitalisation, and 33% protection against COVID-19 infection, during the current Omicron wave. Reinfection risk: For individuals who have had COVID-19 previously, the risk of reinfection with Omicron is

  • Discovery Bank and Vitality Money clients spent 600 million Discovery Miles this November

    Discovery Bank and Vitality Money clients spent 600 million Discovery Miles this November

    Discovery Bank and Vitality Money clients spent 600 million Discovery Miles, adding up to R100 million in purchases, this November.
    Discovery Bank extended its Discovery Miles Đ-Day, held on the 15th of every month, to include the full Black Friday weekend from 26 to 28 November. Miles Đ-Day is an opportunity for Discovery Bank and Vitality Money clients to get up to 40% off when spending their

  • UPDATE: The 18th Discovery Walter Sisulu Soccer Challenge: Closed door event

    UPDATE: The 18th Discovery Walter Sisulu Soccer Challenge: Closed door event

    Key announcements:
    The 18th edition of the Discovery Walter Sisulu Soccer Challenge will take place from 8-29 December 2021. Only vaccinated players, coaches, support staff and media will be permitted. No spectators allowed.
    This year’s Discovery Walter Sisulu Soccer Challenge will go ahead as planned, with only one change: No spectators will be allowed inside the host venue Nike Shapa So

  • The Discovery Invest Retirement Summit will bring together an exclusive gathering of internationally renowned speakers to explore the trends, opportunities and challenges that are shaping today’s retirement landscape

    Discovery Invest Announces 2022 Retirement Summit, featured speakers

    Johannesburg, 01 December 2021 — Discovery Invest today announced its inaugural retirement conference, the Discovery Invest Retirement Summit, which is a live hybrid event scheduled to take place on the 25th of January 2022. The Summit will bring together an exclusive gathering of internationally renowned speakers to explore the trends, opportunities and challenges that are shaping today’s retirem

  • Discovery highlights significant progress in implementation of mandatory vaccination policy

    Discovery highlights significant progress in implementation of mandatory vaccination policy

    On 3 September 2021, Discovery announced its mandatory vaccination policy for South Africa-based employees Staff vaccination rates have climbed from 22% at start of September to 94% by 30 November Across all main categories, including sex, age and seniority, more than 90% of staff are vaccinated Vaccination rates projected to reach levels greater than 97% before the peak of fourth wave, in ear

  • Pictured are: Soccer stars Siphiwe Tshabalala; Ronwen Williams; Andile Dlamini and Phil Mogodi, president of SAFA Johannesburg

    The 18th Discovery Walter Sisulu Soccer Challenge: Soweto’s finest football tournament

    Key announcements:
    The 18thedition of the Discovery Walter Sisulu Soccer Challenge will take place from 8-29 December 2021. Only vaccinated individuals permitted. Team registrations close 30 November 2021.
    Discovery and the South African Football Association (SAFA) have partnered once again for the Discovery Walter Sisulu Soccer Challenge. Hosted at Soweto’s newly renovated Nike Football

  • Qualifying Discovery Bank clients can double their Discovery Miles discounts on purchases made at retail partners between 26 and 29 November 2021

    Bigger Miles Ð-Day discounts for a Black Friday Weekend Takeover

    Johannesburg, 24 November 2021 — Discovery Bank today announced additional discounts for an extended period for this upcoming Black Friday. As part of a Miles Ð-Day Black Friday Weekend Takeover, qualifying Discovery Bank clients can double their Discovery Miles discounts on purchases made at retail partners between 26 and 29 November 2021.
    “Discovery Miles are already more valuable than cash w

  • Discovery Health simplifies access to screening for diabetic retinopathy and introduces cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence-driven technology to the process

    Discovery Health simplifies access to screening for diabetic retinopathy and introduces cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence-driven technology to the process

    Discovery Health launches new Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Benefit, enhanced by a cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence system and designed to detect the onset of diabetic retinopathy as early as possible.
    AI technology heralds a new era for eye screening, which is fundamental to nipping diabetic retinopathy in the bud
    People who live with diabetes (whether type 1 or 2) are at heightened

  • Pre-sale tickets for the much-anticipated Justin Bieber Justice World Tour are available to Discovery Bank transaction and credit cardholders from Wednesday, 1 December 2021

    Discovery Bank clients get first access to Justin Bieber Justice World Tour tickets

    Johannesburg, 16 November 2021 —Following the announcement that the Justin Bieber Justice World Tour will include two dates in South Africa in late 2022, Discovery Bank is excited to give its clients exclusive access to purchase tickets 48 hours before ticket sales officially open on 3 December 2021.
    The much-anticipated Justin Bieber Justice World Tour, happening between May 2022 and March 20

  • Tribute to South Africa’s healthcare professionals: Discovery Health releases moving nine-episode video docu-series

    Tribute to South Africa’s healthcare professionals: Discovery Health releases moving nine-episode video docu-series

    Discovery Health launches nine-episode video Doctor Appreciation docu-series Each episode of this nine-part, documentary-style series tells a South African healthcare professional’s story and shares behind-the-scenes, real-life accounts from the COVID-19 frontline.
    Johannesburg, 12 November 2021: South Africa’s healthcare professionals have worked at the COVID-19 coalface for the past 18 mont

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