Johannesburg, 14 July 2025 - Discovery Vitality is proud to announce its official partnership with HYROX South Africa, the world’s fastest-growing fitness racing series. This exciting collaboration introduces a dynamic new way for Vitality members to stay active, push their limits, and earn Vitality points through participation in HYROX events and training.
As part of this partnership, Vitalit
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
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
Fini
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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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
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
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
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
Keynotes:
Discovery Green and Sasol launch Ampli Energy, a market-first, no-fee, no-risk, no-hassle, month-to-month renewable energy product for South African businesses of all sizes.
Ampli Energy pays businesses monthly cashback to replace their electricity consumption with clean, grid-delivered renewable energy.
Delivered through Eskom’s national grid via wheeling, Ampli requires n
Johannesburg, 10 April 2025 – Discovery Bank and Visa today released their new SpendTrend25 report, their third annual collaborative report of South African consumer spending habits based on an in-depth analysis of credit card spend data. Combining their extensive datasets and analytical expertise, SpendTrend25 tracks how consumer spending habits have evolved between 2019 and 2024 among Discovery
Johannesburg, 4 March 2025 – Discovery today presented its interim financial results for the six-months ended 31 December 2024 to the investor community.
Group Chief Executive, Adrian Gore, provided context to the Group’s strong performance and consistent growth across the two composites of the business. “We have emerged from a cycle of significant investment, which focused on creating new aven
Vitality Health International’s health insurance offering which employers can provide to their staff, presented through Strategis’ in-market insurance expertise, brings innovative new benefits to Tanzania, including a range of four flexible plan options, a Malaria Benefit, and the Vitality behaviour-change rewards programme.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 13 February 2025 – Health insurance provider
Johannesburg, January 29, 2025– Engaging in regular physical activity before a cancer diagnosis can significantly reduce the risk of cancer progression and mortality, according to new research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The study, conducted by Discovery Vitality in partnership with researchers from Wits University and the University of Western Ontario, highlights the crit
Vitality Health International, an innovative health insurer that rewards healthy living for employees in Africa (and owned by Discovery Group), through its partnership with Goodbye Malaria, is unwavering in its commitment to the elimination of malaria – one of the most significant health challenges facing Africa.
According to the latest World Malaria Report, released by the World Health Organi
Johannesburg, 11 December 2024 - Discovery and South African Airways (SAA) are proud to announce an exciting initiative with renowned South African artist, Nelson Makamo, which will see a collection of his iconic pieces displayed in selected The Loungelocations at South African airports.
Creating a memorable, once-in-a lifetime experience, local and international tourists can now enjoy Makamo’s
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
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
Discovery announced strong full-year results with growth in earnings, value, cash generation and capital resilience.
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
Johannesburg, July 16, 2024 – Marking the 10-year anniversary of Discovery Life’s Dollar Life Plan, Discovery Life released its 2024 Dollar Life research paper at a media roundtable in Sandton today. This important research examines how South Africans are diversifying their risk cover to include life insurance that pays out offshore, in U.S. dollars.
