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David Beckham to address the Discovery Leadership Summit
Discovery announced that David Beckham will be addressing the Discovery Leadership Summit to be held in Sandton, Johannesburg on 14 November 2016. The Summit is a flagship, global thought-leadership event that enables the sharing of intellectual capital to contribute to leadership in business, government and civil society.
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Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan: Focusing on growth and moving away from an individualistic culture
After receiving a standing ovation at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan addressed the assembled crowd of CEOs and business executives, and shared some insights on the state of the economy...
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Jack Welch, Manager of the Century, to address the Discovery Leadership Summit in November
Discovery announced that former General Electric Chairman and CEO, Jack Welch, will be addressing the Discovery Leadership Summit to be held in Sandton, Johannesburg on 14 November 2016. The Summit is a flagship, global thought-leadership event that enables the sharing of intellectual capital to contribute to leadership in business, government and civil society.
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Big Concerts and Discovery partner to bring South Africa exclusive access to music and events
Discovery and Big Concerts today announced a strategic alliance, with Discovery Card becoming the official credit card partner of Big Concerts, South Africa’s leading concert promoter and a part of Live Nation Entertainment, with the goal of connecting fans to their favourite global artists and driving growth of international live touring in South Africa.
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Discovery Health Medical Scheme spent over R177 million for breast cancer drugs in 2015
Breast cancer affects the young, old, women and men. Raising awareness of and supporting early detection of this most-common cancer among South African women will help save more lives. When breast cancer is detected early, the survival rate is as high as 95%. Discovery Health and the Discovery Health Medical Scheme support early detection through screening.
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Manulife launches Vitality in Canada
Applying Discovery’s Shared-Value Insurance model to encourage healthier living
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Huffington to speak at the Discovery Leadership Summit in November
Discovery announced the date of its eighth Discovery Leadership Summit to be held in Sandton, Johannesburg on 14 November 2016. The Summit is a flagship, global thought-leadership event that enables the sharing of intellectual capital to contribute to leadership in business, government and civil society...
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Instant noodles loaded with salt
New research by The George Institute for Global Health reveals the high and unnecessary amount of salt in instant noodles sold around the world.
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Salt watch: shaking up public health
Experts convene for salt consultation forum
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Discovery entrepreneurs in dialogue: Harnessing the power of technology for global health solutions
Earlier today, Discovery hosted entrepreneurs for the inaugural discussion on the use of technology to drive medical innovation.
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Generali Vitality launches in France
Following the successful launch of the global Vitality programme in Germany in July 2016, Generali Vitality will soon be available to corporate clients in France thereby expanding Vitality’s European footprint. From 1 January 2017, Generali Vitality will be available as a voluntary part of health and prevention insurance contracts offered to corporate clients.
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Discovery delivers a solid performance with continued investment in future growth
Johannesburg, South Africa – 6 September 2016. Discovery Limited today presented its annual financial results for the period ended 30 June 2016.
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Action, awareness, and innovation are needed to solve SA’s high road accident average
South African roads are among the most dangerous in the world with 23.5 fatalities 100 000 people, compared to 2.97 in the UK. Deaths by road accidents are high on our government’s agenda and one of the goals of the National Development Plan is to reduce our national average in order to improve the quality of life for all South Africans.
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Discovery Health honours local community leader
After arriving in Motherwell two years ago, from a small Limpopo village of Tshakhuma, Ndivhudzannyi “Chief” Maanda, a 23 year-old Discovery Health employee, soon realised that many children were left to their own devices in the evenings. Some parents do not take care for their children and often leave them without foods for days at a time.
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Support Endurocad and future Olympians by achieving your goals
Elana Meyer’s Endurocad high performance sports academy has helped produce 10 Olympic marathon qualifiers; read and be inspired!
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The Pokémon Go craze and why Vitality says you should get involved
Pokémon Go has caught the attention and imagination of what seems like everyone on social media in a very short space of time. According to a survey conducted with Vitality members in the United States, 15% of the members surveyed were Pokémon Go players and the game had a surprisingly broad appeal across age groups.
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Discovery brings the spirit of soccer to those with special needs
Sandton yesterday played host to a vibrant soccer coaching clinic aimed at involving South Africans with special needs in the beautiful game. Jointly developed by Discovery and the Gauteng Department of Social Development, the inaugural Discovery Soccer Festival took place at the Illovo-based Discovery Soccer Park.
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Discovery Life highlights the state of health in South Africa from its claims statistics
Discovery Life published details of its life assurance claims from January 2015 to December 2015. A total of 19 591 claims were paid over the period, amounting to R2.8 billion. Unnatural deaths accounted for 21% of all claims in 2015.As many as 60% of Discovery Life claimants were older than 50 in the same period...
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Chad le Clos documentary, Unbelievable, puts trends in cancer occurrence, cost and care under spotlight
Dr Jonathan Broomberg, CEO of Discovery Health, talked statistics, costs and the future of cancer care.
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