Discovery South Africa

COVID-19 is here to stay. So how do we best protect ourselves over the long term? Discovery Life Deputy Chief Executive, Gareth Friedlander, and Chief Medical Officer, Dr Maritha van der Walt, break it down for us.

Our cost of living has increased dramatically in 2022… what has this meant for South African retailers?

Have certain companies struggled, while others flourished?

Find out with Yasheen and Ninety One analyst Achumile Mashalaba in episode 3 of What’s Going On?

Cancer can affect anyone, at any age. Tune in as Discovery Life’s Head of Market Analytics and R&D, Kashmeera Kanji, and Chief Medical Officer, Dr Maritha van der Walt, delve into the importance of early detection.

How can you use life cover to fund your child’s education? Tune in to learn more from Discovery Life’s Deputy CEO, Gareth Friedlander, and Head of Market Analytics and R&D, Kashmeera Kanji.

How can your life cover better benefit you? Discovery Life Deputy Chief Executive, Gareth Friedlander, and Head of Market Analytics and R&D, Daniel Stoch, get into the finer details, including how to maximise your benefits.

Shafiq chats to Dr Ismail Mitha, a GP serving the Muslim community and to Nazeer Bulbulia, Independent Financial Adviser. They’ve both provided their care and services to the Muslim community for many years and share fascinating, independent views on the relevance of a Shariah compliant arrangement. Shafiq also chats to Mahomed, a Discovery Health Medical Scheme member who has elected to have his medical scheme option managed in line with the Shariah compliant arrangement. Shariah Compliant Arrangement

Shariah Scholar Mufti Ahmed Suliman and Shariah Consultant Uwaiz Jassat talk to Shafiq about their involvement in guiding Discovery Health Medical Scheme to develop the Shariah compliant arrangement, and their role in the Advisory Committee established to ensure regular compliance reviews. Shariah Compliant Arrangement

How does the Discovery Health Medical Scheme’s Shariah Compliant medical scheme arrangement meet the Muslim community’s needs? Shafiq chats to Shariah Consultant, Uwaiz Jassat; Discovery’s Chief Marketing Officer, Firoze Bhorat; and Head of Product Development at Discovery Health, Farzana Baba. Shariah Compliant Arrangement

What is a medical scheme and how does it operate? What led Discovery Health Medical Scheme to develop a Shariah compliant medical scheme arrangement? How was it created to align with Shariah Law and Takaful principles? Shafiq chats to Shariah consultant, Uwaiz Jassat; Discovery’s Chief Marketing Officer, Firoze Bhorat; and Head of Product Development at Discovery Health, Farzana Baba. Shariah Compliant Arrangement

In this episode, Our host Lungile Mashigo and one of South Africa’s leading authorities on holistic Financial Planning, Kim Potgieter discuss the impact of longevity on retirement outcomes and some of the tactics that financial advisers can use to cater for longer lives.