Your mammogram, Pap smear, and HPV test may already be covered by your medical scheme, often before you touch your day-to-day savings. Cervical cancer is highly treatable when caught early, and a mammogram can pick up changes long before you’d feel anything...
Choosing insurance isn’t just about comparing monthly premiums. It’s also about deciding how much guidance and support you’d like throughout the journey. One question many people ask is whether they should use an insurance broker or go directly to an...
South Africans belong to over 10 loyalty programmes each, on average. Back in 2015, that number was 3.6. And 85% of us use them, not just carry them around in a wallet full of cards we never scan. Most members are already doing some of the work. You’ve got a...
Our July newsletter is packed! One of our own crossed a historic finish line – for the tenth time – and raised funds that will give peopleback their sight. There are competition winners to announce, a birthday reward waiting for July members, and a look at...
Bonitas, Discovery, Medshield, Medihelp – most major medical schemes now include some form of mental health cover. Psychiatrist visits, psychologist visits, chronic medication, and even digital wellness tools. What you actually have depends on your scheme and...
There’s nothing more comforting than a delicious cappuccino on a chilly winter’s day. Bring the coffee-shop experience home and enjoy incredible savings on a wide range of premium automatic coffee machines from top brands like Delonghi, Philips and Siemens. With...
When you’re comparing insurance quotes, it’s easy to focus on one thing: the monthly premium. After all, we’re all trying to make our money go further. So when one quote comes in noticeably cheaper than another, it can feel like an easy decision. ...
When did you last walk into a supermarket without a plan? The list gets written before leaving home now. The specials get checked. The loyalty card is already in the bag. South Africans didn’t develop these habits because someone told them to. They developed them...
June is a month of milestones. bsmart marks its 70th AGM and gives members a first look at what’s coming – including a Chip and PIN card with digital payment and online shopping. See the competition with Tafelberg Furnishers where two members can win...
If you wait until 40 to get your first medical aid, you could pay up to 75% more on your premium. Forever. That is not a scare tactic. It is a rule built into South African medical scheme legislation called the late joiner penalty…. It does not only apply to...
