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Get DStv Communities through your stokvel and savings club! In the spirit of saving and building together, MultiChoice Group has launched DStv Communities. This new product offers stokvels and savings clubs the ability to use the power of the collective to enjoy the best entertainment together. With DStv Communities, customers can pay DStv subscriptions together, and as a group get discounts on subscriptions, earn cash and other benefits. It’s time to feel every moment, together. Visit communities.dstv.co.za now to enjoy great entertainment with earnings!
Shoprite launches Xtra Savings rewards programme The Shoprite Group has launched a rewards programme for its Shoprite branded stores. The new Shoprite Xtra Savings card will benefit customers with immediate cash savings. It launches a year after the Checkers Xtra Savings rewards programme. More than five-million customers signed up for the Checkers card, which put more than R1-billion back in the pocket of consumers through savings and discounts in the last year. Xtra Savings will in time become the country’s biggest rewards programme, reaching Shoprite’s 19.3-million shoppers across South Africa. It comes at a time when customers are increasingly looking for value after the lockdown restrictions have put household income under pressure. “The success of Xtra Savings is its simplicity and transparency. There are no points and no levels, it’s all about straight-forward instant savings on things you actually need,” explains Neil Schreuder, chief of strategy and innovation for the Shoprite Group.
Shoprite Xtra Savings customers will receive instant discounts of up to 40% off on everyday essentials (such as a saving of R22 on two packs of 2kg Sunlight washing powder). There will also be added benefits in the form of free airtime (for example, R60 free airtime when buying Pampers nappies), and additional savings on combo deals, which are applied automatically at the till. Shoppers can sign up for Xtra Savings FOR FREE in under 60 seconds via any of the following channels: • WhatsApp (add +27 87 240 5709 as a contact and say “Hi!”) • USSD (simply dial *134*569*CARDNUMBER#) • Online (visit shoprite.co.za) • In-store Xtra Savings cards can be used interchangeably at both Shoprite and Checkers branded stores, although they are only applicable to the respective brand’s promotions and discounts.
How does it work? 1. Sign up DStv Communities offers qualifying groups the opportunity to sign up for each member’s choice of DStv package, make one collective payment and reap a host of benefits.
2. Make one payment per group Rotational stokvels, burial societies, grocery stokvels, investment stokvels, social clubs and many other types of groups which meet the qualifying criteria may apply to participate. The savings group must have savings at an ultimate objective.
3. Get cash back Once qualified and signed up, the group can earn rebates for all members, based on the number of active customers, the number of active days and the usage of value-added services such as BoxOffice rentals, for example. Apply at https://communities.dstv.co.za
