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Employees
10001+
Founded date
1978
Mentions in press and media 16
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| Sep 8, 2026 | Dis-Chem gets serious about e-commerce – again | Yusuf Kaka, head of integrated digital engagement at X, bigly labs, Dis-Chem’s innovation and digital transformation unit Listed pharmacy retail giant Dis-Chem is rebuilding its mobile app from scratch and replacing the e-commerce platform ... |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Amazon Prime's South African Ascent Reshapes E-commerce Battleground | Amazon Prime has officially launched in South Africa. The new subscription, priced aggressively at R59/month, bundles unlimited free local delivery, extensive Prime Video content, and Luna cloud gaming. This strategic rollout, two years aft... |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Amazon’s long game in South Africa | So, Amazon has finally launched Prime in South Africa. For R59/month, or R399/year, shoppers get free delivery, video and gaming. It’s aggressive pricing. But what stands out more is how long it took to get here. Amazon has been selling to ... |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Dis-Chem goes digital | Dis-Chem’s Thabiso Msimanga In the year since founding its own innovation unit – called “X, bigly labs” – pharmacy retail group Dis-Chem has launched a financial services arm named Dis-Chem Life and an updated rewards programme as it aims t... |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Thato Schermer’s Zoie Health is easing the nightmarish quest for quality women’s healthcare | The first time she realised Zoie Health might be more than just a scrappy start-up, she was sitting in her kitchen, watching her laptop screen refresh as a new order came in. It was not from a friend trying to be supportive, or a cousin cur... |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Crypto is becoming a ‘practical payment method’ in South Africa | South Africans are spending R2-million/month in cryptocurrency at a range of retail outlets, including Pick n Pay, crypto exchange Luno said on Tuesday, with adoption rising across merchant categories. In total, consumers have spent more th... |
| Jul 2, 2024 | NINE incredible discounts for South African senior citizens | There are plenty of discounts for South African senior citizens if you just know where to look. Image: File/Fotor Beyond South African Social Security Agency grants, which we cover regularly on The South African, there are plenty discounts ... |
| Nov 12, 2023 | Dis-Chem admitted financial toll of controversial letter incident- Report | Dis-Chem admitted financial toll of controversial letter incident Photos: Facebook/Dis-Chem The pharmacy group Dis-Chem has admitted for the first time that the offending letter – in which a moratorium is placed on the appointment and promo... |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Information Regulator pursues Dis-Chem over data breach | The Information Regulator has issued pharmacy chain Dis-Chem Pharmacies with an enforcement notice for various contraventions of the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia). “Around April and May 2022, Dis-Chem’s third-party service ... |
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FAQ about Dis
When was Dis founded?
Dis was founded in 1978.
What has the press written about Dis?
Parsers VC has collected 16 articles mentioning Dis, among them “Dis-Chem gets serious about e-commerce – again” (Sep 8, 2026) and “Amazon Prime's South African Ascent Reshapes E-commerce Battleground” (Jun 4, 2026).
Is Dis still active?
Yes, Dis is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 30, 2026.