Breakdowns

TUZO breakdowns are free, long-form analyses of Africa's largest loyalty programmes. Each covers the financial data, programme mechanics, strategic risks, and three diagnostic questions. Designed for marketing directors, loyalty managers, and commercial leads evaluating rewards strategy.

Used by marketing and loyalty teams to benchmark their own programmes.

Pharmacy South Africa

Dis-Chem Better Rewards

R410M returned in 17 weeks

Dis-Chem retired a 23-year loyalty programme. The replacement doubled their growth rate in 17 weeks. 550K new shoppers. 13.7% pharmacy revenue growth.

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Pharmacy South Africa

Clicks ClubCard

82.6% of sales from members

12.6 million active members. R7.5 billion in cashback over 30 years. The partner flywheel, the life-stage clubs, and the shift to monthly cashback.

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Grocery South Africa

Pick n Pay Smart Shopper

10M members, FNB partnership

The original grocery loyalty card. 600K new customers in H1 FY2026. The turnaround strategy and what the FNB tie-up means for the programme.

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Grocery South Africa

Shoprite Xtra Savings

33.7M members, 88% of turnover

No points. No tiers. Instant discounts at the till. The subscription tier, the supplier data play, and three questions for FMCG brands.

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Insurance South Africa

Discovery Vitality

R179B business, 49M lives

The shared-value model. The actuarial loop. The Google AI partnership. R2.4 billion in shared-value payouts in one year.

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Banking South Africa

FNB eBucks

R24B paid out, structural tension

The most generous banking rewards programme in Africa. Partner losses, tier downgrades, and what the 2025 changes reveal.

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Fashion South Africa

TFG Rewards

39.9M members, 82.2% of sales

Best Use of Technology Worldwide. The personalisation engine, the Pepkor ecosystem play, and three questions for fashion retailers.

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Telecoms South Africa

VodaBucks

27M users Year 1, 5.7M lost

Won Best Telco Loyalty two years running. Lost 5.7 million prepaid customers in the same period. The gamification, the weekly banking trap.

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Building Materials Southern Africa

Cashbuild

322 stores, zero loyalty programme

R11.5 billion in revenue. No loyalty programme. A three-layer rewards model using supplier-funded discounts and banking partnerships.

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Insurance Pan-Africa

SanlamAllianz

26 countries, retention gap

R32.8 billion in premiums and a retention problem that rewards can solve. A four-layer model for policyholder retention and agent activation.

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Fintech Tanzania

Selcom

100K+ merchants, bank acquisition

24 years of infrastructure. Bought a bank. Built a rewards engine into every transaction. Qwikrewards with Mastercard.

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Telecoms Kenya

Safaricom Bonga Points

KSh 4.5B unredeemed liability

Points on the balance sheet. A court ruling. A 34% redemption surge. And KSh 20.2 trillion in M-Pesa transactions without a rewards layer.

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Telecoms Nigeria

MTN Nigeria Mega Billion

N290M awarded, 0.002% won

1,500 winners out of 87.3 million subscribers. The gap between lucky draw excitement and actual behaviour change.

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Last updated: April 2026