Company CEOs rarely go off-script when they release financial results. So it is worth paying attention when the head of a private hospital group does just that.

Earlier this week, Netcare CEO Richard Friedland called on the government and organised business to add health to the list of areas they are focusing on to boost investor confidence and revive SA’s economy — a pact that has so far tackled electricity, transport and logistics, as well as crime and corruption...

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