Netcare Ltd Unsp/Adr (NWKHY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and a very warm welcome to Netcare Limited's Interim Group Results presentation for the six months ended the 31st of March, 2026. May I welcome our Chair of Netcare, Alex Medice, members of the Netcare Board, my EXCO colleagues, and senior management teams. Let me at the outset express my very sincere thanks to our management teams and NetCare staff across all of our divisions for their incredibly hard work, collective efforts and commitment over the past six months. And also thanks to our board for their support and sage guidance. This past week, we had the very great pleasure of announcing Melanie DaCosta as Netcare's new CEO. Melanie will be appointed CEO-elect from the 1st of June and work closely alongside me before fully taking over the reins on the 1st of January, 2027. At the board's request, I will then remain a strategic advisor to the board and Melanie from January to June of 2027. Melanie is an exceptional leader and a person of deep integrity. Over the past 20 years, I have watched her grow from establishing our health policy unit to becoming one of the most respected voices in South African healthcare. She understands NetCare, our people, our purpose, our strategy, and the contribution we make to our country. I know I leave NetCare in very safe hands, and I am so delighted to hand over the leadership of NetCare to Melanie with absolute confidence in her ability and that of our teams to take this organization to even greater heights. Today, I'm going to begin with an overview of our group results and the operational performance of our various divisions before handing over to our Chief Financial Officer, Keith Norman Gibson, who will unpack our financial results in more detail. I will then conclude by providing more det...