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Stories from Saturday 31 October 2026

  1. Health-care rivals seek common ground

    timeslive.co.za · 2026-10-31

    South Africa's bitterly divided health-care sector is engaged in a confidential, 18-month effort to break the deadlock over universal health care, backed by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The independently facilitated health consensus building initiative (HCBI) - involving about 70…