| GROUP | COMPANY | ||||||||||
| 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||||
| Rm | Rm | Rm | Rm | ||||||||
| 25. | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE | ||||||||||
| Trade payables | 309,8 | 261,6 | – | – | |||||||
| Accruals | 41,7 | 58,8 | 3,3 | 1,0 | |||||||
| Other payables | 8,1 | 5,4 | – | 5,1 | |||||||
| SARS – VAT | 0,4 | 10,3 | 0,1 | 0,1 | |||||||
| Forward exchange contract liabilities | 5,9 | 5,0 | – | – | |||||||
| 365,9 | 341,1 | 3,4 | 6,2 | ||||||||
| Credit periods obtained vary widely among the operations. | |||||||||||
| The directors consider that the carrying amount of accounts payable approximates fair value. | |||||||||||