NOTES TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
for the year ended 31 December 2005

        GROUP   COMPANY  
            2005        2004        2005         2004  
        Rm   Rm   Rm   Rm  

9.

INTEREST-FREE RECEIVABLES AND LOANS

                 
  Secured                  
  African Hide Trading Corporation (Pty) Limited     9,5      
  Stock Owners Co-operative Limited   6,3   6,2      
  Trifecta Trading 112 (Pty) Limited   1,2   4,6   1,2   4,6  
  Blue Nightingale Trading 462 (Pty) Limited   7,5        
      15,0   20,3   1,2   4,6  
  Less: current portion   (7,5)   (12,5)   (1,2)   (3,5)  
  Non-current portion   7,5   7,8     1,1  
The loan to African Hide Trading Corporation (Proprietary) Limited was interest–free and was repayable in four equal annual instalments. Suretyship was provided by Courthiel Holdings (Proprietary) Limited, who was co–principal debtor to the above loan. The loan was repaid during 2005.
The loan to Stock Owners Co–operative Limited in respect of the sale of the Queenstown Abattoir was repayable on 31 March 2005. Legal proceedings are in place to recover the amount from the Land Bank of South Africa, who secured the loan by bank guarantee.
        The loan to Trifecta Trading 112 (Proprietary) Limited is interest–free and is repayable in monthly instalments of R0,3 million until April 2006. Security has been provided by a general notarial bond over the inventory of Trifecta Trading 112 (Proprietary) Limited as well as a cancellation clause in the sale agreement which provides for the return of the business of Barker Footwear to the seller on non–performance of the purchaser.
    The loan to Blue Nightingale Trading 462 (Proprietary) Limited is in respect of plant and equipment disposed of by the discontinued division of Wayne Rubber. The loan is interest free for the first two years, thereafter it becomes interest bearing at prime overdraft rate less one percent. The loan is then repayable in five equal annual instalments, with the first instalment due on 1 October 2007. Security has been provided by a general notarial bond over the assets of Blue Nightingale Trading 462 (Proprietary) Limited.