annual report 2007

Annual Financial
Statement

Cash flow statements
for the 18-month period ended 30 June 2007


    GROUP COMPANY
    Period ended Year ended Period ended Year ended
    30 Jun 2007 31 Dec 2005 30 Jun 2007 31 Dec 2005
      Restated    
  Notes Rm Rm Rm Rm
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES          
Cash receipts from customers   5 203,1 2 957,6
Cash paid to suppliers and employees   (4 983,8) (2 824,6) (11,1) (8,5)
Cash generated from/(utilised by) operations 32.1 219,3 133,0 (11,1) (8,5)
Interest paid   (51,8) (27,4) (24,7) (9,5)
Interest received   0,7 8,0 28,7 15,7
Taxation (paid)/received 32.2 (14,0) (3,1) 1,4 (0,2)
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating          
      activities   154,2 110,5 (5,7) (2,5)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES          
Dividends received   20,9
Subsidiaries acquired, net of cash acquired 32.3 (54,4)
Acquisition of subsidiary 32.3 (49,6)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment          
   To maintain operations   (54,6) (26,0) (0,3) (2,1)
   To expand operations   (127,8) (139,2)
Proceeds on disposals of property, plant and          
   equipment   15,5 18,8 1,5 1,1
Decrease/(increase) in loans to subsidiaries   1,9 (64,8)
Acquisition of joint venture   (5,9)
Loans advanced to joint venture   (13,5) (1,0)
Long-term loans repaid   7,8 6,7 1,1
Short-term loans repaid   7,5 7,5 1,2 2,3
Net cash outflow from investing activities   (219,5) (139,1) (45,3) (41,5)
Total cash flows from operating and          
   investing activities   (65,3) (28,6) (51,0) (44,0)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES          
Dividends paid, net of capitalisation issue   (7,1) (7,1)
Capital distributions   (110,2) (110,2)
Dividends paid to minorities   (0,6) (1,6)
(Decrease)/increase in interest-bearing          
   borrowings, excluding bank overdrafts   (93,4) (66,2) 31,0 (21,7)
Increase/(decrease) in interest-free borrowings 8,3 (6,9) (6,7)
Proceeds of share issue, net of costs   4,8
Net cash outflow from financing activities   (195,9) (81,8) (74,4) (35,5)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents   (261,2) (110,4) (125,4) (79,5)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning          
   of the period 14 (110,7) (0,3) (91,7) (12,2)
Cash and cash equivalents          
   at the end of the period 14 (371,9) (110,7) (217,1) (91,7)