12. Current tax receivable (payable)
 
  Group  Company 
R'000  2024  2023  2024  2023 
Balance at the beginning of the year  65 040  (52 073) (178) – 
Current tax expense  (321 561) (460 092) (106) (178)
Prior year over provision  17 007  6 544  178  – 
Interest received from tax authority  2 746  123  –  – 
Provisional tax payments and refunds  353 628  570 538  –  – 
  116 860  65 040  (106) (178)
Current tax receivable  116 966  65 218  –  – 
Current tax payable  (106) (178) (106) (178)
Total net current tax receivable (payable)   116 860  65 040  (106) (178)

Taxation paid*

Receivable (payable) at the beginning of the year  65 040  (52 073) (178) – 
Charged to profit and loss (note 24) (304 554) (453 548) 72  (178)
(Receivable) payable at the end of the year  (116 860) (65 040) 106  178 
Per the statement of cash flows  (356 374) (570 661) –  – 
* In the current year, the Group has included a reconciliation for the taxation paid. The prior year disclosure has been added for comparability of the financial statements. The enhancement has no impact on the primary financial statements.