24. Taxation
 

Group   Company
R'000   2024  2023   2024  2023 
Current tax 
Current year expense  321 561  460 092  106  178 
Prior year over provision  (17 007) (6 544) (178) – 
304 554  453 548  (72) 178 
Deferred tax 
Current year (credit) expense  (78 154) 145 788  –  6 210 
Prior year (over) under provision  (7 254) 956  –  – 
(85 408) 146 744  –  6 210 
219 146  600 292  (72) 6 388 

Group   Company
   2024  2023  2024  2023 
Reconciliation between applicable tax rate and average effective tax rate 
Applicable tax rate  27.00  27.00  27.00  27.00 
Permanent differences*  1.47  0.33  –  0.65 
Derecognition of deferred tax asset  –  0.26  –  0.77 
Prior year over provision  (2.74) (0.24) (0.02) – 
Dividend income  (0.05) (0.12) (27.75) (27.63)
Non-taxable income**  (1.33) (1.73) 0.81  – 
Capital gain inclusion  0.42  –  –  – 
Limitation on utilisation of assessed loss  (0.05) –  (0.05) – 
24.72  25.50  (0.01) 0.79 
* Includes legal fees, consulting fees, other costs incurred to produce non-taxable income and other permanent differences.
** Includes the once off gain on acquisition of joint operation.