7. Deferred tax
 
  Group Company
R'000 2025  2024  2025 2024
Property, plant and equipment (282 227) (308 841)
Provisions and accruals 209 684  134 444 
Lease obligation 1 275  1 586 
Trade and other receivables (13 588) (13 335)
Total deferred tax liability (84 856) (186 146)

The Company had an assessed tax loss of R51 million at 31 December 2025 (2024: R52 million). The tax loss has no expiry date, and no deferred tax asset has been raised due to uncertainty regarding future taxable profits.

  Group Company
R'000 2025  2024  2025 2024
Reconciliation of deferred tax liability
At the beginning of the year (186 146) (271 554)
Temporary difference movement on property, plant and equipment 26 614  72 064 
Temporary difference on trade and other receivables (253) (14 277)
Temporary difference on provisions and accruals 75 240  28 481 
Temporary difference movement on leases (311) (860)
(84 856) (186 146)