Statement of cash flows
for the year ended 31 December
for the year ended 31 December
| Group | Company | ||||
| R'000 | Notes | 2025 | Restated 2024 |
2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||
| Cash generated from operations* | 27 | 679 466 | 2 034 712 | 263 300 | 1 027 269 |
| Dividends received from associate | 6 | 7 663 | 1 596 | – | – |
| Finance income received | 23 | 38 308 | 66 359 | 143 | 435 |
| Finance expense paid | 24 | (1 970) | (2 164) | – | – |
| Taxation paid | 12 | (113 667) | (356 374) | (109) | – |
| Net cash from operating activities* | 609 800 | 1 744 129 | 263 334 | 1 027 704 | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment – sustaining | 3 | (407 237) | (608 373) | (757) | (342) |
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment – expansionary | 3 | (39 280) | (53 819) | – | – |
| Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment | 1 100 | 644 | – | – | |
| Proceeds from the sale of land and mineral rights | – | 7 894 | – | – | |
| Loan to subsidiary – repaid by subsidiary | – | – | 62 634 | 64 358 | |
| Loan to subsidiary – advanced by company | – | – | (26 226) | (37 638) | |
| Repaid/advanced other long-term receivables | 597 | (3 501) | 597 | (3 501) | |
| Movement in balances held with Central Treasury* | (8 719) | (128 335) | – | – | |
| Net cash from investing activities* | (453 539) | (785 490) | 36 247 | 22 877 | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||||
| Repayment of capital portion on lease liabilities | (1 150) | (3 186) | – | – | |
| Dividends | (300 035) | (1 049 633) | (299 895) | (1 049 633) | |
| Net cash from financing activities | (301 185) | (1 052 819) | (299 895) | (1 049 633) | |
| Total cash movement for the year* | (144 924) | (94 180) | (314) | 948 | |
| Cash at the beginning of the year* | 602 730 | 696 910 | 2 680 | 1 732 | |
| Total cash at the end of the year* | 14 | 457 806 | 602 730 | 2 366 | 2 680 |
| * | Restated. Refer to note 41. |