| Notes | 31 December 2024 R'000 |
31 December 2023 R'000 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||
| Cash generated from operations | 6 | 2 067 819 | 2 404 525 |
| Dividends received from associate | 1 596 | 11 642 | |
| Finance income received | 66 359 | 37 721 | |
| Finance expense paid | (2 164) | (3 901) | |
| Taxation paid | (356 374) | (570 661) | |
| Net cash from operating activities | 1 777 236 | 1 879 326 | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment – sustaining | (608 373) | (617 551) | |
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment – expansionary | (53 819) | (53 814) | |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 644 | – | |
| Proceeds from sale of land and mineral rights | 7 894 | – | |
| Other long-term receivable advanced | (3 501) | – | |
| Net cash from investing activities | (657 155) | (671 365) | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||
| Repayment of capital portion on lease liabilities | (3 186) | (3 884) | |
| Dividends | (1 049 633) | (824 712) | |
| Net cash from financing activities | (1 052 819) | (828 596) | |
| Total cash movement for the year | 67 262 | 379 365 | |
| Cash at the beginning of the year | 1 655 807 | 1 268 599 | |
| Effect of exchange rate movement on cash balances | 71 842 | 7 843 | |
| Total cash at the end of the year | 1 794 911 | 1 655 807 |