ANNUAL REPORT 2010
IN THIS SECTION

Consolidated statement of cash flows

for the year ended 30 September 2010

        2010   2009  
    Notes   R’000   R’000  
  CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES            
  Cash generated from operations 34   2 233 317   1 895 399  
  Tax paid     (396 291)   (493 348)  
  Net cash generated from operating activities     1 837 026   1 402 051  
  CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES            
  Purchase of property, plant and equipment – expand     (411 504)   (465 777)  
  Purchase of property, plant and equipment – maintain     (93 140)   (80 780)  
  Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment 35   7 401   4 184  
  Subsidiaries acquired 37   (260 180)   (8 945)  
  Disposal of investments in associates and joint ventures 37   18 900    
  Dividends from associates 7   51 434   44 335  
  Associate loans received 7   5 960   17 452  
  Intangible assets acquired (software) 6   (11 907)   (4 848)  
  Recovery of guarantee on acquisition of subsidiary 6     27 000  
  Net cash movement in other investing activities     (2 493)   1 918  
  Net cash utilised in investing activities     (695 529)   (465 461)  
  CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES            
  Preference share capital repaid 19     (23 633)  
  Shareholder loans repaid 23     (312 577)  
  Interest bearing borrowings raised     2 365 000   200 000  
  Interest bearing borrowings repaid     (2 285 581)   (362 111)  
  Loan and dividend payments to non-controlling interest     (106 499)   (80 510)  
  Cash flow on increases in ownership interests 37   (36 897)   (42 877)  
  Proceeds on decreases in ownership interests 37   6 022   5 659  
  Finance cost     (311 430)   (328 592)  
  Finance income     41 307   54 108  
  Preference dividend paid       (1 549)  
  Issue of shares at listing     4 340 884    
  Ordinary shares repurchased 36   (4 268 017)   (99 944)  
  Ordinary dividends paid     (532 658)   (257 050)  
  Net cash utilised in financing activities     (787 869)   (1 249 076)  
  Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     353 628   (312 486)  
  Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of the year     101 417   412 253  
  Cash balances acquired through business combinations 37   27 111   1 650  
  Cash and cash equivalents – end of the year 14   482 156   101 417