| R million | 30 June 2018 |
30 June 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash generated from operations | 2 096 | 2 241 |
| Interest received | 879 | 633 |
| Taxation paid | (657) | (363) |
| Dividends received (1) | 3 789 | 4 163 |
| Finance costs | (1 157) | (1 179) |
| Cash available from operating activities | 4 948 | 5 495 |
| Dividends paid | (2 934) | (2 708) |
| Net cash inflow from operating activities | 2 014 | 2 787 |
| Investing activities (1,2) | 2 208 | (6 572) |
| Financing activities (3) | 78 | 8 553 |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 4 300 | 4 768 |
| Exchange rate profit/(loss) on foreign cash | 213 | (424) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | 7 472 | 3 128 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | 11 985 | 7 472 |
| Cash and cash equivalents – per statement of financial position | 12 169 | 7 524 |
| Bank overdraft | (184) | (52) |
| (1) | The dividend received from RMI Holdings in respect of the reinvestment alternative (refer to the section dealing with “Related party transactions”here), amounting to R471 million, is not included in “Dividends received” and “Investing activities” for cash flow purposes. |
| (2) | “Investing activities” includes the net cash and cash equivalents of Distell at the acquisition date amounting to R1 306 million, as well as a decrease in money market funds of R1 892 million (2017: an increase of R4 838 million). |
| (3) | “Financing activities” for the comparative year included the Remgro rights issue of R9 811 million. |
