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| R million | 30 June 2020 |
30 June 2019 |
| Cash flows – operating activities | ||
| Cash generated from operations | 4 340 | 4 372 |
| Interest received | 777 | 1 256 |
| Taxation paid | (772) | (1 217) |
| Dividends received(1) | 2 984 | 3 381 |
| Finance costs | (1 592) | (1 492) |
| Cash available from operating activities | 5 737 | 6 300 |
| Dividends paid | (3 883) | (3 759) |
| Cash inflow from operating activities | 1 854 | 2 541 |
| Cash flows – investing activities | ||
| Investment in property, plant and equipment and other assets | (2 467) | (2 636) |
| Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | 131 | 69 |
| Proceeds on disposal of assets held for sale(2) | 10 | 5 084 |
| Businesses acquired | 110 | (61) |
| Proceeds on disposal of investments and loans | 925 | 1 004 |
| Additions to investments and loans(3) | (417) | (4 484) |
| Investment in money market funds | (2 275) | (1 179) |
| Withdrawal of money market funds | 2 505 | – |
| Cash outflow from investing activities | (1 478) | (2 203) |
| Cash flows – financing activities | ||
| Loans repaid | (11) | (600) |
| Lease payments | (406) | – |
| Purchase of treasury shares | – | (396) |
| Other movements | 166 | 180 |
| Cash outflow from financing activities | (251) | (816) |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 125 | (478) |
| Exchange rate profit on foreign cash | 1 549 | 38 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | 11 545 | 11 985 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | 13 219 | 11 545 |
| Cash and cash equivalents – per statement of financial position | 15 631 | 12 662 |
| Bank overdraft | (2 412) | (1 117) |
| (1) | The dividend received from RMI in the comparative year in respect of the reinvestment alternative amounting to R300 million was not included in “Dividends received” and “Additions to investments and loans” for cash flow purposes. |
| (2) | The comparative year includes the R4 900 million cash received on the disposal of the investment in Unilever. |
| (3) | The comparative year includes the investments in CIVH and Prescient amounting to R3 683 million. |
