| CONSOLIDATED | THE COMPANY | ||||
| R million | Notes | 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 |
| Sales | 7 877 | 9 802 | |||
| Inventory expenses | (4 781) | (4 919) | |||
| Personnel costs | 24 | (1 306) | (2 603) | ||
| Depreciation | 18 | (223) | (293) | ||
| Other net operating expenses | 18 | (551) | (771) | (2) | (3) |
| Trading profit | 1 016 | 1 216 | (2) | (3) | |
| Dividends received | 20 | 156 | 410 | 3 358 | 4 191 |
| Interest received | 18 | 334 | 341 | ||
| Finance costs | (30) | (29) | |||
| Negative goodwill | 44 | | |||
| Net impairment of investments, assets and goodwill | | 3 | |||
| Profit on redemption and sale of investments | 18 | 7 | 3 162 | ||
| Consolidated profit before tax | 1 527 | 5 103 | 3 356 | 4 188 | |
| Taxation | 21 | (403) | (857) | ||
| Consolidated profit after tax | 1 124 | 4 246 | 3 356 | 4 188 | |
| Share of after-tax profit of associated companies | 22 | 6 003 | 4 354 | ||
| Net profit for the year | 7 127 | 8 600 | 3 356 | 4 188 | |
| Attributable to: | |||||
| Equity holders | 6 942 | 8 202 | 3 356 | 4 188 | |
| Minority interest | 185 | 398 | |||
| 7 127 | 8 600 | 3 356 | 4 188 | ||
| EARNINGS PER SHARE | Cents | Cents | |||
| Basic | 1 | 1 464.2 | 1 697.6 | ||
| Diluted | 1 418.5 | 1 671.3 | |||
| ASSOCIATED COMPANIES | R million | R million | |||
| Share of after-tax profit of associated companies | |||||
| Profit before taking into account impairments, capital and | |||||
| non-recurring items | 5 995 | 4 428 | |||
| Net impairment of investments, assets and goodwill | (12) | (157) | |||
| Profit on the sale of investments | 249 | 681 | |||
| Restructuring costs | (237) | (280) | |||
| Non-recurring portion of BEE costs | | (380) | |||
| Other capital and non-recurring items | 8 | 62 | |||
| 6 003 | 4 354 | ||||