| Consolidated | The Company | |||||
| R million | Notes | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |
| Cash flows operating activities | ||||||
| Trading profit/(loss) | 715 | 1 051 | (5) | (3) | ||
| Adjustments | 29.1 | 214 | 223 | | | |
| Consolidated profit/(loss) before working capital changes | 929 | 1 274 | (5) | (3) | ||
| Working capital changes | 29.2 | 52 | (301) | 40 | 5 | |
| Cash generated from operations | 981 | 973 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Cash flow generated from returns on investments | 1 691 | 3 844 | 59 469 | 2 138 | ||
| Interest received | 197 | 296 | | | ||
| Dividends received | 29.3 | 1 494 | 3 548 | 59 469 | 2 138 | |
| Finance costs | (49) | (43) | | | ||
| Taxation paid | 29.4 | (280) | (497) | (686) | | |
| Cash available from operating activities | 2 343 | 4 277 | 58 818 | 2 140 | ||
| Dividends paid | 29.5 | (2 120) | (2 252) | (2 109) | (2 233) | |
| Cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities | 223 | 2 025 | 56 709 | (93) | ||
| Cash flows investing activities | ||||||
| Net investments to maintain operations | (221) | 198 | | | ||
| Replacement of property, plant and equipment | (273) | (100) | | | ||
| Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment | ||||||
| and other assets | 52 | 298 | | | ||
| Investments to expand operations | (479) | (3 889) | (57 108) | | ||
| Additions to | property, plant and equipment and other assets | (191) | (405) | | | |
| investments and loans | (277) | (2 820) | (57 108) | | ||
| subsidiaries | | (660) | | | ||
| Businesses acquired | 30 | (11) | (4) | | | |
| Proceeds from disposal of investments and loans | 115 | 274 | | | ||
| Proceeds from the BAT unbundling | 3 736 | | | | ||
| Purchase of treasury shares | (520) | (21) | | | ||
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 2 854 | (1 413) | (399) | (93) | ||
| Cash flows financing activities | 10 | 84 | 399 | 93 | ||
| Shares issued | | 37 | | 37 | ||
| Shares cancelled | (4) | | (1 695) | | ||
| (Increase)/decrease in loans | | (15) | 2 094 | 56 | ||
| Issue of new shares by subsidiary companies | 9 | 30 | | | ||
| Capital contributed by minorities of subsidiary company | 5 | 32 | | | ||
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 2 864 | (1 329) | | | ||
| Investment in money market funds | (1 578) | | | | ||
| Exchange rate gain/(loss) on foreign cash | (98) | 259 | | | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | 3 831 | 4 901 | | | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | 5 019 | 3 831 | | | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents per balance sheet | 5 050 | 3 934 | ||||
| Bank overdraft | (31) | (103) | ||||