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Five-year review
Value added statement

Value added statement

for the year ended 31 December 2008

Value added is defined as the value created by the activities of a business and its employees. The value added statement reports on the
calculation of value added and its application among stakeholders in the Group. This statement shows the total wealth created and how it
was distributed, taking into account the amounts reinvested in the Group for the replacement of assets and development of operations.

      December       December      
      2008       2007      
      Rm   %   Rm   %  
  Cash value generated from revenue   102 526       70 589      
  Cost of materials and services   (44 625)       (30 330)      
  Value added by operations   57 901   97   40 259   98  
  Finance income   1 744   3   1 013   2  
  Wealth created   59 645   100   41 272   100  
  Employees   4 776   8   3 379   8  
  Salaries, wages and other benefits   4 347       3 035      
  Employees’ tax   429       344      
  Governments   19 661   33   11 984   29  
  Corporate and indirect taxation   13 152       8 221      
  Licence fees   6 509       3 763      
  Providers of capital   5 563   9   5 264   13  
  Finance costs   3 027       3 589      
  Dividends   2 536       1 675      
  Reinvested in the Group to maintain and develop operations   29 645   50   20 645   50  
  Wealth distribution   59 645   100   41 272   100  
  Employee statistics                  
  Average number of employees   16 452       14 878      
      R       R      
  Revenue per employee   6 231 826       4 744 522      
  Value added per employee   3 519 390       2 705 942      
  Wealth created per employee   3 625 395       2 774 029      

 

2008 Wealth distribution 2008