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Group cash flow statement

for the year ended 31 December 2006

 
Notes
 
12 months
ended
December
2006
Rm
 
9 months
ended
December
2005
Rm
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Cash generated from operations  
22 934
 
11 369
Interest received
4
 
1 382
 
371
Interest paid
5
 
(1 525)
 
(487)
Dividends paid
 
 
(1 083)
 
(1 081)
Income tax paid  
(4 086)
 
(1 011)
Net cash from operating activities
 
 
17 622
 
9 161
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
8
 
(9 379)
 
(6 438)
– to maintain operations
 
 
(586)  
 
(587)
– to expand operations
 
 
(8 793)  
 
(5 851)
Acquisition of other loans and advances
 
 
(67)
 
(1 640)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and non-current assets
 
 
102
 
98
Acquisition of intangible assets
 
 
(417)
 
(1 417)
Interest received
4
 
4
 
12
Proceeds on disposal of Orbicom
 
 
—
 
46
Acquisition of subsidiaries and joint ventures  
(28 690)
 
(3 294)
Investment in joint venture
 
 
—
 
(289)
Increase in non-current pre-payments
 
 
(159)
 
—
Net cash used in investing activities
 
 
(38 606)
 
(12 922)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Proceeds from the issuance of ordinary shares
 
 
—
 
33
Dividends to minorities
 
 
(1 374)
 
(9)
Long-term pre-payments
 
 
—
 
(27)
Finance costs
 
 
—
 
(27)
Increase in long-term borrowings
 
 
19 066
 
4 276
Decrease in restricted cash
 
 
208
 
269
Increase in short-term borrowings
 
 
1 093
 
842
Net cash generated from financing activities
 
 
18 993
 
5 357
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
 
(1 991)
 
1 596
Cash acquired through acquisitions  
2 895
 
(152)
Effect of exchange rate changes
 
 
940
 
(52)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
 
 
7 164
 
5 772
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year  
9 008
 
7 164

The cash flows shown above are presented net of VAT