Notes to the Group financial statements | Note 25
for the year ended 31 December 2010
          December
2010
Rm
      December
2009
Rm
 
25.   CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS                
    Profit before tax     28 095       25 773  
    Adjustments for:                
    Finance cost     6 171       12 230  
    Finance income     (2 077)       (6 420)  
    Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (note 10)     13 248       11 807  
    Amortisation of intangible assets (note 11)     2 120       2 668  
    Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment (note 5)     146       132  
    Share of results of associates after tax less dividends received     (52)       5  
    Pro t on disposal of investment           (53)  
    Increase in provisions     760       218  
    Amortisation of prepaid expenses           207  
    Impairment on intangible assets     32       14  
    Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment (note 10)     (231)       167  
    Impairment on trade receivables (note 16)     224       283  
    MTN Zakhele notional vendor nance     1 382        
    Other     52       (304)  
          49 870       46 727  
    Changes in working capital     666       2 905  
    (Decrease)/increase in inventories     (279)       240  
    Increase in unearned income     1 333       1 046  
    Increase in receivables and prepayments     2 130       2 539  
    Increase in trade and other payables     (2 518)       (920)  
                     
    Cash generated from operations     50 536       49 632