Notes to the Group financial statements | Note 3
for the year ended 31 December 2010
   
3. OPERATING SEGMENTS
   
 

The Group’s principal activities include, the provision of network IT services; local, national and international communications services; broadband and internet products and services; and converged fixed/mobile products and services.

The Group is organised into three regions which is regularly reported to the chief operating decision maker, ie Group executive committee.
 
  South and
East Africa
Rm		   West and
Central
Africa
Rm		   Middle East
and North
Africa
Rm		   Head office
companies
Rm		   Consolidated
Rm		  
December 2010                    
Revenue                    
External sales 42 502   49 887   22 008   287   114 684  
Total revenue 42 502   49 887   22 008   287   114 684  
EBITDA 14 556   27 683   7 393   (2 095)   47 537  
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (3 700)   (7 226)   (2 305)   (17)   (13 248)  
Amortisation of intangible assets (534)   (859)   (704)   (23)   (2 120)  
Finance income 236   500   770   571   2 077  
Finance costs (359)   (1 948)   (333)   (3 531)   (6 171)  
Impairment of goodwill —   (32)   —   —   (32)  
Share of results of associates after tax (1)   —   53   —   52  
Profit before tax 10 198   18 118   4 874   (5 095)   28 095  
Income tax expense (2 687)   (6 115)   (1 134)   (1 332)   (11 268)  
Profit after tax 7 511   12 003   3 740   (6 427)   16 827  
Segment assets                    
Non-current assets 21 654   30 100   6 837   41 136   99 727  
Current assets 11 850   14 174   13 280   15 755   55 059  
Total assets 33 504   44 274   20 117   56 891   154 786  
Segment liabilities                    
Non-current liabilities 12 027   16 850   3 586   1 532   33 995  
Current liabilities 12 282   15 363   14 739   4 333   46 717  
Total liabilities 24 309   32 213   18 325   5 865   80 712  
Capital expenditure* 5 421   9 919   3 402   724   19 466  
Average number of employees for the period for each                    
of the Group’s principal segments were as follows 6 579   6 341   4 673   227   17 820  

* Capital expenditure comprises additions to property, plant and equipment and additions to software.

  South and
East Africa
Rm		   West and
Central
Africa
Rm		   Middle East
and North
Africa
Rm		   Head office
companies
Rm		   Consolidated
Rm		  
December 2009                    
Revenue                    
External sales 39 669   50 543   21 525   210   111 947  
Total revenue 39 669   50 543   21 525   210   111 947  
EBITDA 12 701   27 029   5 782   551   46 063  
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (2 744)   (6 692)   (2 362)   (9)   (11 807)  
Amortisation of intangible assets (508)   (1 375)   (762)   (23)   (2 668)  
Finance income 265   1 490   345   4 320   6 420  
Finance costs (333)   (3 188)   (431)   (8 278)   (12 230)  
Share of results of associates after tax (18)   —   13   —   (5)  
Profit before tax 9 363   17 264   2 585   (3 439)   25 773  
Income tax expense (2 488)   (5 238)   (486)   (400)   (8 612)  
Profit after tax 6 875   12 026   2 099   (3 839)   17 161  
Segment assets                    
Non-current assets 22 178   36 293   15 164   36 578   110 213  
Current assets 11 977   11 338   10 168   12 541   46 024  
Total assets 34 155   47 631   25 332   49 119   156 237  
Segment liabilities                    
Non-current liabilities 5 741   14 487   7 960   238   28 426  
Current liabilities 19 310   20 074   14 899   662   54 945  
Total liabilities 25 051   34 561   22 859   900   83 371  
Capital expenditure* 8 645   16 518   5 785   300   31 248  
Average number of employees for the period for each                    
of the Group’s principal segments were as follows 6 547   6 109   4 642   211   17 509  

* Capital expenditure comprises additions to property, plant and equipment and additions to software.