INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT FULL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SUSTAINABILTY - (1MB) CORPORATE GOVERNANCE - (2.7MB) NOTICE OF AGM - (350KB)
Integrated report for the year ended 31 December 2015
     
 

Group statement of cash flows

for the year ended 31 December 2015

  Note   2015
Rm
  2014
Rm
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES            
Cash generated from operations 2.6     57 598     64 628  
Finance income received     2 591   2 584  
Finance costs paid     (4 855)   (3 993)  
Income tax paid 3.3   (13 506)   (11 779)  
Dividends paid to equity holders of the Company     (23 506)   (20 527)  
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests     (5 777)   (4 289)  
Dividends received from associates 9.2   230   233  
Dividends received from joint ventures     347   275  
Net cash generated from operating activities     13 122   27 132  
CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES            
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment       (21 612)     (19 562)  
Acquisition of intangible assets     (10 412)   (3 282)  
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets     772   541  
Proceeds on sale of towers 2.3   6 515   6 465  
Increase in investment in joint ventures     –   (1 524)  
Increase in non-current investments     (3 319)   (5 657)  
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired 9.4   (3 040)   (1 634)  
Loans granted     (1 007)   (1 007)  
Increase in investment in insurance cell captives     (952)   (173)  
Purchase of bonds, treasury bills and foreign deposits     (542)   (1 057)  
(Increase)/decrease in restricted cash     (693)   899  
Net cash used in investing activities     (34 290)   (25 991)  
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES            
Proceeds from the issuance of ordinary shares 8.1     –     3  
Proceeds from borrowings     23 384   30 603  
Repayment of borrowings     (14 802)   (25 620)  
Share buy-back1     (173)   (2 249)  
Settlement of vested equity rights     (288)   (209)  
Other financing activities     (20)   111  
Net cash from financing activities     8 101   2 639  
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents     (13 067)   3 780  
Net cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year     43 072   39 577  
Exchange gains/(losses) on cash and cash equivalents     3 860   (182)  
Net monetary gain/(loss) on cash and cash equivalents     274   (103)  
Net cash and cash equivalents at end of the year 4.4   34 139   43 072  

1 An amount of R173 million relating to the 2014 year was paid in January 2015.