Company statement of cash flows

for the year ended 31 December 2017

  Note     2017 
Rm
 
   2016 
Rm 
  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES             
Cash (utilised in)/generated from operations  10     (523)    399    
Finance income received      31     16    
Income tax paid  11     (14)    (49)   
Dividends paid      (13 173)    (19 904)   
Dividends received  1     12 500     20 200    
Net cash (utilised in)/generated from operating activities      (1 179)    662    
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES             
Buy-back of shares from MTN Zakhele      –     (2 645)   
Premium received on option issued to MTN Zakhele Futhi      192     3 209    
Net cash generated from financing activities      192     564    
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents      (987)    1 226    
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year      1 367     141    
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year  7     380     1 367