Summary Group income statementfor the year ended 31 December 2021

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	Note	2021  Rm	2020  Rm
Revenue	7	181 646	179 361
Other income	18.4; 18.5	677	99
Direct network and technology operating costs		(27 649)	(28 208)
Costs of handsets and other accessories		(10 584)	(11 093)
Interconnect and roaming costs		(9 622)	(10 992)
Staff costs		(11 716)	(12 741)
Selling, distribution and marketing expenses		(22 452)	(21 158)
Government and regulatory costs		(6 895)	(6 823)
Impairment and write-down of trade receivables and contract assets		(1 116)	(2 169)
Other operating expenses		(12 570)	(9 584)
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		(21 181)	(22 704)
Depreciation of right-of-use assets		(7 216)	(7 204)
Amortisation of intangible assets		(6 243)	(5 743)
Impairment of goodwill and investment in joint ventures	8	(583)	(1 065)
Gain on disposal of investment in associates	18.1	1 212	6 129
Loss on deconsolidation of subsidiary	18.3	(4 720)	-
Impairment loss on remeasurement of non-current assets held for sale		(53)	(1 510)
Net finance costs	9	(14 448)	(18 233)
Net monetary gain		275	1 582
Share of results of associates and joint ventures after tax	10	2 054	1 142
Profit before tax		28 816	29 086
Income tax expense		(11 822)	(9 439)
Profit after tax		16 994	19 647
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the Company		13 750	17 022
Non-controlling interests		3 244	2 625
		16 994	19 647
Basic earnings per share (cents)	11	763	946
Diluted earnings per share (cents)	11	744	936