Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2009
Notes to the Group annual financial statements
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Current assets
 

    2009  
R’million  
  Restated  
2008  
R’million  
11.   CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS      
   Bank balances   1 447,2     852,4  
   Short-term bank deposits   603,4     592,2  
   Cash-in-transit*   13,1     76,3  
   Cash-on-hand   1,6     1,3  
      2 065,3     1 522,2  
   *Comprises receipts from customers only banked after year-end.        
   The maturity profile of all cash and cash equivalent balances is less than three months.        
   The average effective interest rate on short-term bank deposits was 7,7% (2008: 9,0%).        
   Cash and cash equivalents are placed with high quality financial institutions.        
  Currency analysis of cash and cash equivalents        
  Australian Dollar   73,1     85,8  
  US Dollar   649,7     318,6  
  Brazilian Real   24,4     3,6  
  South African Rand   1 285,7     1 071,8  
  Other currencies   32,4     42,4  
     2 065,3     1 522,2  
   
 
   
 
 
 
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