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Annual financial statements
 

Group cash flow statement

for the year ended 31 August

    Notes     2009  
 Rm  		   2008  
Rm  		  
Cash flows from operating activities         (15)    629    
Cash generated by trading   a     871     1 008    
(Increase)/decrease in working capital   b     (325)    301    
Cash generated by operations         546     1 309    
Investment income         9     30    
Finance costs – net   c     (109)    (86)   
Taxation paid   d     (393)    (340)   
Cash available from operating activities         53     913    
Dividends paid   e     (68)    (284)   
Cash flows from investing activities         (431)    (188)   
Acquisition of subsidiary companies   f     (234)    —    
Increase in investment in joint venture         —     (7)   
Investment and loan receipts         1     18    
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment         20     11    
Additions to property, plant and equipment         (218)    (210)   
Cash flows from financing activities         36     (281)   
Proceeds on disposal of treasury shares by share incentive trust         16     4    
Proceeds from minority shareholders’ loans       2     —    
Shares purchased by the share incentive trust         —     (188)   
Shares bought back and cancelled         —     (339)   
Long term borrowings raised         929     550    
Long term borrowings repaid         (762)    (200)   
Finance lease liabilities repaid         (149)    (108)   
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents         (410)    160    
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year         1 135     975    
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year   g     725     1 135