| 2007 | 2006 | ||||||
| Note | Rm | Rm | |||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||||
| Operating profit before working capital changes | 32.1 | 1 191,5 | 1 072,5 | ||||
| Increase in working capital | 32.2 | (218,1) | (524,3) | ||||
| Cash generated by operations | 973,4 | 548,2 | |||||
| Increase in private label card receivables | (346,6) | (188,4) | |||||
| Increase in loan receivables | (49,0) | (158,6) | |||||
| Interest received | 873,8 | 644,1 | |||||
| Interest paid | (104,7) | (79,1) | |||||
| Taxation paid | 32.3 | (718,2) | (464,2) | ||||
| Dividends received | 22,8 | 13,4 | |||||
| Dividends paid | 32.4 | (552,2) | (412,7) | ||||
| Net cash inflows (outflows) from operating activities | 99,3 | (97,3) | |||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (304,4) | (313,5) | |||||
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 4,0 | 5,4 | |||||
| Acquisition of client list | (2,8) | (0,9) | |||||
| Decrease in participation in export partnerships | 6,0 | 94,2 | |||||
| Decrease in loans | 1,2 | 2,5 | |||||
| Proceeds on dilution of interest in subsidiary | 32.5 | 183,3 | 263,8 | ||||
| Net cash (outflows) inflows from investing activities | (112,7) | 51,5 | |||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||
| Shares purchased by share trust | (288,4) | (256,9) | |||||
| Proceeds on delivery of shares by share trust | 92,9 | 80,1 | |||||
| Increase in interest-bearing debt | 217,6 | 243,6 | |||||
| (Decrease) increase in short-term loans | (2,1) | 5,3 | |||||
| Net cash inflows from financing activities | 20,0 | 72,1 | |||||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents during the year | 6,6 | 26,3 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | 62,5 | 36,2 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | 69,1 | 62,5 |
