10. Employee benefits
10.6 Sensitivity analysis
 
   Group  Company 
   31 March 
2024 
Rm 
31 March 
2023 
Rm 
31 March 
2024 
Rm 
31 March 
2023 
Rm 
   Increase/(decrease) on the post-employment liability
The Telkom Pension Fund             
Increase in discount rate by 0.5%  (1) (1) (1) (1)
Decrease in discount rate by 0.5%  1  1 
Increase in inflation rate by 1%  2  2 
Decrease in inflation rate by 1%  (2) (3) (2) (3)
Increase in salary inflation by 1%  2  2 
Decrease in salary inflation by 1%  (2) (3) (2) (3)
Change in post-retirement mortality rating from -1 to -3 years     
Change in post-retirement mortality rating from -1 to 0 years  (1) (1) (1) (1)
The Telkom Retirement Fund             
Increase in discount rate by 0.5%  (1 213) (1 181) (1 213) (1 181)
Decrease in discount rate by 0.5%  1 313  1 282  1 313  1 282 
Increase in inflation rate by 1%  2 874  2 798  2 874  2 798 
Decrease in inflation rate by 1%  (2 395) (2 219) (2 395) (2 219)
Increase in net TRF fund rate by 0.5%  368  431  368  431 
Decrease in net TRF fund rate by 0.5%  (364) (426) (364) (426)
Increase in TRF take-up ratio from 55.6% to 100%  387  409  387  409 
Medical benefits             
Increase in discount rate by 0.5%  (33) (38) (33) (38)
Decrease in discount rate by 0.5%  35  41  35  41 
Increase in inflation rate by 1%  56  66  56  66 
Decrease in inflation rate by 1%  (51) (59) (51) (59)
Change in post-retirement mortality rating from -1 to -3 years  52  58  52  58 
Change in post-retirement mortality rating from -1 to 0 years  (51) (57) (51) (57)
Telephone rebates             
Increase in discount rate by 0.5%  (9) (11) (9) (11)
Decrease in discount rate by 0.5%  9  12  9  12 
Increase in inflation rate by 5%  139  184  139  184 
Change in post-retirement mortality rating from -1 to -3 years  4  4 
Change in post-retirement mortality rating from -1 to 0 years  (4) (5) (4) (5)
Increase in normal retirement age from 56 years to 60 years  (19) (5) (19) (5)
Decrease in normal retirement age from 56 years to 50 years  16  16