| Group | Company | ||||
| Notes | 31 March 2024 Rm |
31 March 2023 Rm |
31 March 2024 Rm |
31 March 2023 Rm |
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| Cash flows from operating activities | 8 003 | 5 126 | 4 442 | 3 975 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash receipts from customers | 43 469 | 40 422 | 32 532 | 30 350 | |
| Cash paid to suppliers and employees | (33 234) | (33 717) | (27 250) | (25 840) | |
| Cash generated from operations | 3.6 | 10 235 | 6 705 | 5 282 | 4 510 |
| Interest received | 447 | 282 | 565 | 609 | |
| Dividend received1 | – | – | 616 | 255 | |
| Finance charges paid | 6.6 | (2 304) | (1 456) | (2 066) | (1 546) |
| Taxation paid | 8.3 | (422) | (547) | – | – |
| Repayment of derivatives – FECs | (82) | (28) | (65) | (28) | |
| Proceeds from derivatives – FECs | 132 | 178 | 111 | 178 | |
| Cash generated from operations before dividend paid | 8 006 | 5 134 | 4 443 | 3 978 | |
| Dividend paid | 9.4 | (3) | (8) | (1) | (3) |
| Cash flows utilised for investing activities | (6 197) | (5 827) | (3 037) | (3 536) | |
| Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | 90 | 92 | 65 | 60 | |
| Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets2 | (6 331) | (6 620) | (3 331) | (4 415) | |
| Loans repaid by subsidiaries | – | – | 174 | 96 | |
| SMME loans advanced to external parties | 7.3 | (7) | (97) | (7) | (97) |
| SMME loans repaid by external parties | 7.3 | 17 | – | 10 | – |
| Investments made by FutureMakers | (9) | (9) | – | – | |
| Cash received from FutureMakers | – | – | – | 9 | |
| Repayment of derivatives – FECs | (93) | (49) | (73) | (49) | |
| Proceeds from derivatives – FECs | 149 | 317 | 125 | 317 | |
| Proceeds from plan assets | 10.1 | – | 543 | – | 543 |
| Restricted cash | (13) | (4) | – | – | |
| Cash flows (utilised)/received from financing activities | (1 336) | 931 | (1 349) | 703 | |
| Loans raised | 3.7 | 9 363 | 25 970 | 9 363 | 25 970 |
| Loans repaid | (9 513) | (23 650) | (9 513) | (23 650) | |
| Purchase of shares for the Telkom and subsidiaries long–term | |||||
| incentive share scheme | – | (250) | – | (250) | |
| Capital repayment of principal lease liability | (1 201) | (1 086) | (1 214) | (1 314) | |
| Repayment of derivatives – interest rate swaps | – | (53) | – | (53) | |
| Proceeds from derivatives – interest rate swaps | 15 | – | 15 | – | |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 470 | 230 | 56 | 1 142 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April3 | 3 469 | 3 239 | 1 807 | 665 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | 4.4 | 3 939 | 3 469 | 1 863 | 1 807 |
| 1 | The increase in dividends received for Company is due to cash dividends received from BCX and Gyro Properties. |
| 2 | The decrease in additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets for Company is mainly due to the Openserve carve-out in September 2022. Openserve's additions were part of Telkom Company for the first five months of the prior year. |
| 3 | Included in the cash and cash equivalents is the Swiftnet cash to the amount of R192 million (31 March 2023: R407 million). In the current year, Swiftnet has been disclosed as a non-current asset held for sale. Refer to note 12.2. |