4. Working capital
4.1 Lease receivables
 
4.1.1 Finance lease receivables

The Group provides voice and non-voice services to its customers, which make use of router, PABX equipment and IT equipment that are dedicated to specific customers. The disclosed information relates to those arrangements that have been assessed to be finance leases.

  Group
  31 March 2026 31 March 2025
  Total 
Rm 
<1 year 
Rm 
1 – 5 years 
Rm 
Total 
Rm 
<1 year 
Rm 
1 – 5 years 
Rm 
Minimum lease payments receivable            
Lease payments receivable 643  306  337  705  360  345 
Unearned finance income (24) (1) (23) (76) (41) (35)
Present value of minimum lease income (finance lease receivables) 619  305  314  629  319  310 
Expected credit loss (148)     (165)    
Carrying amount 471      464     
             
Allowance for credit losses – Finance lease receivable (148)     (165)    
Opening balance (165)     (36)    
Charged to statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income (2)     (129)    
Reclassification to trade receivables 19      —     

  Company
  31 March 2026 31 March 2025
  Total 
Rm 
<1 year 
Rm 
1 – 5 years 
Rm 
Total 
Rm 
<1 year 
Rm 
1 – 5 years 
Rm 
Minimum lease payments receivable            
Lease payments receivable 353  102  251  242  70  172 
Unearned finance income (66) (29) (37) (39) (22) (17) 
Present value of minimum lease income (finance lease receivables) 287  73  214  203  48  155 
Expected credit loss (17)     (10) —  — 
Carrying amount 270      193     
             
Allowance for credit losses – Finance lease receivable (17)     (10)    
Opening balance (10)     (10)    
Charged to statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income (2)     —     
Enterprise loss allowance movement (5)     —     

The increase in finance lease receivables for Company is mainly due to PABX contracts signed with BCX Enterprise customers in the current year.

4.1.2 Operating lease revenue
  Group
  31 March 2026 31 March 2025
  Total
Rm
<1 year
Rm
1 – 5 years
Rm
>5 years
Rm
Total
Rm
<1 year
Rm
1 – 5 years
Rm
>5 years
Rm
Rental receivable on buildings 210  77  128  201  54  123  24 
Customer premises equipment receivables —  — 
Exchanges1 62  62  —  —  285  67  183  35 
Total 281  141  135  491  124  308  59 
1 After the sale of Swiftnet in the prior year, exchange lease income contracts are held by TowerCo BidCo (the company that acquired Swiftnet) and are not in the name of the Group, therefore the contractual exchange income is reflected as zero as TowerCo BidCo is the lessor and not the Group. The Group is expecting to receive lease income up until 30 September 2026 as per the bifurcation agreement.
  Company
  31 March 2026 31 March 2025
  Total
Rm
<1 year
Rm
1 – 5 years
Rm
>5 years
Rm
Total
Rm
<1 year
Rm
1 – 5 years
Rm
>5 years
Rm
Rental receivable on buildings 96  69  27  —  167  71  96  — 
Customer premises equipment receivables —  — 
Total 105  71  34  —  172  74  98  —