| Group | Company | ||||
| Notes | 31 March 2026 Rm |
31 March 2025 Rm |
31 March 2026 Rm |
31 March 2025 Rm |
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| Cash flows from operating activities | 9 810 | 11 057 | 5 799 | 7 185 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash receipts from customers | 45 389 | 44 484 | 33 962 | 32 735 | |
| Cash paid to suppliers and employees | (33 125) | (31 493) | (27 298) | (26 082) | |
| Cash generated from operations | 3.6 | 12 264 | 12 991 | 6 664 | 6 653 |
| Interest received | 584 | 537 | 1 243 | 1 311 | |
| Dividend received | 240 | 30 | 787 | 1 219 | |
| Finance charges paid | 6.6 | (1 518) | (2 023) | (1 311) | (1 876) |
| Taxation paid | 8.3 | (297) | (396) | (147) | (66) |
| Repayment of derivatives – FECs | (245) | (177) | (183) | (127) | |
| Proceeds from derivatives – FECs | 81 | 101 | 65 | 76 | |
| Cash generated from operations before dividend paid | 11 109 | 11 063 | 7 118 | 7 190 | |
| Dividend paid | 9.4 | (1 299) | (6) | (1 319) | (5) |
| Cash flows (utilised for)/generated from investing activities | (6 271) | 1 280 | (3 328) | 4 219 | |
| Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment1 | 265 | 767 | 24 | 87 | |
| Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | (6 295) | (6 165) | (3 179) | (2 776) | |
| Loans advanced to subsidiaries | — | — | (378) | — | |
| Loans repaid by subsidiaries | — | — | 378 | — | |
| SMME loans advanced to external parties | 7.3 | (13) | (7) | (13) | (7) |
| SMME loans repaid by external parties | 7.3 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
| Investment made in FutureMakers | — | (11) | — | — | |
| Cash received from FutureMakers | — | — | 8 | 12 | |
| Net proceeds from sale of Swiftnet2 | 12.2 | — | 6 441 | — | 6 618 |
| Repayment of derivatives – FECs | (311) | (190) | (233) | (139) | |
| Proceeds from derivatives – FECs | 106 | 109 | 81 | 84 | |
| Proceeds from plan assets | 10.1 | — | 330 | — | 330 |
| Restricted cash | (37) | (6) | (29) | — | |
| Cash flows utilised for financing activities | (6 870) | (5 222) | (6 523) | (4 278) | |
| Loans raised | 3.7 | 1 480 | 4 276 | 1 480 | 4 276 |
| Loans repaid | 3.7 | (6 434) | (6 905) | (6 434) | (6 905) |
| Purchase of shares for the Telkom and subsidiaries long-term incentive share scheme | — | (107) | — | (107) | |
| Repayment of principal lease liabilities | 3.7 | (1 910) | (2 496) | (1 563) | (1 552) |
| Repayment of derivatives – interest rate swaps | (160) | — | (160) | — | |
| Proceeds from derivatives – interest rate swaps | 154 | 10 | 154 | 10 | |
| Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents | (3 331) | 7 115 | (4 052) | 7 126 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April | 11 054 | 3 939 | 8 989 | 1 863 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | 4.4 | 7 723 | 11 054 | 4 937 | 8 989 |
| 1 | The decrease in proceeds from the disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets is mainly due to the significantly lower volumes of properties disposed in the current year, following the higher sale of properties in the prior year. These properties were previously included in the Gyro Properties portfolio and earmarked for auction. |
| 2 | This includes cash proceeds of R6 618 million (refer to note 12.2), less the transfer of cash and cash equivalents to TowerCo BidCo of R177 million (refer to note 12.2) for the Group. |