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33. Reconciliation of profit for the year to cash generated from operations

      2015
Rm
  2014
Rm
      2015
Rm
  2014
Rm
 
Cash generated from operations       6 642   6 312       6 271   5 811  
Profit for the year       3 256   3 943       3 203   3 870  
Finance charges and fair value movements       471   292       471   292  
Taxation       (168)   494       (190)   320  
Investment income       (283)   (176)       (506)   (387)  
Interest received from trade receivables and subsidiaries       (187)   (160)       (187)   (191)  
Non-cash items       4 261   1 429       4 327   1 360  
Depreciation, amortisation, impairment and write-offs       5 478   5 937       5 457   5 872  
Debtors impairment       444   340       400   310  
Cost of equipment disposed when recognising finance leases       8   16       8   16  
Telkom retirement fund curtailment       –   103       –   103  
Post-retirement medical aid settlement (gain)/loss       (221)   234       (221)   234  
Post-retirement medical aid curtailment gain       –   (2 403)       –   (2 403)  
Decrease in provisions       (957)   (2 712)       (960)   (2 696)  
Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets       (246)   (66)       (246)   (66)  
Cell captive transfer*       –   350       –   344  
Reclassification of Trudon as held for sale       (134)   –       –   –  
Loss on disposal of subsidiary       –   23       –   –  
Deferred revenue       (111)   (393)       (111)   (354)  
(Decrease)/increase in working capital       (708)   490       (847)   547  
Inventories       146   114       145   82  
Accounts receivable       (500)   111       (778)   (6)  
Accounts payable       (354)   265       (214)   471  

* Transfer from sinking fund to annuity.