2015  2014 
    R’000  R’000 

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INVESTMENT IN GROUP COMPANIES

   
  Joint venture entity (refer below) 468 153  468 153 
  Subsidiary companies (refer below) 2 439  2 439 
    470 592  470 592 
  Investment in joint venture entity    
  Assmang Proprietary Limited (Assmang)    
  1 774 103 (2014: 1 774 103) ordinary shares at cost 468 153  468 153 
 

Investment in subsidiary companies (refer to note 16)

   
  Shares at cost 2 439  2 439 
 

Amounts due by/(to) subsidiary companies

   
  Loan accounts receivable 4 680 891  4 781 805 
  Loan accounts payable (1 078 041) (1 078 041)
  Per note 16 3 602 850  3 703 764 
  Loan accounts receivable include cumulative redeemable preference shares in the amount of R4 086 906 000 (2014: R4 782 838 000), issued to structured entities (SEs), recognised as subsidiary companies, which have dividend rates of 75% (2014: 75%) of the prime interest overdraft rate, published by the Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (SBSA), and have no fixed terms of redemption. The remainder of the loan accounts receivable and all loan accounts payable are interest-free with no fixed terms of repayment.    
       
  Accrued preference dividends from SEs 306 295  214 636