2015  2014 
    R’000  R’000 

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TAXATION

   
  South African normal taxation    
  – current year 151 552  218 444 
  – (over)/under provision relating to prior years (1 127) 2 831 
  Deferred taxation    
  – reversal of temporary differences in current year (refer note 15) (61 781) (1 516)
  Securities transfer taxation on redemption of preference dividends 228  1 490 
  Dividend withholding tax, paid on dividends declared by structured entities 5 368  10 944 
  Foreign taxation    
  – current year in foreign subsidiary 8 053  8 293 
    102 293  240 486 
  Estimated losses available for the reduction of future taxable income arising in certain subsidiary companies at year-end, for which no deferred tax assets have been raised. These losses are current and have not expired 139 862  155 570 
  Estimated unredeemed capital expenditure available for set off against future taxable income on mining operations in certain subsidiary companies 296 802  190 707 
       
  Reconciliation of tax charge as percentage of profit before taxation
  Statutory tax rate 28,00  28,00 
  Adjusted for:    
  (Over)/under provision relating to prior years (1,47) – 
  Securities transfer taxation on redemption of preference dividends 0,30  0,06 
  Dividend withholding tax, paid on dividends declared by structured entities 6,99  1,56 
  Deferred taxation assets on impairment charges not recognised (refer notes 2 and 4) 147,77  1,74*
  Disallowable expenditure 18,40  5,15*
  Exempt income (16,71) (1,67)
  Change in rate of trust taxation 0,92  – 
  Other deferred taxation assets not recognised (51,00) – 
  Other items –  (0,39)
  Effective tax rate 133,21  34,45 
  *Disallowable expenditure in the prior year has been restated in order to disclose the tax impact of impairment charges separately.