34

RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

  Transactions with related parties are concluded at arm’s length and under similar terms and conditions to third parties. The following entities were identified as related parties to the group:
   
      2016  2015 
      R’000  R’000 
  African Mining and Trust Company Limited (AMT) Subsidiary company    
  African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) Joint-venture partner    
  Assmang Limited (Assmang) Joint-venture entity    
  IronRidge Resources (IronRidge) Associate    
  Minerais U.S. LLC (shareholding: 51% (2015: 51%) (Minerais)) Subsidiary company    
  Ore & Metal Company Limited (Ore & Metal) Subsidiary company    
  Oresteel Investments Proprietary Limited (Oresteel) Ultimate holding company    
  Rustenburg Minerals Development Company      
  Proprietary Limited (shareholding: 56% (2015: 56%) (Rustenburg Minerals)) Subsidiary company    
  Sumitomo Corporation (Sumitomo) Investor in ultimate holding company    
         

34.1

Details of transactions with related parties

     
  The following significant related-party transactions occurred during the year:    
  AMT Commissions received from Assmang 299 675  291 573 
  Minerais U.S. LLC Commissions received from Assmang 17 675  32 117 
  Ore & Metal Commissions received from Assmang 374 087  351 869 
  Sumitomo Commissions paid by Ore & Metal 172 108  225 498 
  Key management personnel – holding company Directors’ fees 2 341  1 938 
    – subsidiary companies Remuneration (including executive directors) 129 600  132 598 
    Post-employment benefits 9 941  8 932 
  Amounts payable to/receivable from related parties at end of the year    
  ARM Amounts receivable from Ore & Metal 3 670  13 556 
  AMT Amounts receivable from Ore & Metal 319 761  212 311
  Minerais Amounts payable to Ore & Metal 27 073  14 402 
  Ore & Metal Amounts payable to Assmang 537 749  99 844 
  Sumitomo Amounts receivable from Ore & Metal 178 006  125 419 
         

34.2

Subsidiary with a material non-controlling interest

  Rustenburg Minerals Development Company Proprietary Limited (Rustenburg Minerals), the principal business of which is the mining and beneficiation of chrome ores in the vicinity of Rustenburg, is a subsidiary of AMT. The group holds a 56% (2015: 56%) interest in Rustenburg Minerals.
       
    2016  2015 
    R’000  R’000 
  Abridged income statement of Rustenburg Minerals    
  Turnover 173 413  158 689 
  Loss before taxation (114 156) (363 942)
  Taxation 42 989 
  Total comprehensive loss (group interest therein 56% (2015: 56%)) (114 156) (320 953)
  Abridged statement of financial position of Rustenburg Minerals    
  Non-current assets 39 777 
  Current assets    
  Inventories 18 739  13 879 
  Trade and other receivables 12 251  6 770 
  Cash resources 456  791 
    31 446  61 217 
  Total liabilities    
  Non-current liabilities    
  Long-term provisions 14 436  18 072 
  Loans from group companies 178 590  129 792 
  Current liabilities    
  Short-term provisions 7 280  7 680 
  Trade and other payables 62 107  22 483 
    262 413  178 027 
  Net (liabilities)/assets (230 967) (116 810)
  Proportion of the group’s ownership (%) 56,0  56,0 
  Accumulated non-controlling interest (at 44%) (101 625) (51 396)
       

34.3

Disposal of subsidiary

   
  The group disposed of its 51% interest held in Icermax Proprietary Limited on 29 February 2016 (effective date), due to ongoing losses incurred on this investment.    
       
  The following assets and liabilities were disposed of as part of the above transaction:    
  Property, plant and equipment 744   
  Inventories 4 362   
  Trade and other receivables 112   
  Cash resources 47   
  Loans from group companies (21 382)  
  Short-term provisions (201)  
  Trade and other payables (492)  
  Net liabilities disposed of (16 810)  
  49% non-controlling shareholder’s interest disposed of 8 232   
Relief realised on disposal of subsidiary (8 578)