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Notes to the company financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2009   
   
   
  
           
        2009     2008  
        R’000     R’000  
10.   
TAXATION   
         
   South African normal tax      20 445        
   – current year      365   
   – overprovision relating to prior years      (1)    –   
   Capital gains tax      2 672      3 129   
        23 116      3 494   
   The company has unused credits in respect of secondary tax on companies of R689,6 million             
            
   (2008: R271,7 million). A deferred tax asset has not been raised on these amounts as there             
   is no certainty that the credits will be utilised in the foreseeable future.             
   Reconciliation of tax rate (%)    28,00        
   Statutory tax rate      28,00   
   Adjusted for:      (45,23)      
   Dividend income      (29,32) 
   Exempt income      (0,40)    (2,64) 
   Capital gains tax on disposal of available-for-sale investments      0,20      1,32   
   Disallowable expenditure      19,52      4,11   
   Other      (0,37)    –   
   Effective tax rate      1,72      1,47