2011	2010
		R'000	R'000
11.	Treasury shares
	Balance at beginning of year	(2 359 028)	(2 125 285)
	In 2010 1 748 735 Assore shares, being 1,25% of issued share capital at the time acquired by Main Street 460 (Proprietary) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Assore at R133,66 per share in terms of the authority granted by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on 27 November 2009	–	(233 743)
	Balance at end of year	(2 359 028)	(2 359 028)