32.

Related-party transactions

  Transactions with related parties are concluded at arm’s length and under terms and conditions that are no less favourable than those arranged with third parties.
   
  The following significant related party transactions occurred during the year:
                2011 2010
                R’000 R’000
  Joint venture partner    
  African Rainbow Minerals Limited    
  – commissions paid by subsidiary company 85 568 73 139
  Joint venture company    
  Assmang Limited (refer note 30)    
  – gross commissions received 313 370 439 907
  – amounts payable to related parties at year-end 87 029 61 088
  – amounts receivable from related parties at year-end 23 391 42 347
  Refer note 30 for details of the joint-venture entity    
       
  Subsidiary companies    
  Remuneration of key management personnel of the group 128 731 107 147
  Foreign subsidiary    
  Minerais U.S. LLC    
  – commissions received 20 831 17 683
  – amounts receivable from related parties at year-end 33 679 46 359
 

The group holds a 51% share in Minerais U.S. LLC (Minerais) which is a limited liability company registered in the state of New Jersey in the United States of America (USA). Minerais is responsible for marketing and sales administration of the group’s products in the USA, and trades in various commodities related to the steelmaking industry.

Refer note 29 for details of security and guarantees provided on behalf of related parties.