Notes to the financial statements | Note 12

  Group            
  (R’million) Freehold
land and
buildings
Leasehold
land and
buildings
Plant,
vehicles and
equipment
Capitalised
leased
assets
Total  
12  Property, plant and equipment                   
12.1  Movement of the group property, plant and equipment                    
   2017                   
   Carrying value at beginning of the year                   
   Cost  1 673,4  182,7  7 249,0  19,9  9 125,0    
   Accumulated depreciation and impairment  (441,2) (51,7) (4 074,5) (15,7) (4 583,1)   
   Net balance at beginning of the year  1 232,2  131,0  3 174,5  4,2  4 541,9    
   Current year movements – cost                   
   Additions  170,9  1,9  740,4  5,8  919,0    
   Disposals  (31,1) –  (231,3) –  (262,4)   
   Disposal of subsidiary  –  (115,0) (157,3) –  (272,3)   
   Transfer to assets held for sale (refer to note 35) –  (48,5) (159,5) –  (208,0)   
   Exchange rate adjustments  1,8  (10,3) (3,5) –  (12,0)   
   Cost movements for the current year  141,6  (171,9) 188,8  5,8  164,3    
   Current year movements – accumulated depreciation and impairment                   
   Depreciation*  (57,5) (5,1) (494,7) (5,1) (562,4)   
   Disposals  14,0  –  224,2  –  238,2    
   Disposal of subsidiary  –  30,4  66,4  –  96,8    
   Transfer to assets held for sale (refer to note 35) –  14,1  90,4  –  104,5    
   Exchange rate adjustments  3,4  1,9  (0,2) –  5,1    
   Accumulated depreciation and impairment movement for the current year  (40,1) 41,3  (113,9) (5,1) (117,8)   
   Carrying value at end of the year                   
   Cost  1 815,0  10,8  7 437,8  25,7  9 289,3    
   Accumulated depreciation and impairment  (481,3) (10,4) (4 188,4) (20,8) (4 700,9)   
   Net balance at end of the year  1 333,7  0,4  3 249,4  4,9  4 588,4    
  * Relates to depreciation for total operations.

  Group            
  (R’million) Freehold
land and
buildings
Leasehold
land and
buildings
Plant,
vehicles and
equipment
Capitalised
leased
assets
Total  
   2016                   
   Carrying value at beginning of the year                   
   Cost  1 607,7  665,7  9 272,6  19,9  11 565,9    
   Accumulated depreciation and impairment  (396,4) (105,7) (6 408,9) (13,7) (6 924,7)   
   Net balance at beginning of the year  1 211,3  560,0  2 863,7  6,2  4 641,2    
   Current year movements – cost                   
   Additions  74,5  1,7  869,2  –  945,4    
   Acquisition of business  30,0  –  22,0  –  52,0    
   Disposals  (3,7) –  (106,9) –  (110,6)   
   Disposal of subsidiary  –  (481,8) (2 729,1) –  (3 210,9)   
   Exchange rate adjustments  (35,1) (2,9) (78,8) –  (116,8)   
   Cost movements for the current year  65,7  (483,0) (2 023,6) –  (2 440,9)   
   Current year movements – accumulated depreciation and impairment                   
   Depreciation  (51,9) (9,1) (495,8) (2,0) (558,8)   
   Disposals  2,9  –  103,1  –  106,0    
   Disposal of subsidiary  –  62,0  2 733,9  –  2 795,9    
   Impairment  –  –  (34,8) –  (34,8)   
   Exchange rate adjustments  4,2  1,1  28,0  –  33,3    
   Accumulated depreciation and impairment movement for the current year  (44,8) 54,0  2 334,4  (2,0) 2 341,6    
   Carrying value at end of the year                   
   Cost  1 673,4  182,7  7 249,0  19,9  9 125,0    
   Accumulated depreciation and impairment  (441,2) (51,7) (4 074,5) (15,7) (4 583,1)   
   Net balance at end of the year  1 232,2  131,0  3 174,5  4,2  4 541,9    
12.2

Land and buildings and plant and machinery having a book value of R38,2 million (2016: R96,4 million), are mortgaged/pledged as security for long-term loans of R38,2 million  (2016: R38,3 million) included in note 26.1. Borrowing costs of R29,1 million relating to plant was capitalised during the year (2016: R5,3 million) at an average effective rate of 8% (2016: 8,25%).

The fair value of property, plant and equipment is not materially different from the cost.



Notes to the financial statements | Note 12