Notes to the financial statements | Note 17

Company         Group  
2017   2016       (R’million) 2017   2016  
          17 Loans        
            Loans to empowerment entities (refer to note 17.1 below)        
599,6   485,2       – Tiger Brands Foundation        
110,6   91,3       – Thusani II        
2,1   2,3       Other 2,8   3,2  
712,3   578,8         2,8   3,2  
          17.1 Loans to empowerment entities        
            Loans to empowerment entities consist of accrued dividends receivable on the investment in preference shares in connection with the BEE Phase II empowerment transaction (refer to note 16). Preference dividends are calculated based on 93,5% of the prime interest rate prevailing from time to time.        


Notes to the financial statements | Note 17