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Note 10
   
Customer
relationships
Rm
Licences
Rm
Software
Rm
Other
Rm
Total
Rm
10. OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
At 1 April 2004
Cost

2 094

486

43

2 623

Accumulated amortisation

(479)

(256)

(12)

(747)


Net book amount

1 615

230

31

1 876


Movement in net book amount
Year ended 31 March 2005
Opening net book amount

1 615

230

31

1 876

Amortisation charge

(143)

(35)

(11)

(189)

Additions

13

134

147

Exchange differences

2

10

*

12


Closing net book amount

1 487

339

20

1 846


At 31 March 2005
Cost

2 107

645

55

2 807

Accumulated amortisation

(620)

(306)

(35)

(961)


Net book amount

1 487

339

20

1 846


Movement in net book amount
Period ended 31 December 2005
Opening net book amount

1 487

339

20

1 846

Additions

1 132

285

1 417

Amortisation charge

(33)

(132)

(81)

(10)

(256)

Additions – business combinations

351

455

27

833

Exchange differences

(4)

224

(2)

(1)

217


Closing net book amount
314

3 166

541

36

4 057


*Amount less than R1 million

   
Customer
relationships
Rm
Licences
Rm
Software
Rm
Other
Rm
Total
Rm
 

At 31 December 2005

 

Cost

347
3 910
927
82
5 266
 

Accumulated amortisation

(33)
(745)
(385)
(46)
(1 209)
 
 

Net book amount

314
3 165
542
36
4 057
 

The Ugandan Communication Commission has granted consent for the licence of MTN Uganda with a book value of R7,9 million (March 2005: R8,7 million) to be used as security for the syndicated loan made by various banks and financial institutions (note 19).

Borrowings from MTN Nigeria are secured by a fixed charge over the company’s service licence to the value of R1 188 million (March 2005: R1 091 million) (note 19).

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