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| Note 16 |  |
December 2005 Rm |
March 2005 Rm |
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16. |
RECEIVABLES AND PREPAYMENTS |
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Trade receivables |
4 898 |
3 591 |
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Less: Provision for impairment of trade receivables |
(874) |
(876) |
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Trade receivables – net |
4 024 |
2 715 |
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Sundry debtors and prepayments** |
1 463 |
738 |
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5 478 |
3 453 |
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** Sundry debtors and prepayments include prepayments for BTS sites and other property leases, advances to suppliers and short-term loans. The fair value of trade and other receivables approximate their book values as shown above. Included in receivables and prepayments are amounts of R648,7 million (March 2005: R630,6 million) encumbered by borrowings relating to MTN Nigeria (note 19). |
Beginning of period Rm |
Additions– business combinations Rm |
Additions Rm |
Unused Rm |
Utilised Rm |
Exchange differences Rm |
End of period Rm |
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| Impairment movement | ||||||||
| 9 months ended | ||||||||
| 31 December 2005 | ||||||||
| Movement in provision of trade | ||||||||
| receivables | (876) |
(94) |
(12) |
108 |
23 |
(23) |
(874) |
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| 12 months ended | ||||||||
| 31 March 2005 | ||||||||
| Movement in provision of trade | ||||||||
| receivables | (572) |
— |
(304) |
— |
— |
* |
(876) |
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There is no concentration of credit risk with respect to trade receivables, as the Group has a large number of customers, internationally dispersed. *Amounts less than R1 million |
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