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Note 8
     
Owned
   
Leased
 
   
Land and
buildings
Rm
Leasehold
improvements
Rm
Network
infrastructure
Rm
Information
systems,
furniture
and office
equipment
Rm
Vehicles
Rm
Land and
buildings*
Rm
Total
Rm
8. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
 
8.1 Analysis of net book amount
 
At 1 April 2004
 
Cost

659

155

14 482

1 274

105

315

16 990

Accumulated depreciation

(44)

(89)

(4 871)

(740)

(47)

(29)

(5 820)



Net book amount
615

66

9 611

534

58

286

11 170



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

615

66

9 611

534

58

286

11 170

Additions

298

30

6 658

386

70

7 442

Disposals

(1)

(7)

(8)

Depreciation charge

(49)

(18)

(2 373)

(324)

(34)

(15)

(2 813)

Exchange differences

2

(2)

(3)

(1)

(4)



Closing net book amount
865

76

13 886

595

94

271

15 787



Analysis of net book amount
 
At 31 March 2005
 
Cost

1 249

185

21 109

1 615

165

315

24 638

Accumulated depreciation

(384)

(109)

(7 223)

(1 020)

(71)

(44)

(8 851)



Net book amount
865

76

13 886

595

94

271

15 787



8.3 Movement in net book amount
 
At 31 December 2005
 
Opening net book amount

865

76

13 886

595

94

271

15 787

Additions – business combinations

40

58

759

100

14

971

Additions

340

53

5 318

350

37

340

6 438

Impairment loss

(147)

(147)

Disposals

(37)

(3)

(122)

(2)

(4)

(168)

Depreciation charge

(33)

(29)

(2 116)

(261)

(37)

(21)

(2 497)

Exchange differences

23

(2)

259

9

3

292



Closing net book amount
1 198

153

17 837

791

107

590

20 676



Analysis of net book amount
 
At 31 December 2005
 
Cost

1 638

291

27 176

2 072

215

655

32 047

Accumulated depreciation

(440)

(138)

(9 339)

(1 281)

(108)

(65)

(11 371)



Net book amount
1 198

153

17 837

791

107

590

20 676



 
Registers with details of land and buildings are available for inspection by members or their duly authorised representative at the registered offices of the Company and its respective subsidiaries *notes 19, 32
 
8.4

Encumbrances

MTN Holdings

Borrowings by MTN Holdings are secured by land and buildings, the book value of which is R590 million (March 2005: R271 million) (note 19).

MTN Nigeria

Loans to MTN Nigeria are secured by a fixed charge over the company’s moveable assets, the book value of which is R11 347 million (March 2005: R8 874 million) (note 19).

MTN Rwanda

The syndicated loan acquired from four local banks and the BPC loan are secured by a floating charge on MTN Rwanda’s property, plant and equipment, the book value of which is R81 million (March 2005: R51,8 million) (note 19).

MTN Uganda

In terms of the Inter-creditor Security Package, MTN Uganda has provided a first and second fixed charge totalling R70 million (March 2005: R66 million) over its property, plant and equipment as security for a syndicated loan made to MTN Uganda by various banks and financial institutions (note 19).

MTN Swaziland

Loans from the Swaziland Industrial Development Corporation are secured by notarial bonds over MTN Swaziland’s moveable assets including the network and information system infrastructure, the book value of which is R20,4 million at the end of March 2005 (note 19).

MTN Côte d’Ivoire

Loans to MTN Côte d’Ivoire are secured by a fixed charge over the company’s network equipment with a book value of R270 million (note 19).

 

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