Notes to the consolidated financial statements | Note 5

    2016 
R’000 
    2015 
R’000 
 
5. TAXATION          
  Current taxation 1 053 432        873 116    
      Current year  1 075 862        882 978    
      Prior years’ over provision  (22 430)       (9 862)   
   Deferred taxation  48 953        (32 061)   
      Current year  70 788        (29 733)   
      Prior years’ under (over) provision  847        (2 282)   
      Change in rate of taxation  (22 682)       (46)   
   Foreign withholding taxation  6 696        8 739    
   Total taxation per consolidated statement of profit or loss  1 109 081        849 794    
   Comprising                
   South African taxation  96 172        948    
   Foreign taxation  1 012 909        848 846    
      1 109 081        849 794    
         
  The reconciliation of the effective tax rate with the South African company tax rate is:          
  Taxation for the year as a percentage of profit before taxation 25,0        25,2    
   Associates  0,2        0,1    
   Effective rate excluding associate income  25,2        25,3    
   Dividend and exempt income  0,5        0,7    
   Foreign taxation rate differential  2,6        3,3    
   Non-deductible expenses  (2,2)       (1,6)   
   Deferred taxation assets not previously raised  0,8        –    
   Exempt portion of capital gains  0,1        –    
   Changes in prior years’ estimation  0,5        0,3    
   Change in rate of taxation  0,5        –    
   Rate of South African company taxation  28,0        28,0    
      R’000        R’000    
   Estimated tax losses available for offset against future taxable income  579 744        290 841    
   Utilised in the computation of deferred taxation  (471 785)       (191 655)   
   Not accounted for in deferred taxation  107 959        99 186    
   Deferred taxation assets have not been recognised in respect of certain tax losses as the directors believe it is not probable that the relevant companies will generate taxable profit in the near future, against which the benefits can be be utilised.           

Notes to the consolidated financial statements | Note 5