2018
R'000
          2017
R’000
   
11 PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION                        
  Profit before taxation is stated after taking into account the following items of income and expenditure:                        
  Income                        
  Dividends received       3 307 344           3 125 085    
  Ordinary dividends                        
  – joint-venture entity       3 000 000           2 810 709    
  – available-for-sale investments                        
     – listed       16 926           3 140    
     – unlisted       138           21    
  Preference dividends received from empowerment entities       290 280           311 214    
  – Main Street 350 Proprietary Limited (RF)       26 475           46 763    
  – Main Street 904 Proprietary Limited (RF)       263 805           264 451    
  Interest received       216 491           97 814    
  Expenditure                        
  Directors’ remuneration       194 332           193 438    
  – directors’ fees       2 724           2 008    
  – other services paid by subsidiary companies       191 608           191 430