2019
R’000
          2018
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     4 349 956           3 307 344    
  Ordinary dividends                      
  — joint-venture entity     3 315 000           3 000 000    
  — subsidiaries     750 000              
  — financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income (2018: Available-for-sale investments)     18 808           16 926    
  — financial assets measured at fair value through profit and loss     22           138    
  Preference dividends received from empowerment entities     266 126           290 280    
  — Main Street 350 Proprietary Limited (RF)     3 737           26 475    
  — Main Street 904 Proprietary Limited (RF)     262 389           263 805    
  Interest received     238 637           216 491    
  Gain on disposal of investment in subsidiary company     1 000              
  Expenditure                      
  Directors’ remuneration                      
  — directors’ fees     2 877           2 724*    
  * Details of directors’ fees paid to directors of subsidiary companies are included in related-party disclosure to the consolidated financial statements (refer note 34).