for the year ended 31 December 2024
| Note | 2024
Rm |
2023
Rm |
|
| Revenue | 7 | 188 001 | 221 056 |
| Other income | 585 | 324 | |
| Direct network and technology operating costs | (35 957) | (38 539) | |
| Costs of handsets and other accessories | (11 209) | (12 583) | |
| Interconnect and roaming costs | (9 512) | (12 196) | |
| Staff costs | (14 067) | (15 099) | |
| Selling, distribution and marketing expenses | (24 138) | (27 134) | |
| Government and regulatory costs | (7 444) | (8 789) | |
| Impairment and write-down of trade receivables and contract assets | (2 528) | (1 330) | |
| Loss on disposal of subsidiaries | (653) | – | |
| Other operating expenses | (11 912) | (16 030) | |
| Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | (20 389) | (24 690) | |
| Depreciation of right-of-use assets | (9 297) | (9 440) | |
| Amortisation of intangible assets | (6 368) | (8 138) | |
| Impairment of goodwill | (437) | – | |
| Impairment loss on remeasurement of non-current assets held for sale | 8 | (146) | (900) |
| Impairment loss on MTN Sudan's non-current assets | 17 | (11 722) | (277) |
| Finance income | 8 | 2 417 | 3 055 |
| Finance costs | 8 | (18 350) | (18 954) |
| Net foreign exchange losses | (18 879) | (23 170) | |
| Net monetary gain | 2 853 | 744 | |
| Share of results of associates and joint ventures after tax | 9 | 4 735 | 3 581 |
| (Loss)/profit before tax | (4 417) | 11 768 | |
| Income tax expense | (6 790) | (7 751) | |
| (Loss)/profit after tax | (11 207) | 4 017 | |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Equity holders of the Company | (9 592) | 4 092 | |
| Non-controlling interests | (1 615) | (75) | |
| (11 207) | 4 017 | ||
| Basic earnings per share (cents) | 10 | (531) | 227 |
| Diluted earnings per share (cents) | 10 | (531) | 223 |
