| Note | 2025 Rm |
2024 Restated1 Rm |
|
| Revenue | 7 | 226 707 | 188 001 |
| Other income | 48 | 585 | |
| Direct network and technology operating costs | 7 | (37 560) | (35 957) |
| Costs of handsets and other accessories | (8 894) | (11 209) | |
| Interconnect and roaming costs | (8 222) | (9 512) | |
| Staff costs | (16 670) | (14 067) | |
| Selling, distribution and marketing expenses | 7 | (28 890) | (24 138) |
| Government and regulatory costs | (8 407) | (7 444) | |
| Impairment and write-down of trade receivables and contract assets | (1 804) | (2 528) | |
| Loss on disposal of subsidiaries | — | (653) | |
| Other operating expenses | (15 195) | (11 912) | |
| Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | (21 085) | (20 389) | |
| Depreciation of right-of-use assets | (10 359) | (8 819) | |
| Amortisation of intangible assets | (7 580) | (6 368) | |
| Impairment loss of goodwill | — | (437) | |
| Impairment loss on remeasurement of non-current assets held for sale | — | (146) | |
| Impairment loss on MTN Sudan's non-current assets | 17 | (2 606) | (11 722) |
| Finance income | 8 | 3 121 | 2 417 |
| Finance costs | 8 | (19 979) | (18 702) |
| Net foreign exchange gains/(losses) | 8 | 313 | (18 879) |
| Net monetary gain | 1 336 | 3 071 | |
| Share of results of associates and joint ventures after tax | 9 | 3 152 | 4 735 |
| Profit/(loss) before tax | 47 426 | (4 073) | |
| Income tax expense | (20 025) | (6 841) | |
| Profit/(loss) after tax | 27 401 | (10 914) | |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Equity holders of the Company | 20 262 | (9 369) | |
| Non-controlling interests | 7 139 | (1 545) | |
| 27 401 | (10 914) | ||
| Basic earnings per share (cents) | 10 | 1 113 | (519) |
| Diluted earnings per share (cents) | 10 | 1 101 | (519) |
| 1 | Restated, refer to note 19 for details on the restatement. |
