| Note | 2025 Rm |
2024 Restated1 Rm |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net cash generated from operating activities | 77 944 | 45 918 | ||
| Cash generated from operations | 105 938 | 70 502 | ||
| Interest received | 2 308 | 1 879 | ||
| Interest paid | (18 302) | (16 395) | ||
| Income tax paid | (12 120) | (10 152) | ||
| Dividends received from joint ventures | 120 | 84 | ||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (40 930) | (33 341) | ||
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | (30 907) | (24 288) | ||
| Acquisition of intangible assets | (9 425) | (6 675) | ||
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | 154 | 70 | ||
| Increase in loans receivable | (367) | (373) | ||
| Increase in prepayments | (32) | (346) | ||
| Acquisition of right-of-use asset | (1 963) | (713) | ||
| Cash deconsolidated on disposal of subsidiaries net of cash disposed of | — | (836) | ||
| Purchase of non-current investment bonds | (97) | — | ||
| Purchase of non-current investment bonds and equity instruments | (73) | (192) | ||
| Realisation/(purchase) of current investment treasury bills and foreign deposits | 1 017 | (5 356) | ||
| Increase in restricted cash | (8 258) | (13 553) | ||
| Decrease in restricted cash | 9 376 | 19 154 | ||
| Other investing activities | (355) | (233) | ||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (23 720) | (15 306) | ||
| Proceeds from borrowings | 14 | 12 551 | 34 849 | |
| Repayment of borrowings | 14 | (19 231) | (35 487) | |
| Repayment of lease liabilities | (8 650) | (8 125) | ||
| Dividends paid to equity holders of the Company | (6 235) | (5 963) | ||
| Dividends paid to non-controlling interests | (5 309) | (1 558) | ||
| Purchase of treasury shares | (513) | (1 237) | ||
| Consideration received on MTN Ghana share localisation | 18.1 | 201 | 1 462 | |
| Proceeds from sale of treasury shares: MTN Zakhele Futhi unwind | 3 433 | — | ||
| Proceeds from MTN Uganda share localisation | — | 1 036 | ||
| Decrease in other non-current liabilities | (669) | (80) | ||
| Contribution from non-controlling interest | — | 300 | ||
| Acquisition of non-controlling interest | — | (86) | ||
| Other financing activities | 702 | (417) | ||
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 13 294 | (2 729) | ||
| Net cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | 29 061 | 36 555 | ||
| Exchange losses on cash and cash equivalents | (184) | (4 365) | ||
| Net monetary loss on cash and cash equivalents | (909) | (1 541) | ||
| Decrease in cash classified as held for sale | — | 1 141 | ||
| Net cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | 41 262 | 29 061 |
| 1 | Restated, refer to note 19 for details on the restatement. |
