v3.24.0.1
Deferred income tax (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Deferred income tax  
Summary of deferred tax asset and liability

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2023

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2022

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$’000

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$'000

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Deferred income tax assets

 

63,786

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78,369

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

(137,106)

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(183,518)

 

Net deferred tax liabilities

 

(73,320)

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(105,149)

 

Summary of deferred tax asset and liability offset

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2023

    

2022

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$’000

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$'000

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Deferred income tax assets

 

  

 

  

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Property, plant and equipment**

 

(4,807)

 

(7,137)

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Intangible assets

 

23,386

 

20,313

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Provisions**

 

3,490

 

14,574

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Tax losses

 

30,668

 

28,443

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Right of use asset**

 

(73,400)

 

(53,820)

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Lease liability**

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84,886

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65,419

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Other**

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(437)

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10,577

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Total

 

63,786

 

78,369

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2023

    

2022

*

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$'000

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$'000

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Deferred income tax liabilities

 

  

 

  

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Property, plant and equipment**

 

(107,444)

 

(165,602)

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Intangible assets

 

(168,133)

 

(197,932)

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Provisions**

 

46,734

 

57,075

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Unrealized derivative income

 

20,194

 

(337)

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Timing differences on loans

 

4,100

 

19,071

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Unrealized foreign exchange

 

14,719

 

12,150

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Tax losses

 

21,676

 

11,164

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Unutilized capital allowances

 

30,085

 

79,110

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Right of use asset**

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(42,299)

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(81,987)

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Lease liability**

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49,676

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88,255

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Other**

 

(6,414)

 

(4,485)

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Total

 

(137,106)

 

(183,518)

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Summary of deferred tax reconciliation

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Other including

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Provisions/

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Unrealized

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Property,

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share‑based

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exchange

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plant and

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payments

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Intangible

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Loans and

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differences

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Right of use

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Lease

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equipment

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obligation

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assets

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derivatives

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/tax losses

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asset

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liability

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Total

Net deferred income tax

    

$'000

    

$'000

    

$'000

    

$'000

    

$'000

    

$'000

    

$'000

    

$'000

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At January 1, 2021

 

(168,784)

 

81,846

 

(191,887)

 

(26,054)

 

135,529

 

(136,986)

 

142,595

 

(163,741)

Additions through business combinations

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(6,065)

 

—

 

(73,330)

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

(79,395)

Tax (charge)/income

 

(2,185)

 

(7,659)

 

85,254

 

9,295

 

(11,895)

 

(11,368)

 

12,274

 

73,716

Effects of movement in exchange rates

 

11,014

 

(4,759)

 

13,806

 

1,874

 

(10,181)

 

9,508

 

(9,897)

 

11,365

At December 31, 2021

 

(166,020)

 

69,428

 

(166,157)

 

(14,885)

 

113,453

 

(138,846)

 

144,972

 

(158,055)

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At January 1, 2022

 

(166,020)

 

69,428

 

(166,157)

 

(14,885)

 

113,453

 

(138,846)

 

144,972

 

(158,055)

Additions through business combinations (note 31)*

 

(61,184)

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(76,680)

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—

 

—

 

—

 

(137,864)

Tax income*

 

49,634

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3,859

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59,702

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33,127

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26,044

 

8,752

 

2,737

 

183,855

Effects of movement in exchange rates*

 

4,831

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(1,638)

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5,516

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492

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(2,538)

 

(5,713)

 

5,965

 

6,915

At December 31, 2022

 

(172,739)

 

71,649

 

(177,619)

 

18,734

 

136,959

 

(135,807)

 

153,674

 

(105,149)

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At January 1, 2023

 

(172,739)

 

71,649

 

(177,619)

 

18,734

 

136,959

 

(135,807)

 

153,674

 

(105,149)

Additions through business combinations (note 31)

 

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—

 

—

 

—

 

—

Tax income/(charge)

 

24,045

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(8,943)

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(9,239)

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10,002

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(14,195)

 

(12,090)

 

17,322

 

6,902

Effects of movement in exchange rates

 

36,443

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(12,482)

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42,111

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(4,442)

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(32,467)

 

32,198

 

(36,434)

 

24,927

At December 31, 2023

 

(112,251)

 

50,224

 

(144,747)

 

24,294

 

90,297

 

(115,699)

 

134,562

 

(73,320)

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*Re-presented to reflect the remeasurement period adjustments, as required by IFRS 3, in respect of updates to the accounting for the MTN SA Acquisition in May 2022.