v3.26.1
Long-term provisions (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Long-term provisions  
Schedule of changes in long-term provisions

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Environmental

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Other

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Total

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2026

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2026

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2026

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for the year ended 30 June

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Rm

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Balance at beginning of year

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14 112

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525

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14 637

 

Capitalised to property, plant and equipment

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1 089

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1 089

 

Reduction in rehabilitation provision capitalised

 

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(108)

 

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(108)

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Per the income statement

 

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200

 

(226)

 

(26)

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additional provisions and changes to existing provisions

 

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(1 814)

 

9

 

(1 805)

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reversal of unutilised amounts

 

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(40)

 

(233)

 

(273)

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effect of change in discount rate

 

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2 054

 

(2)

 

2 052

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Notional interest

 

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912

 

3

 

915

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Utilised during year (cash flow)

 

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(1 233)

 

(34)

 

(1 267)

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Translation of foreign operations

 

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(87)

 

(28)

 

(115)

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Foreign exchange differences recognised in income statement

 

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(381)

 

(2)

 

(383)

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Balance at end of year

 

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14 504

 

238

 

14 742

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Schedule of risk-free rates used to discount the estimated cash flows related to provisions

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2026

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2025

for the year ended 30 June

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%

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%

South Africa

 

7,5 – 8,5

 

7,2 – 10,5

Europe

 

2,5 – 3,2

 

2,0 – 2,9

United States of America (for US$ denominated provisions)

 

3,7 – 4,6

 

3,5 – 4,4

Schedule of effect on provisions from changes in the discount rate

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2026

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2025

for the year ended 30 June

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Rm

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Rm

A 1% point change in the discount rate would have the following effect on the long-term provisions recognised

 

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Increase in the discount rate

 

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(2 055)

 

(1 991)

amount capitalised to property, plant and equipment

 

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(1 008)

 

(666)

income recognised in income statement

 

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(1 047)

 

(1 325)

Decrease in the discount rate

 

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2 606

 

2 432

amount capitalised to property, plant and equipment

 

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1 325

 

808

expense recognised in income statement

 

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1 281

 

1 624

Schedule of expected timing of future cash flows for provisions

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2026

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2025

for the year ended 30 June

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Note

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Rm

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Expected timing of future cash flows

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Within one year

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781

 

1 688

One to five years

 

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1 859

 

1 427

Five to ten years¹

 

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3 999

 

2 967

More than ten years

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8 103

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8 555

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14 742

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14 637

Short-term portion

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30

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(781)

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(1 688)

Long-term provisions

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13 961

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12 949

Estimated undiscounted obligation*

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64 172

 

85 097

1Relates largely to the rehabilitation of coal mining, oil and gas sites in South Africa and Mozambique.

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The decrease is mainly attributable to changes in the long-term macroeconomic assumptions, specifically the downward revision of the long-term South African PPI assumption from 5,5% to 4,0%.