Notes to the consolidated financial statements | Note 33

        2016
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      2015
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33. Operating leases                
  Leases which have fixed determinable escalations are charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis and liabilities are raised for the difference between the actual lease expense and the charge recognised in the income statement. The liabilities are classified based on the timing of the reversal which will occur when the actual cash flow exceeds the income statement amounts.                
   Operating lease liabilities        146 845           138 992    
   Less: Short-term portion included in trade and other payables        (26 498)          (38 717)   
   Long-term portion        120 347           100 275    
   Operating lease commitments                         
   Land and buildings        5 426 536           9 997 952    
      Due in one year        992 798           1 583 649    
      Due after one year but within five years        2 297 086           4 196 322    
      Due after five years        2 136 652           4 217 981    
   Equipment and vehicles        170 364           1 329 495    
      Due in one year        72 752           409 254    
      Due after one year but within five years        97 612           771 538    
      Due after five years        –           148 703    
                   
            5 596 900           11 327 447    
   Less: Amounts raised as liabilities        (146 845)          (138 992)   
            5 450 055           11 188 455    

Notes to the consolidated financial statements | Note 33