Notes to the consolidated financial statements | Note 33

    2017 
R’000 
    2016 
R’000 
 
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.          
    R’000        R’000    
   Operating lease liabilities  162 790        146 845    
   Less: Short-term portion included in trade and other payables  (19 914)       (26 498)   
   Long-term portion  142 876        120 347    
   Operating lease commitments                
   Land and buildings  5 025 773        5 426 536    
      Due in one year  989 048        992 798    
     Due after one year but within five years  2 071 016        2 297 086    
     Due after five years  1 965 709        2 136 652    
   Equipment and vehicles  293 236        170 364    
     Due in one year  102 040        72 752    
     Due after one year but within five years  139 948        97 612    
     Due after five years  56 248        –    
    5 319 009        5 596 900    
   Less: Amounts raised as liabilities  (162 790)       (146 845)   
      5 156 219        5 450 055   

Notes to the consolidated financial statements | Note 33