Notes to the consolidated financial statements | Note 36

    2017
R’000
    2016
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36. Commitments          
  Capital expenditure approved          
  Contracted for 553 832     660 323  
  Not contracted for 1 441 298     521 681  
    1 995 130     1 182 004  
  Capital expenditure amounting to R1 939 million (2016: R1 138 million) is in respect of property, plant and equipment and the remaining balance is in respect of computer software. It is anticipated that capital expenditure will be financed out of existing cash resources.          
  In addition to the above, the Group has commitments for acquisitions of businesses, where conditions precedent had not as yet been met (refer note 43).          

Notes to the consolidated financial statements | Note 36