Notes to the consolidated financial statements | Note 6

      2017        2016    
6.  Earnings per share                
   Weighted average number of shares (000)                
   Weighted average number of shares in issue for basic earnings per share and headline earnings per share calculations before adjustment  333 497        326 422    
   Shares issued without a corresponding change in resources (note 5) –        3 614    
   Re-presented weighted average number of shares in issue for basic earnings per share and headline earnings per share calculations  333 497        330 036    
   Potential dilutive impact of outstanding staff share appreciation rights and conditional awards  1 601        1 174    
      Number of outstanding staff share appreciation right equivalent shares  5 942        6 975    
      Number of shares deemed to be issued at fair value  (4 377)       (5 806)   
      Contingent issuable shares in terms of conditional share plan to be issued at fair value  36        5    
   Adjusted weighted average number of shares in issue used for the calculation of diluted earnings and diluted headline earnings per share  335 098        331 210    
   Attributable earnings from continuing operations                
   Basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share are based on profit attributable to shareholders of the Company from continuing operations (R’000) 4 769 940        2 285 850    
   Basic earnings per share – continuing operations (cents) 1 430,3        692,6    
   Diluted basic earnings per share – continuing operations (cents) 1 423,4        690,2    
   Dilution (%) 0,5        0,4    
   Attributable earnings from discontinued operations                
   Basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share are based on profit attributable to shareholders of the Company from discontinued operations (R’000) (refer note 5) –        79 215 705    
   Basic earnings per share – discontinued operations (cents)  –        24 002,2    
   Diluted basic earnings per share – discontinued operations (cents) –        23 917,0    
   Dilution (%) –        0,4    
   Headline earnings from continuing operations  R’000        R’000    
   Profit attributable to shareholders of the Company from continuing operations  4 769 940        2 285 850    
   Impairment of property, plant and equipment; goodwill and intangible assets  (1 403)       153 475    
      Property, plant and equipment  (1 147)       34 995    
      Goodwill  –        52 111    
      Intangible assets  –        102 021    
      Taxation effect  158        (35 652)   
      Non-controlling interest  (414)       –    
   Net loss on disposal of interests in subsidiaries and disposal and closure of businesses  50 874        139 001    
      Loss on disposal and closure  65 311        178 176    
      Taxation effect  (14 437)       (39 175)   
   Net (profit) loss on disposal and remeasurement  (1 080 926)       810 759    
      Net loss on change in shareholding in associates 82 072         49 995    
      Remeasurement to recoverable fair value of associates  (1 144 633)       760 764    
      Taxation effect  (18 365)       –    
   Net (profit) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets  (7 114)       2 265    
      Property, plant and equipment  (8 446)       5 601    
      Intangible assets  (9 371)       887    
      Taxation effect  2 909        (2 843)   
      Non-controlling interest  7 794        (1 380)   
   Non-headline earnings items included in equity-accounted earnings of associated companies  (24 265)       96 961    
   Gain on a bargain purchase  (11 374)       (9 310)   
   Headline earnings  3 695 732        3 479 001    
   Headline earnings per share – continuing operations (cents) 1 108,2        1 054,1    
   Diluted headline earnings per share – continuing operations (cents) 1 102,9        1 050,4    
   Dilution (%) 0,5        0,4    

Notes to the consolidated financial statements | Note 6