11. Distributions to shareholders
 
  2018 
R’000 
    2017 
R’000 
 
Dividends paid to shareholders (1 743 812)     (1 539 505)  
Dividends received by subsidiaries on treasury shares 3 615      9 920   
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests (319 984)     (129 384)  
Dividends paid to put-call option holders (3 124)     –   
Amounts paid (2 063 305)     (1 658 969)