2019 
R’000 
    2018 
R’000 
  
35. Provisions                
  Long-term portion          350 705      248 633    
   Short-term portion          332 465      281 532    
              683 170      530 165    
                           
      Onerous 
contracts 
R’000 
Insurance 
liabilities 
R’000 
Legal 
claims 
R’000 
Other 
R’000 
    Total 
R’000 
  
   Balance at 1 July 2017  9 821  329 263  25 374  64 031      428 489    
   Created  19 596  28  5 658  17 435      42 717    
   Utilised  (10 126) (5 588) (2 873) (37 341)     (55 928)   
   Net acquisition of businesses  3 306  –  106 698  (399)     109 605    
   Exchange rate adjustments  –  –  4 995  287      5 282    
   Balance at 30 June 2018  22 597  323 703  139 852  44 013      530 165    
   Created  16 099  171 745  394 048  23 980      605 872    
   Utilised  (23 346) (191 127) (223 301) (38 592)     (476 366)   
   Net acquisition of businesses  10 238  –  15 954  –      26 192    
   Exchange rate adjustments  –  –  (2 577) (116)     (2 693)   
   Balance at 30 June 2019  25 588  304 321  323 976  29 285      683 170    

Onerous contracts

Onerous contracts are identified through regular reviews of the terms and conditions of contracts as well as on the acquisition of businesses. A provision for onerous contracts is calculated as the present value of the portion which management deem to be onerous in light of the current market conditions, discounted using market-related rates. An annual expense is recognised over the life of the contracts.

Insurance liabilities

Insurance liabilities include amounts provided for under IFRS 4 and include: unearned premiums, which represent the proportion of premiums written in the current year which relate to risks that have not expired by the end of the financial year and are calculated on a time proportionate basis; deferred acquisition costs, which are recognised on a basis consistent with the related provisions for unearned premiums; claims, which are calculated on the settlement amount outstanding at year end; and, claims incurred but not reported, for claims arising from events that occurred before the close of the accounting period but which had not been reported to the Group by that date, and are calculated based on the preceding six years’ insurance premium revenue multiplied by percentages specified in the Short Term Insurance Act.

Legal claims

Legal claims include provisions raised under IAS 37 for the estimated cost of claims not covered by the Group’s insurance policies and in certain instances for the cost of claims below the Group’s inner deductibles. Legal claims have long lead times and the provision is determined using actuarial assumptions.

Other

Included in other is a provision raised for the estimated cost of honouring warranties on certain products sold where the manufacturers’ warranty is inadequate or not available, R21 million (2018: R32 million).