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notes to the annual financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2007


      group  
      2007   2006  
      Rm   Rm  
21. Net finance costs          
  21.1 Interest paid          
    Capitalised finance leases   –   0.2  
    Bank loans and overdrafts   26.9   12.5  
    Other   2.7   –  
        29.6   12.7  
  21.2 Interest earned          
    Bank   (2.7)   (5.9)  
    Other   (1.3)   –  
        (4.0)   (5.9)  
  21.3 Forward exchange contracts          
    Realised   (13.6)   4.0  
    Unrealised   0.4   2.0  
        (13.2)   6.0  
  21.4 Net finance costs   12.4   12.8