| 2008 | 2007 | ||
| Notes | R’000 | R’000 | |
| Dividends received – unlisted | 23 701 | 155 935 | |
| Reversal of impairment in The Link Investment Trust | 18 287 | – | |
| Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment | – | 27 680 | |
| Profit before financing income | 41 988 | 183 615 | |
| Finance income | – | 959 | |
| Profit before taxation | 41 988 | 184 574 | |
| Income tax expense | 8 | (18) | (4 761) |
| Profit for the year | 41 970 | 179 813 | |