for the six months ended September 30, 2009
31 March |
30 September |
|
|---|---|---|
Rm |
Rm |
|
| Cash shown as current assets | 3855 | 825 |
| Cash and bank balances | 828 | 642 |
| Short-term deposits | 3,027 | 183 |
| Credit facility utilised | (62) | (89) |
| The significant decrease in cash and bank balances and short-term deposits is due to the payment for the mobile expansion capital expenditure and operating expenses, the settlement of the Telcordia dispute (approximately R608 million) as well as the repayment of the private placings debt instrument (PPO3). |