| Operating expenses |
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| Employee expenses |
5,359 |
4,853 |
| Included in September 2009 is R951 million share-based compensation expense as a result of the change in the vesting conditions of the conditional share plan relating to the Vodacom transaction. If this once-off payment is excluded the 10% increase in employee expenses is partly attributable to a 7.5% salary increase that was agreed upon with the unions and workforce reduction expenditure of approximately R144 million. |
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| Payments to other operators |
4,284 |
3,057 |
| The decrease in payments to other operators is mainly due to the effect of the mobile termination rate cut compared to the prior year, and the lower volumes on switched hubbing. |
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| Selling, general and administrative expenses |
3,335 |
2,911 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased as a result of lower stock write-offs. |
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| Operating leases |
474 |
526 |
| Increase in operating leases is mainly as a result of increased utilisation of leased infrastructure in Multi-Links specifically relating to cell sites rental. |
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| Depreciation, amortisation, impairment and write-offs |
4,625 |
2,659 |
| Depreciation of property, plant and equipment |
2,085 |
2,028 |
| Amortisation of intangible assets |
359 |
378 |
| Impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
2148 |
201 |
| Write-offs of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
34 |
52 |