Notes to the Company annual financial statements l Note 18

     2017 
R’000 
      2016 
R’000 
  
18. Taxation           
  Current tax     —   
  Current year —      —   
  Adjustment in respect of prior year     —   
  Deferred tax (5 243)     5 902   
  Current year (5 304)     6 241   
  Adjustment in respect of prior year 61      (339)  
    (5 237)     5 902   
  Tax rate reconciliation          
  Net profit before tax (97 846)     185 948   
  Tax at 28% (27 397)     52 065   
  Dividends received (4 047)     (2 749)  
  Fair value adjustments (329)     (6 473)  
  Investment impairment reversal —      (44 216)  
  Impairment of investments 18 585      —   
  Expenditure not deductible for tax purposes 76      1 212   
  Expenditure of a capital nature 7 808      6 654   
  Adjustment in respect of prior year 67      (339)  
  Capital gains tax —      (252)  
    (5 237)     5 902   
  Effective tax rate 5%      3%   

Notes to the Company annual financial statements l Note 18