Summarised Group statement of cash flows

for the year ended 31 May 2020

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  2020 
R'000
 
  2019 
R'000 
 
Cash flows from operating activities         
Cash received from customers  23 539 462    25 995 287   
Cash paid to suppliers, financiers and employees  (21 836 971)   (25 564 000)  
Cash generated by operations  1 702 491    431 287   
Interest received  93 053    88 416   
Interest paid  (214 166)   (231 131)  
Taxation paid  (324 553)   (369 086)  
Net cash generated from/(utilised in) operating activities  1 256 825    (80 514)  
Cash flows from investing activities         
Acquisition of intangible assets  (31 093) (75 931)  
Proceeds on disposal of intangible assets  19 038    51   
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment  (139 430)   (134 028)  
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment  15 150    5 230   
Acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash acquired  206    (7 162)  
Proceeds from disposal of shares in subsidiary, net of cash disposed  698 335    —   
Liquidity support granted  —    (326 388)  
Loan repaid by Cell C  —    1 135 759   
Loan granted to Cell C  —    (106 132)  
Loans advanced to associates and joint ventures  (5 369)   (13 284)  
Loans repaid by associates and joint ventures  17 888    1 690   
Dividend received from associate and joint venture  6 100    17 992   
Loans granted  (185 635)   (29 916)  
Loans receivable repaid  58 430    96 007   
Settlement of contingent consideration  —    (2 614)  
Net cash generated by investing activities  453 620    561 274   
Cash flows from financing activities         
Interest-bearing borrowings raised  31 487    993 439   
Interest-bearing borrowings repaid  (911 836)   (769 652)  
Non-interest-bearing borrowings raised  170    35 876   
Non-interest-bearing borrowings repaid  (22 094)   (170)  
Proceeds from dilution of shares in subsidiary*  34 435    —   
Principal lease repayments  (53 210)   —   
Settlement of financial guarantee  (44 190)   —   
Share buy-back**  —    (224 006)  
Acquisition of treasury shares  (46 352)   (42 378)  
Dividends paid to non-controlling interest  (67 469)   (35 550)  
Net cash utilised in financing activities  (1 079 059)   (42 441)  
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents  631 386    438 319   
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year  1 377 753    947 888   
Exchange gains/(losses) on cash and cash equivalents  5 586    (8 454)  
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year  2 014 725    1 377 753   
* This relates to Malik Investment Holdings Proprietary Limited’s subscription for a further 4.51% in Blue Label Mobile Holdings Proprietary Limited. Refer to the note on discontinued operations.
** Approximately 32.9 million shares were repurchased in the prior year over the period 22 August 2018 to 21 September 2018 at a weighted average price of R6.78 per share.
Refer to the discontinued operations note for the cash flows included above that relate solely to discontinued operations.