Audited  
          2018 
Rm 
   2017 
Rm 
  
5. PROCEEDS ON DISPOSAL OF SUBSIDIARIES, INVESTMENTS AND INTANGIBLES              
   Inventories disposed        969     551    
   Receivables disposed        1 196     26    
   Payables, taxation and deferred taxation balances disposed and settled        (785)    (60)   
   Borrowings net of cash        162          
   Property, plant and equipment, non-current assets, goodwill and intangibles        1 048     151    
   Net assets disposed        2 590     668    
   Outstanding receivable from buyer        (170)         
   Less: Non-cash translation reserves realised on disposal of foreign subsidiaries        (1 502)         
   Profit/(loss) on disposal        1 586     (9)   
   Investment in joint venture              (301)   
   Net cash proceeds on disposal of subsidiaries        2 504     358    
   Bank balances and cash in subsidiaries disposed        (162)         
   Proceeds on disposal of investments and intangibles              21    
   Cash proceeds on disposal of subsidiaries, investments and intangibles        2 342     379    
  The net cash proceeds on disposal of subsidiaries arises from the sale of the Equipment Iberia business for R2.5 billion (€163 million) during June 2018.