Share capital,
share premium
and treasury
shares
R’000
  Retained
earnings
R’000
  Restructuring
reserve
R’000
  Other
reserves
R’000
  Transaction with
non-controlling
interests
reserve
R’000
  Share-based
payment
reserve
R’000
  Non-controlling
interest
R’000
  Total
equity
R’000
 
Balance as at 31 May 2010   4 352 617   1 000 327   (1 843 912)   (12 691)   (914 867)   12 037   61 925   2 655 436  
                                   
Net profit/(loss) for the year   —   431 448   —   —   —   —   (46 477)   384 971  
Comprehensive loss   —   —   —   (910)   —   —   (6 347)   (7 257)  
Total comprehensive income/(loss)   —   431 448   —   (910)   —   —   (52 824)   377 714  
Treasury shares purchased     (8 935)   —   —   —   —   —   —   (8 935)  
Equity compensation benefit scheme shares vested   4 549   —   —   —   —   (4 549)   —   —  
Equity compensation benefit movement   —   —   —   —   —   10 903   229   11 132  
Share of equity movements in associates   —   —   —   —   —   942   —   942  
Dividends   —   (91 457)   —   —   —   —   (950)   (92 407)  
Share based payment movement   —   —   —   —   —   (234)   234   —  
Non-controlling interest disposed of during the year   —   —   —   —   5 861   —   5 620   11 481  
Balance as at 31 May 2011   4 348 231   1 340 318   (1 843 912)   (13 601)   (909 006)   19 099   14 234   2 955 363  
                                   
Net profit/(loss) for the year   —   438 104   —   —   —   —   (18 630)   419 474  
Comprehensive profit   —   —   —   39 140   —   —   2 313   41 453  
Total comprehensive income/(loss)   —   438 104   —   39 140   —   —   (16 317)   460 927  
Treasury shares purchased   (16 095)   —   —   —   —   —   —   (16 095)  
Shares acquired   (392 378)   —   —   —   —   —   —   (392 378)  
Equity compensation benefit scheme shares vested     1 558   —   —   —   —   (1 517)   (41)   —  
Equity compensation benefit movement   —   —   —   —   —   21 929   197   22 126  
Share of equity movements in associates   —   —   —   —   —   (596)   —   (596)  
Dividends   —   (107 044)   —   —   —   —   (2 945)   (109 989)  
Transaction with non-controlling interest reserve movement   —   —   —   —   (566)   —   —   (566)  
Non-controlling interest disposed of during the year   —   —   —   —   —   —   (4 406)   (4 406)  
Balance as at 31 May 2012   3 941 316   1 671 378   (1 843 912)   25 539   (909 572)   38 915   (9 278)   2 914 386