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    Group
  (R’million) 2020 2019
29 Post-retirement medical aid obligations    
  Balance at the end of the year    
  Present value of obligations (517,9) (582,8)
  Liability at reporting date (517,9) (582,8)
  Movement in the liability recognised in the statement of financial position:    
  Balance at the beginning of the year (582,8) (617,5)
  Contributions paid 49,8 48,2
  Other expenses included in staff costs (56,3) (60,2)
     Current service cost (1,8) (2,2)
     Interest cost (54,5) (58,0)
  Actuarial gains released in terms of IAS 19R 63,6 46,7
  Transfer to assets held for sale (refer note 34) 7,8
  Balance at the end of the year (517,9) (582,8)
  The employer’s estimate of contributions expected to be paid for the 2021 financial year is R49,6 million (2020: R49,8 million).    
  Detailed disclosure and the respective assumptions and valuation inputs have been included in Annexure F.