Condensed consolidated income statement

for the six months ended 30 September 2009

        Six months   Year  
        ended   ended  
        30 September   31 March  
        2009   2008   2009  
        Rm   Rm   Rm  
    Notes   Reviewed   Reviewed   Audited  
  Revenue 3   28 675   26 090   55 442  
  Direct network operating cost     (15 588)   (14 167)   (30 422)  
  Depreciation     (2 100)   (1 880)   (3 948)  
  Staff expenses     (2 092)   (1 707)   (3 619)  
  Marketing and advertising expenses     (757)   (771)   (1 523)  
  Broad-based black economic                
  empowerment charge     (51)     (1 382)  
  Other operating expenses     (899)   (798)   (1 696)  
  Amortisation of intangible assets     (464)   (316)   (735)  
  Impairment of assets 4   (3 189)   (21)   (112)  
  Operating profit     3 535   6 430   12 005  
  Finance income     48   34   108  
  Finance costs     (810)   (734)   (1 459)  
  (Losses)/Gains on remeasurement                
  and disposal of financial instruments     (349)   41   (398)  
  Loss from associate     (14)     (19)  
  Profit before taxation     2 410   5 771   10 237  
  Taxation     (2 351)   (1 995)   (4 045)  
  Net profit     59   3 776   6 192  
  Attributable to:                
  Equity shareholders     61   3 693   6 089  
  Non-controlling interests     (2)   83   103  
        59   3 776   6 192  
                   
        Cents   Cents   Cents  
        Reviewed   Reviewed   Audited  
  Basic and diluted earnings per share 5   4   248   409