Notes to the consolidated annual financial statements l Note 9

  Rm Land and 
buildings 		 Network 
infrastructure 
& equipment 		 Other 
assets 		 Total   
9. Property, plant and equipment                
   31 March 2014  2 969  27 385  448  30 802    
   Cost  4 644  56 347  1 294  62 285    
   Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses  (1 675) (28 962) (846) (31 483)   
   Additions  459  10 548  302  11 309    
   Disposals  (4) (208) (10) (222)   
   Foreign currency translation differences  17  368  10  395    
   Depreciation  (226) (5 963) (145) (6 334)   
   Net transfer to intangible assets (Note 10) (45) (72) 47  (70)   
   Transfer to non-current assets held for sale (Note 12) (5) (21) –  (26)   
   Category and other transfers  –  100  5  105    
   31 March 2015  3 165  32 137  657  35 959    
   Cost  5 078  62 955  1 592  69 625    
   Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses  (1 913) (30 818) (935) (33 666)   
   Additions  352  10 174  318  10 844    
   Disposals  –  (94) (7) (101)   
   Foreign currency translation differences  17  423  6  446    
   Depreciation  (249) (6 796) (166) (7 211)   
   Impairment losses (Note 2) –  (4) –  (4)   
   Net transfer to intangible assets (Note 10) (2) (20) (2) (24)   
   Transfer to non-current assets held for sale (Note 12) –  (165) –  (165)   
   Category and other transfers  44  (5) (39) –    
   31 March 2016  3 327  35 650  767  39 744    
   Cost  5 554  69 398  1 823  76 775    
   Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses  (2 227) (33 748) (1 056) (37 031)   
 

The carrying amount of network infrastructure and equipment includes R1 446 million (2015: R1 327 million) in relation to assets held under finance leases (Note 18).

The Group’s South African operations pledged certain of its property, plant and equipment with a carrying amount of R1 446 million (2015: R1 327 million) as security against borrowings with a fair value of R1 423 million (2015: R1 322 million) (Note 18). The respective pledges are limited to the carrying amount of the borrowings.

Included in the carrying amount of network infrastructure and equipment and other assets are assets in the course of construction, which are not depreciated, with a cost of R573 million (2015: R748 million) and R79 million (2015: RNil) respectively.

Certain of the Group’s operations received government grants to advance universal access to communications by constructing telecommunication infrastructure. Unfulfilled conditions relate to the completion of the asset.

In the current year, directly attributable staff expenses of R687 million (2015: R646 million) were capitalised.