Notes to the consolidated annual financial statements | Note 20

  Rm Employee 
benefits 
provisions 
Other 
provisions 
Total   
20. Provisions        
  31 March 2015  59  257  316    
      Provision created  242  250    
      Provision utilised  (7) (312) (319)   
      Unwinding of interest  –    
   31 March 2016  60  196  256    
      Provision created  36  364  400    
      Provision utilised  (52) (62) (114)   
      Unwinding of interest  –    
   31 March 2017  44  504  548   

  Rm 2017   2016  
  Timing        
  Non-current 360   164  
  Current 188   92  
    548   256  

20.1 Employee benefits provisions
  Other employee benefits provision
  The provision is measured based on contractually agreed terms and increases as the employee renders the related service. The provision is utilised when eligible employees terminate their service as set out in the agreement.

  Rm 2017    2016   
  1 April 37    35   
     Current service cost    
     Total benefit payments (3)    
  31 March 36    37   

20.2 Other provisions
  Other provisions include provisions for asset retirement obligations. In the course of the Group’s activities, a number of sites and other assets are utilised which are expected to have costs associated with exiting and ceasing their use. The associated cash outflows are generally expected to occur at the dates of exit of the assets to which they relate, which are long-term and short-term in nature.