Headline earnings

                  Unaudited
    Audited  
                  six months ended     year ended  
      31 March     31 March   %   30 September  
  Rm   2009     2008   change   2008  
  Reconciliation of headline earnings                    
  Profit for the period from continuing                    
  operations   438     311   40,8   877  
  Less:                    
  Preference shareholders   (37)     (32)       (67)  
  Minority interest   (33)     (10)       (114)  
  Earnings used in the calculation of basic                    
  earnings per share from continuing                    
  operations   368     269   36,8   696  
  Adjusted for:                    
  Impairment of goodwill                 1  
  Impairment of investments                 1  
  Impairment of land and buildings   10     1       1  
  Reversal of impairment of property,                    
  plant and equipment                 (17)  
  Profit on disposal of property, plant and                    
  equipment   (4)     (21)       (28)  
  (Profit)/loss on disposal of                    
  subsidiaries/investments         (3)       2  
  Tax effect of headline adjusting items   1     3       6  
  Minority share of headline adjusting items                 10  
  Headline earnings from continuing                    
  operations   375     249       672  
  Earnings from discontinued operation   634     50       105  
  Adjusted for:                    
  Profit on disposal of property,                    
  plant and equipment         (1)       (2)  
  Profit on disposal of discontinued operation   (678)                
  Tax effect of headline adjusting items   90                
  Headline earnings from discontinued                    
  operations   46     49       103  
  Headline earnings   421     298   41,3   775  
  Headline earnings per share (cents)                    
  Basic   33,3     23,7   40,5   61,5  
    Continuing operations   29,7     19,8   50,0   53,3  
    Discontinued operation   3,6     3,9   (7,7)   8,2  
  Diluted   33,3     23,1   44,2   60,5  
    Continuing operations   29,7     19,3   53,9   52,5  
    Discontinued operation   3,6     3,8   (5,3)   8,0