4. PROPERTY, PLANT, EQUIPMENT AND RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS
 
   2020  2019 
Figures in Rand thousand  Cost  Accumulated 
depreciation 
and 
impairments 
Carrying 
value 
Cost  Accumulated 
depreciation 
and 
impairments 
Carrying 
value 
Land and buildings*  503 823  (136 433) 367 390  119 872  (8 124) 111 748 
Furniture and fixtures  145 305  (78 438) 66 867  104 640  (52 327) 52 313 
Motor vehicles*  83 657  (54 813) 28 844  92 442  (38 686) 53 756 
Office equipment  101 503  (77 338) 24 165  119 764  (84 540) 35 224 
IT equipment*  783 925  (585 209) 198 716  733 580  (438 329) 295 251 
Leasehold improvements  162 400  (100 844) 61 556  186 774  (124 937) 61 837 
Other equipment*  143 836  (101 710) 42 126  143 973  (55 203) 88 770 
Closing balance before assets held for sale  1 924 449  (1 134 785) 789 664  1 501 045  (802 146) 698 899 
Assets held for sale (note 14) (491 605) 246 787  (244 818) (379 546) 162 321  (217 225)
Closing balance  1 432 844  (887 998) 544 846  1 121 499  (639 825) 481 674 
* Included in land and buildings is right-of-use assets, with a carrying amount of R276 million. These are for leases that were previously classified as operating leases. Motor vehicles, IT equipment and other equipment includes right-of-use assets that were previously recognised as finance leases (refer to note 21).

 

Reconciliation of property, plant and equipment

Figures in Rand thousand  Opening 
balance 
Additions  Adoption 
of  
IFRS 16 
on 
1 August 
2019 
Dis- 
posals 
Trans- 
fers 
Foreign 
currency 
trans- 
lation 
Depre- 
ciation 
Impair- 
ment 
Disposals 
of 
business 
Total 
including 
assets 
held 
for 
sale 
Assets 
held for 
sale 
(note 14)
Total 
2020 
Land and buildings*  111 748  70 099  367 396  (11 473) –  7 593  (149 526) (28 447) 367 390  (148 446) 218 944 
Furniture and fixtures  52 313  39 290  –  (7 827) 397  875  (16 407) (1 774) 66 867  (9 466) 57 401 
Motor vehicles*  53 756  –  –  (797) (276) (3 788) (9 833) (10 218) 28 844  (17 942) 10 902 
Office equipment  35 224  1 452  –  (821) (38) (1 381) (9 871) (400) 24 165  (9 235) 14 930 
IT equipment*  295 251  59 148  –  (42 636) 752  1 041  (109 303) (5 537) 198 716  (19 643) 179 073 
Leasehold improvements  61 837  35 426  –  (7 217) (1) 44  (28 522) (11) 61 556  (5 184) 56 372 
Other equipment*  88 770  4 093  –  (1 298) (834) (9 433) (12 463) (1 601) (25 108) 42 126  (34 902) 7 224 
698 899  209 508  367 396  (72 069) –  (5 049) (335 925) (1 601) (71 495) 789 664  (244 818) 544 846 
* Included in land and buildings is right-of-use assets, with a carrying amount of R276 million. These are for leases that were previously classified as operating leases. Motor vehicles, IT equipment and other equipment includes right-of-use assets that were previously recognised as finance leases (refer to note 21).
Figures in Rand thousand  Opening 
balance 
Additions  Additions 
through 
business 
combi- 
nations 
Disposals  Transfers  Foreign 
currency 
trans-lation 
Depre- 
ciation 
Disposals 
of 
business 
Total 
including 
assets 
held for 
sale 
Assets 
held for 
sale 
(note 14)
Total 
2019 
Land and buildings  112 497  663  4 053  –  –  –  (1 411) (4 054) 111 748  (60 253) 51 495 
Furniture and fixtures  65 639  10 371  304  (6 755) 822  (12) (16 631) (1 425) 52 313  (9 360) 42 953 
Motor vehicles*  61 527  13 548  447  (5 062) –  (16 259) (447) 53 756  (14 717) 39 039 
Office equipment  45 618  13 718  –  (7 549) 234  (43) (16 754) –  35 224  (5 109) 30 115 
IT equipment*  324 571  106 012  3 376  (5 381) (599) (1 447) (112 497) (18 784) 295 251  (97 027) 198 224 
Leasehold improvements  49 700  46 650  –  (11 259) –  (4) (21 454) (1 796) 61 837  (2 171) 59 666 
Other equipment*  83 431  35 306  –  (10 125) (457) 457  (19 842) –  88 770  (28 588) 60 182 
742 983  226 268  8 180  (46 131) –  (1 047) (204 848) (26 506) 698 899  (217 225) 481 674 
* Included in these categories are finance leases.

Refer to note 20 for details of the security provided on the loans secured through Security SPV.

The loss or gain on disposal of items of property, plant and equipment is included in operating expenses as per note 26.

Technical equipment of R36 million was reclassified to other equipment, in the current year, with the prior year also being updated.