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Taxation Paid (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Detailed Information About Tax Paid |
31. |  | TAXATION PAID |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Amount owing at beginning of the year |  |  | (24.8 | ) |  |  | (0.9 | ) |  |  | (46.7 | )
|  | SA and foreign current taxation recognised in profit or loss |  |  | (366.5 | ) |  |  | (190.6 | ) |  |  | (145.7 | )
|  | SA and foreign current taxation recognised in OCI |  |  | — |  |  |  | (14.7 | ) |  |  | — |
|  | Amount owing at end of the year |  |  | 121.3 |  |  |  | 24.8 |  |  |  | 0.9 |
|  | Translation |  |  | (8.7 | ) |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  |  | 0.8 |
|  | Total taxation paid |  |  | (278.7 | ) |  |  | (181.8 | ) |  |  | (190.7 | )

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