XML 46 R29.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.20.2

PAYMENTS MADE UNDER PROTEST | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Jun. 30, 2020
Payments made under protest [abstract] |
Payments made under protest | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS Payments made under protest The determination of whether the payments made under protest give rise to an asset or a contingent asset or neither, required the use of significant judgement. The definition of an asset in the conceptual framework was applied, with the consideration of the facts and circumstances surrounding the payments made under protest. In applying the definition of an asset management considered the following: p ayments were made under protest and without p rejudice or admission of liability. S uch payments were not made as a settlement of deb t or recognition of expenditure; t he Group therefore retains a right to recover the payments from the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (“Municipality”) if the Group is suc cessful in the Main Application; i f the G roup is not successful in the Main Application, the payments will be used to settle the resultant liability to the Municipality; and t hese two possible outcomes (i.e. success in the Main Application or not) therefore, will lead to economic benefits to the Group. Therefore, the right to recover the payments made under protest is not a contingent asset because it meets the definition and recognition criteria of an asset. No specific guidanc e exists in developing an accounting policy for such asset. Therefore management applied judgement in developing an accounting policy that would lead to information that is relevant to the users of these financial statements and information that can be rel ied upon. Contingent liabilities The assessment of whether an obligating event results in a liability or a contingent liability requires the exercise of significant judgement of the outcome of future events that are not wholly within the control of the Group. Litigation and other judicial proceedings inherently entail complex legal issues that are subject to uncertainties and complexities and are subject to interpretation. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING ASSUMPTIONS AND ESTIMATES The discounted amount of the Payments made under protest is determined using assumptions about the future that are inherently uncertain and can change materially over time and includes the discount rate and discount period. These assumptions about the future include estimating the ti ming of concluding on the main application, i.e. the discount period, the ultimate settlement terms, the discount rate applied and the assessment of recoverability. ACCOUNTING POLICIES Payments made under protest Recognition and measurement The asset that arises from the Municipality Electricity Tariff Dispute and that are payments made under protest is initially measured at a discounted amount and any difference between the face value of payments made under protest and the discounted amount on initial recognition is recognised in profit or loss as a finance expense. Subsequent to initial recognition, the Payments made under protest is measured using the effective interest method to unwind the discounted amount to the original face value less any write downs for recovery. Unwinding of the carrying value and changes in the discount period are recognised in profit or loss. Assessment of recoverability The discounted amount of the payments under protest is assessed at each reporting date to determ ine whether there is any objective evidence that the full amount is no longer expected to be recovered. The Group considers the reasonable and supportable information related to the creditworthiness of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and events surrou nding the outcome of the Main Application. Any write down is recognised in profit or loss. Contingent liabilities A contingent liability is a possible obligation arising from past events and whose existence will be confirmed only by occurrence or non-occu rrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the Group. A contingent liability may also be a present obligation arising from past events but is not recognised on the basis that an outflow of economic resources to settle th e obligation is not viewed as probable, or the amount of the obligation cannot be reliably measured. When the Group has a present obligation, an outflow of economic resources is assessed as probable and the Group can reliably measure the obligation, a prov ision is recognised. Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality ("Municipality") Electricity Tariff Dispute There are primarily 3 (three) legal proceedings for which relief has been sought in the appropriate legal fora and all of which fall within the jurisdiction of the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Local Division, Johannesburg. These comprise of an application brought by Ergo and actions brought under two summons es by the Municipality. In order to operate the Ergo Plant and conduct its business operations, Ergo requires a reliable and steady feed of electricity which it draws from the Ergo Central Substation. Over the past several years the Municipality has charged Ergo for such electricity, at the Megaflex tariff at which E SKOM Holdings SOC Limited (“ESKOM”) charges its large power users plus an additional surcharge, as it still does; and Ergo paid therefor. Pursuant to its own investigations, and after having sought legal advice on the matter, Ergo determined that only ESKOM may legitimately charge it for the electricity so drawn and consumed at the Ergo Plant, specifically from the Ergo Central Substation. Despite this, ESKOM refused to either accept payment from Ergo in respect of such electricity consumption or to conclude a consumer agreement with it. In December 2014, Ergo instituted legal proceedings by way of an application (“Main Application”) against the Municipality and ESKOM as well as the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (“NERSA”), the Minister of Energy, the Minister of Co-operative Governance & Traditional Affairs and the South African Local Government Association, the latter 4 (four) respondents against whom Ergo does not seek any relief. Ergo seeks the undermentioned relief: declaring that the Municipality does not supply electricity to it at the Ergo Plant; declaring that the Municipality is in breach of its temporary Distribution Licence (issued by NERSA) by purporting to supply electricity to Ergo at the Ergo Plant; declaring that neither the Municipality nor E SKOM may lawfully insist that only the Municipality may supply electricity to Ergo at the Ergo Plant; declaring that E SKOM presently supplies electricity to Ergo at the Ergo Plant; and directing E SKOM to conclude a consumer agreement with Ergo for the supply of electricity at the Ergo Plant at its Megaflex tariff. The Municipality has since issued two summonses (“Summonses”) for the recovery of arrears it alleges it is owed amounting to R 74.0 m illion and R 31.6 m illion, respectively. In the interest of the proper administration of justice, the Main Application was postponed by agreement between the parties and a case manager was appointed to deter mine a collaborative process to facilitate the effective and efficient court scheduling and coordination of both the Main Application and the Summonses. In order to secure uninterrupted supply of electricity, Ergo has made payment and continues to pay for consumption at the amended and lower “J-Tariff”, albeit under protest and without prejudice and/or admission of liability. Whilst still deemed to be disp roportionate, the J-Tarif is significantly lower than the previously imposed “D-Tariff”. The Group recognised an asset for these payments that are made “under protest”. Ergo has also brought an application for the consolidation of both the Main Applicatio n and the actions brought under the Summonses. The group supported by the external legal team is confident that there is a high probability that Ergo will be successful in the Main Application and defending the Summonses. Therefore, there is no present obl igation as a result of a past event to pay the amounts claimed by the Municipality
| Amounts in R million | Note | 2020 | 2019
| Balance at the beginning of the year |  | 27.6 | 19.4
| Payments made under protest |  | 10.6 | 11.7
| Discount on initial payment made under protest | 7 | (7.1) | (6.5)
| Unwinding | 6 | 3.9 | 3.0
| Balance at the end of the year |  | 35.0 | 27.6
The balance at the end of the year was based on the following assumptions: d iscount rate: 11.68% (2019: 11.68%) representing the Municipality maximum cost of borrowing on bank loans as disclosed in the ir June 30, 2019 annual report; and discount period: June 30, 202 2 (2019: June 30, 202 1) representing management’s best estimate of the date of conclusion of the Main Application.

X
- Definition Disclosure of Payments Made Under Protest. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | drd_DisclosureOfPaymentsMadeUnderProtestExplanatory
Namespace Prefix: | drd_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | drd_PaymentsMadeUnderProtestAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | drd_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration