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Note 27 - Financial Instruments - Exposure to Risk (Details) R in Thousands, $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 ZAR (R) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 ZAR (R) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
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Currency risk [member] |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net monetary assets/(liabilities) exposed | R 57 | $ 601 | R 457 | $ 308
Currency risk [member] | Cash and cash equivalents [member] |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net monetary assets/(liabilities) exposed | 57 | 601 | 457 | 265
Effect of possible strengthening or weakening | 3 | 30 | 23 | 13
Currency risk [member] | Trade and other payables [member] |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net monetary assets/(liabilities) exposed |  |  |  | 43
Effect of possible strengthening or weakening |  |  |  | 2
Interest rate risk , increase by 100 basis points [member] | Cash and cash equivalents [member] |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effect of possible strengthening or weakening |  | 128 |  | 143
Interest rate risk , increase by 100 basis points [member] | Term loan and bank overdraft [member] |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effect of possible strengthening or weakening |  | (15) |  | (30)
Interest rate risk, decrease by 100 basis points [member] | Cash and cash equivalents [member] |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effect of possible strengthening or weakening |  | (128) |  | (143)
Interest rate risk, decrease by 100 basis points [member] | Term loan and bank overdraft [member] |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effect of possible strengthening or weakening |  | 15 |  | 30
Interest rate risk [member] | Cash and cash equivalents [member] |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net monetary assets/(liabilities) exposed |  | 12,756 |  | 14,335
Interest rate risk [member] | Term loan facility [member] |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net monetary assets/(liabilities) exposed |  | $ 1,486 |  | $ 2,987

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- Definition The amount of risk exposure associated with financial instruments with a shared characteristic that identifies a concentration of risks. [Refer: Financial instruments, class [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph B8 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IFRS&num=7&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_B8_c&doctype=Appendix&seq=2 -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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- Definition The measure of a potential loss exposure as a result of future market movements, based on a specified confidence interval and measurement horizon. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 41 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IFRS&num=7&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_41&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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