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Note 33 - Financial Instruments and Risk Management - Exposure to Risk (Details) R in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 ZAR (R)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 ZAR (R)
Currency risk [member]
Statement Line Items [Line Items]
Net monetary assets/(liabilities) exposed	$ 1,499	R 59	$ 2,442	R 59
Effect of possible strengthening or weakening	99	3	126	3
Currency risk [member] | Cash and cash equivalents [member]
Statement Line Items [Line Items]
Net monetary assets/(liabilities) exposed	259	59	1,959	59
Effect of possible strengthening or weakening	40	3	103	3
Currency risk [member] | Trade and other receivables [member]
Statement Line Items [Line Items]
Net monetary assets/(liabilities) exposed	2,293	0	249	0
Effect of possible strengthening or weakening	109	0	12	0
Currency risk [member] | Trade and other payables [member]
Statement Line Items [Line Items]
Net monetary assets/(liabilities) exposed	(166)	0	(174)	0
Effect of possible strengthening or weakening	(8)	0	(8)	0
Currency risk [member] | Overdrafts [member]
Statement Line Items [Line Items]
Effect of possible strengthening or weakening	(42)	0	0	0
Currency risk [member] | Term loan [member]
Statement Line Items [Line Items]
Net monetary assets/(liabilities) exposed	0	0	408	0
Effect of possible strengthening or weakening	0	0	19	0
Currency risk [member] | Overdraft [member]
Statement Line Items [Line Items]
Net monetary assets/(liabilities) exposed	(887)	R 0	0	R 0
Interest rate risk [member] | Cash and cash equivalents [member]
Statement Line Items [Line Items]
Net monetary assets/(liabilities) exposed	17,152		19,092
Interest rate risk [member] | Term loan facility [member]
Statement Line Items [Line Items]
Net monetary assets/(liabilities) exposed	0		(408)
Interest rate risk [member] | Overdrafts [member]
Statement Line Items [Line Items]
Net monetary assets/(liabilities) exposed	887		0
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	172		191
Interest rate risk , increase by 100 basis points [member] | Term loan [member]
Statement Line Items [Line Items]
Effect of possible strengthening or weakening	0		4
Interest rate risk , increase by 100 basis points [member] | Overdraft [member]
Statement Line Items [Line Items]
Effect of possible strengthening or weakening	9		0
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	(172)		(191)
Interest rate risk, decrease by 100 basis points [member] | Term loan [member]
Statement Line Items [Line Items]
Effect of possible strengthening or weakening	0		(4)
Interest rate risk, decrease by 100 basis points [member] | Overdraft [member]
Statement Line Items [Line Items]
Effect of possible strengthening or weakening	$ (9)		$ 0

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- Definition

The effect on profit or loss and equity due to the various functional currencies against the foreign currencies.

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- Definition

The monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies which is different to the functional currency of the underlying entities, the profit or loss and equity in the underlying entities could be affected by movements between the functional currency and the foreign currency.

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