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BUSINESS MODEL
AND STRATEGIC
OBJECTIVES
LEADERSHIP
GOVERNANCE
OPERATING
PERFORMANCE
SHAREHOLDERS’
INFORMATION AND
ADMINISTRATION
FINANCIAL
PERFORMANCE
BLUE LABEL INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2014
209
NOTES TO THE GROUP ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONTINUED
For the year ended 31 May 2014
At 31 May 2014, the Group is managed on the basis of five main business segments:
•
•
South African distribution, which includes the distribution of physical and virtual prepaid airtime and
electricity of the South African mobile/fixed-line network operators and utility suppliers, and the
distribution of starter packs in South Africa.
•
•
International distribution, which includes international distribution of physical and virtual prepaid airtime
in India and Mexico, and payment solutions in India and United Kingdom. This segment also incorporates
the Africa Prepaid Services group.
•
•
Mobile, which includes the provision of a complete mobile transactional ecosystem and services-
provisioning platform delivering mobile-centric products and services through any mobile channel,
including location-based and WASP services, and music and digital content provision.
•
•
Solutions, which includes marketing of cellular and financial products and services through outbound
telemarketing and other channels, provides inbound customer care and technical support, and markets
data and analytics services.
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•
Corporate, which performs the head office administration function.
International distribution
Mobile
Solutions
Corporate
2014
R’000
2013
R’000
2014
R’000
2013
R’000
2014
R’000
2013
R’000
2014
R’000
2013
R’000
—
—
350 783
220 393
165 929
137 257
—
—
—
—
(198 165)
(68 973)
(20 533)
(16 547)
—
—
—
—
152 618
151 420
145 396
120 710
—
—
(13 961)
(31 000)
34 273
37 055
29 257
24 703
(82 886)
(113 575)
—
—
(3 407)
(3 275)
(3 331)
(3 336)
(7 036)
(1 082)
—
—
—
—
(128)
—
—
—
—
—
(1 073)
—
—
—
—
—
(274)
—
—
—
—
(889)
—
(6 361)
(392)
(30)
(61)
(69)
(1)
(5)
(775)
(400)
11 274
8 593
1 478
541
485
482
2 071
1 185
(56 249)
(49 036)
—
—
(624)
1 167
—
—
(3 700)
(5 997)
(7 672)
(9 157)
(9 049)
(5 266)
643
(309)
(63 302)
(77 470)
23 538
25 095
16 609
16 856
(87 983)
(120 542)