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Trade and other receivables (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Trade and other receivables [abstract]  
Schedule of trade and other receivables
Figures in million – SA rand
2025
2024
2023
Trade receivables — gold operations
56
Trade receivables — PGM operations
3,305
2,099
5,353
PGM sales concentrate
1,286
965
3,407
PGM sales other
2,019
1,134
1,946
Trade receivables — zinc concentrate sales
84
356
108
Trade receivables — Sandouville metals sales
31
122
261
Trade receivables — e-scrap recycling
531
249
Other trade and non-trade receivables1
881
783
947
Payroll debtors
219
192
273
Interest receivable
46
42
90
Financial assets
5,097
3,899
7,032
Prepayments2
660
793
1,219
Value added tax
1,054
1,030
649
Total trade and other receivables
6,811
5,722
8,900
1These receivables arise from the Group's non-core activities such as services rendered by service entities to third parties, scrap metal and diesel sales, recovery of water
and electricity and other miscellaneous items, and therefore do not include the Group's proceeds from the sale of products
2Prepayments for the year ended 31 December 2024 includes prepayments of DRDGOLD made towards capital projects amounting to R113 million (2023: R610 million)
The table below summarises the impairment allowance raised on other non-trade receivables that are considered to be impaired:
Figures in million – SA rand
2025
2024
2023
Balance at beginning of the year
253
101
214
Impairment allowance recognised in profit or loss for the year
92
161
21
Financial assets written off
(129)
(6)
(132)
Impaired financial assets recovered during the year
(8)
(3)
(2)
Balance at end of the year1
208
253
101
1The impairment allowance mainly relates to payroll receivables, property rentals and certain supplier loans. During 2024, an impairment allowance related to a receivable
balance from Blue Ridge Platinum Proprietary Limited (Blue Ridge) was recognised amounting to R118 million. The remaining impairment allowance recognised for 2024
also relates to non-core activity receivables of the Group