16. NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST
 
    Group  
    June 2024  
R’000  
June 2023  
R’000
  
Balance at the beginning of the year   55 950   987 772  
Dividend distributions (Note 26) (26 581) (65 593)
Non-controlling interest on change in ownership without change in control   (17 054) (978 240)
Share of net profit of subsidiaries   18 874   112 011  
    31 189   55 950  
     

Transactions with non-controlling interests

Effective 22 February 2024, the existing 49% shareholders in Essential Group Proprietary Limited exercised a put option, thereby offering their entire shareholding to AfroCentric Health Proprietary Limited for a value of R46 120 971. On transaction date the Group derecognised the 49% shareholding of R17.0 million.

   Essential
Group
R’000 
Total
R’000 
30 June 2024       
Retained earnings  (28 844) (28 844)
Non-controlling interest  (17 277) (17 277)
Total equity  (46 121) (46 121)
     
   Essential 
Group 
R’000 
Total 
R’000 
30 June 2024       
Retained earnings  (28 844) (28 844)
Non-controlling interest  (17 277) (17 277)
Total equity  (46 121) (46 121)
     

 

   Memo Digital 
R’000 
 
Sanlam Group 
R’000 
 
Afrocentric 
Distribution 
Services 
R’000
 
Mmed 
Distribution 
R’000
 
Total 
R’000
 
30 June 2023                
Retained earnings  (1 111) (436 903) (71 043) (16 703) (525 760)
Non-controlling interest  (956) (982 116) (11 871) 16 703  (978 240)
Total equity  (2 067) (1 419 019) (82 914) –  (1 504 000)