CHAPTER 5:Earnings

• 5.6NOTES TO THE STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS RELATING TO EARNINGS

	Group			Company
For the year ended 31 December	2023  Rm	2022  Rm		2023  Rm	2022  Rm
Dividends paid
Final dividend	(2 744)	(2 838)		(3 968)	(4 104)
Interim dividend	(2 761)	(3 848)		(3 993)	(5 565)
Total dividends paid for the financial year	(5 505)	(6 686)		(7 961)	(9 669)

The group dividends paid are different from the company dividends paid due to the dividends on treasury shares, which are eliminated on consolidation.