| 2014 Rm |
2013 Rm |
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16. |
Trade and other receivables |
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| Trade receivables | 589 | 1 123 | |
| Advances | 643 | 523 | |
| Other receivables | 263 | 277 | |
| Sale and leaseback of properties | – | 133 | |
| Employee receivables | 427 | 230 | |
| South African Revenue Service (value added taxation) | 717 | 744 | |
| Current tax receivable | 439 | 438 | |
| 3 078 | 3 468 | ||
| Advances to customers are secured by toll refining in-process metal held as collateral against these advances. The value of this metal is higher than the advances. | |||
| The uncovered foreign currency denominated balances, included above, were as follows: | |||
| Trade and other receivables (US$ million) | 95 | 84 | |
| The credit exposures of trade receivables and advances by country are as follows: | |||
| North America | 15 | 50 | |
| South Africa | 556 | 1 047 | |
| Asia | 36 | 117 | |
| Europe | 24 | 208 | |
| Zimbabwe | 601 | 224 | |
| 1 232 | 1 646 |
| In the prior year, a current trade receivable of R148 million comprising toll income and fees was impaired. |