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ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
NOTES TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(CONTINUED)

31 MARCH 31 MARCH
2024 2023
R R
27. General expenses (continued)

Other expenses
Canteen costs 739,283 497,400
Administration costs 808,475 842,445
Personnel teas 1,716,130 1,459,134
Hire of premises and equipment 15,768,157 7,884,373
Licenses 103,680 81,788
Staff recruitment costs 226,465 250,251
Employee wellness costs 992,294 856,875
Pot and plant rental 105,717 110,751
Uniforms 420,079 445,193
Royalty distribution 9,568 –
20,889,848 12,428,210

The increase in travel, subsistence and conference attendance and other expenses is attributed to costs incurred by the
Conference secretariat for events such as the African Rotavirus Symposium held in Nigeria and an increase in travel activity
for research projects.
28. Collaborative research costs

Extramural units and self initiated research grants 278,377,447 246,615,705
Collaborating research partners and research grant awards 272,118,109 311,008,734
Sponsorships 300,000 –
550,795,556 557,624,439

Collaborative research costs include amounts that were paid to research institutions which relates to tranche payments of
contractual agreements signed with institutions who will conduct research on behalf of the SAMRC as part of the entity’s
mandate. No goods or services are received for these payments as they relate to start-up costs for research, the 2023/2024
amount is R117,714,713 (2022/2023 amount is R137,977,091).

29. Surrender of surplus

SAMRC was requested to repay unspent baseline funds received in 2021 for the Sisonke project.

Repayment of unspent funds received for the Sisonke project 20,000,000 –

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