As the Company previously disclosed, in June 2014, the Company received approximately ZAR 317.0 million, including VAT, from SASSA, related to the recovery of additional implementation costs its subsidiary, CPS, incurred during the beneficiary re-registration process in fiscal 2012 and 2013.

After the award of the tender, SASSA requested that CPS biometrically register all social grant beneficiaries (including child grant beneficiaries) and collect additional information for each child grant recipient. CPS agreed to SASSA’s request and, as a result, it performed approximately 11 million additional registrations beyond those that CPS tendered for in the quoted service fee. Accordingly, CPS sought reimbursement from SASSA of the cost of this exercise, supported by a factual findings certificate from an independent auditing firm. SASSA paid CPS ZAR 317.0 million, including VAT, as full settlement of the additional costs CPS incurred.

In March 2015, Corruption Watch, a South African non-profit civil society organization, commenced legal proceedings in the Gauteng Division, Pretoria of the High Court of South Africa (“High Court”) seeking an order by the High Court to review and set aside the decision of SASSA’s Chief Executive Officer to approve a payment to CPS of ZAR 317.0 million and directing CPS to repay the aforesaid amount, plus interest. Corruption Watch claimed that there was no lawful basis to make the payment to CPS, and that the decision was unreasonable and irrational and did not comply with South African legislation. CPS was named as a respondent in this legal proceeding.

On February 22, 2018, the matter was heard by the High Court. On March 23, 2018, the High Court ordered that the June 15, 2012 variation agreement between SASSA and CPS be reviewed and set aside. CPS was ordered to refund ZAR 317.0 million to SASSA, plus interest from June 2014 to date of payment.

On September 30, 2019, the Supreme Court declined CPS’ appeal and awarded costs against CPS. CPS is liable to repay SASSA ZAR 317.0 million, plus interest from June 2014 to date of payment. As a result, CPS recorded the liability at June 30, 2019, of $34.0 million (ZAR 479.4 million, translated at exchange rates applicable as of June 30, 2019, comprising a revenue refund of $19.7 million (ZAR 277.6 million), accrued interest of $11.4 million (ZAR 161.0 million), unclaimed indirect taxes of $2.8 million (ZAR 39.4 million) and estimated costs of $0.1 million (ZAR 1.4 million)). The Company reduced revenue by $19.7 million during the year ended June 30, 2019, because it interpreted the Supreme Court ruling as a price variation and not a nonreciprocal transaction. The Company deconsolidated the accrual for the refund of implementation costs in May 2020, following the deconsolidation of CPS (refer to Note 3).

Other includes transactions-switching funds payable, deferred income, client deposits and other payables.