| Report of the independent auditors
on the annual financial statements |
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| We have audited the annual financial statements
and group annual financial statements of Durban Roodepoort Deep, Limited
as set out on pages 6 to 12 and 42 to 78 for the financial year ended
June 30, 2003. These financial statements are the responsibility of
the company’s directors. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. |
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| Scope |
We conducted our audit in accordance with statements
of South African Auditing Standards. Those standards require that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance that
the financial statements are free of material misstatement.
An audit includes: |
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examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements; |
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assessing the accounting principles used
and significant estimates made by management; and |
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evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
basis for our opinion. |
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| Audit opinion |
| In our opinion, the annual financial statements
and group annual financial statements fairly present, in all material
respects, the financial position of the company and the group at June
30, 2003 and the results of their operations and cash flows for the
year then ended in accordance with South African Statements of Generally
Accepted Accounting Practice, and in the manner required by the Companies
Act in South Africa. |
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| KPMG Inc. |
Registered Accountants and Auditors
Chartered Accountants (SA)
Johannesburg
September 11, 2003 |
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Per I Kramer
Director |