MiX Telematics Ltd (SEC Filing Page | XBRL Cloud Viewer | XBRL Instance)

Line	Label	Object Class	Period Type	Balance	Report ElementName
1	0001000 - Document - Document and entity information	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/DocumentAndEntityInformation
2	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
3	Document and Entity Information [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:DocumentandEntityInformationAbstract
4	Entity Registrant Name	Concept (Text/String)	For Period		dei:EntityRegistrantName
5	Entity Central Index Key	Concept (CIK Number)	For Period		dei:EntityCentralIndexKey
6	Document Type	Concept (Submission Type)	For Period		dei:DocumentType
7	Amendment Flag	Concept (Yes/No)	For Period		dei:AmendmentFlag
8	Document Period End Date	Concept (Date)	For Period		dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate
9	Current Fiscal Year End Date	Concept (Month/Day)	For Period		dei:CurrentFiscalYearEndDate
10	Document Fiscal Year Focus	Concept (Year)	For Period		dei:DocumentFiscalYearFocus
11	Document Fiscal Period Focus	Concept (Fiscal Period)	For Period		dei:DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus
12	Entity Well-Known Seasoned Issuer	Concept (Yes/No)	For Period		dei:EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer
13	Entity Current Reporting Status	Concept (Yes/No)	For Period		dei:EntityCurrentReportingStatus
14	Entity Filer Category	Concept (Filer Category)	For Period		dei:EntityFilerCategory
15	Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	Concept (Shares)	As Of		dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding
16	1001000 - Statement - Consolidated statement of financial position	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementOfFinancialPosition
17	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
18	Statement of financial position [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:StatementOfFinancialPositionAbstract
19	Assets [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:AssetsAbstract
20	Non-current assets	Abstract			ifrs-full:NoncurrentAssetsAbstract
21	Property, plant and equipment	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment
22	Intangible assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
23	Finance lease receivable	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentFinanceLeaseReceivables
24	Deferred tax assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:DeferredTaxAssets
25	Total non-current assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentAssets
26	Current assets	Abstract			ifrs-full:CurrentAssetsAbstract
27	Assets classified as held for sale	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale
28	Inventory	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:Inventories
29	Trade and other receivables	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentReceivables
30	Finance lease receivable	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentFinanceLeaseReceivables
31	Taxation	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent
32	Restricted cash	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents
33	Cash and cash equivalents	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
34	Total current assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentAssets
35	Total assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:Assets
36	EQUITY	Abstract			ifrs-full:EquityAbstract
37	Stated capital	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:IssuedCapital
38	Other reserves	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherReserves
39	Retained earnings	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:RetainedEarnings
40	Equity attributable to owners of the parent	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent
41	Non-controlling interest	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:NoncontrollingInterests
42	Total equity	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:Equity
43	LIABILITIES	Abstract			ifrs-full:LiabilitiesAbstract
44	Non-current liabilities	Abstract			ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilitiesAbstract
45	Deferred tax liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilities
46	Provisions	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherLongtermProvisions
47	Total non-current liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilities
48	Current liabilities	Abstract			ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilitiesAbstract
49	Trade and other payables	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables
50	Taxation	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
51	Provisions	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherShorttermProvisions
52	Bank overdraft	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:BankOverdraftsClassifiedAsCashEquivalents
53	Total current liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilities
54	Total liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:Liabilities
55	Total equity and liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:EquityAndLiabilities
56	1002000 - Statement - Consolidated income statement	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/ConsolidatedIncomeStatement
57	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
58	Profit or loss [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:IncomeStatementAbstract
59	Revenue	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:Revenue
60	Cost of sales	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CostOfSales
61	Gross profit	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:GrossProfit
62	Other income/(expenses) � net	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherOperatingIncomeExpense
63	Operating expenses	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
64	Sales and marketing	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:SalesAndMarketingExpense
65	Administration and other charges	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
66	Operating profit	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromOperatingActivities
67	Finance (costs)/income � net	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:FinanceIncomeCost
68	Finance income	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:FinanceIncome
69	Finance costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:FinanceCosts
70	Profit before taxation	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossBeforeTax
71	Taxation	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
72	Profit for the year	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
73	Attributable to:	Abstract			ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToAbstract
74	Owners of the parent	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent
75	Non-controlling interests	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests
76	Profit for the year	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
77	Earnings per share	Abstract			ifrs-full:EarningsPerShareAbstract
78	Basic (R) (in ZAR per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		ifrs-full:BasicEarningsLossPerShare
79	Diluted (R) (in ZAR per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		ifrs-full:DilutedEarningsLossPerShare
80	1003000 - Statement - Consolidated statement of comprehensive income	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementOfComprehensiveIncome
81	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
82	Statement of comprehensive income [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:StatementOfComprehensiveIncomeAbstract
83	Profit for the year	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
84	Other comprehensive income:	Abstract			ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeAbstract
85	Exchange differences on translating foreign operations	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxExchangeDifferencesOnTranslation
86	Attributable to owners of the parent	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToOwnersOfParent
87	Attributable to non-controlling interests	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests
88	Taxation relating to components of other comprehensive income	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLoss
89	Other comprehensive (loss)/income for the year, net of tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncome
90	Total comprehensive income for the year	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncome
91	Attributable to:	Abstract			ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncomeAbstract
92	Owners of the parent	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToOwnersOfParent
93	Non-controlling interests	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests
94	Total comprehensive income for the year	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncome
95	1004000 - Statement - Consolidated statement of changes in equity	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementOfChangesInEquity
96	Statement of changes in equity [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:StatementOfChangesInEquityTable
97	Components of equity [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:ComponentsOfEquityAxis
98	Equity [member]	Member			ifrs-full:EquityMember
99	Stated capital	Member			ifrs-full:IssuedCapitalMember
100	Other reserves	Member			ifrs-full:OtherReservesMember
101	Retained earnings	Member			ifrs-full:RetainedEarningsMember
102	Total equity attributable to owners of the parent	Member			ifrs-full:EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParentMember
103	Non-controlling interest	Member			ifrs-full:NoncontrollingInterestsMember
104	Statement of changes in equity [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:StatementOfChangesInEquityLineItems
105	Balance	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:Equity
106	Total comprehensive income for the year	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncome
107	Profit for the year	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
108	Other comprehensive income/(loss)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncome
109	Total transactions with owners	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransactionsWithOwners
110	Shares issued in relation to share options and share appreciation rights exercised	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IssueOfEquity
111	Share-based payment transaction	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughSharebasedPaymentTransactions
112	Share-based payment � excess tax benefit	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:DecreaseIncreaseThroughTaxOnSharebasedPaymentTransactions
113	Transactions with non-controlling interests	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInOwnershipInterestsInSubsidiariesThatDoNotResultInLossOfControl
114	Dividends declared	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:DividendsPaid
115	Share repurchase	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughTreasuryShareTransactions
116	Balance	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:Equity
117	1005000 - Statement - Consolidated statement of cash flows	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementOfCashFlows
118	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
119	Statement of cash flows [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:StatementOfCashFlowsAbstract
120	Cash flows from operating activities	Abstract			ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract
121	Cash generated from operations	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperations
122	Interest received	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:InterestReceivedClassifiedAsOperatingActivities
123	Interest paid	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:InterestPaidClassifiedAsOperatingActivities
124	Taxation paid	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncomeTaxesPaidRefundClassifiedAsOperatingActivities
125	Net cash generated from operating activities	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivities
126	Cash flows from investing activities	Abstract			ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract
127	Purchases of property, plant and equipment	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:PurchaseOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
128	Proceeds on sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ProceedsFromDisposalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillInvestmentPropertyAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
129	Purchases of intangible assets	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:PurchaseOfIntangibleAssetsClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
130	Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:CashFlowsUsedInObtainingControlOfSubsidiariesOrOtherBusinessesClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
131	Deferred consideration paid	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	mixt:RepaymentOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
132	Decrease in restricted cash	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:CashFlowsFromDecreaseInRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents
133	Increase in restricted cash	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	mixt:CashFlowsUsedInIncreaseInRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents
134	Net cash used in investing activities	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivities
135	Cash flows from financing activities	Abstract			ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract
136	Proceeds from issuance of shares	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ProceedsFromIssuingShares
137	Share repurchase	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:PaymentsToAcquireOrRedeemEntitysShares
138	Dividends paid to Company�s owners	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:DividendsPaidClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
139	Repayments of borrowings	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
140	Acquisition of non-controlling interest	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:PaymentsFromChangesInOwnershipInterestsInSubsidiaries
141	Net cash used in financing activities	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivities
142	Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInCashAndCashEquivalentsBeforeEffectOfExchangeRateChanges
143	Net cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalentsIfDifferentFromStatementOfFinancialPosition
144	Exchange (losses)/gains on cash and cash equivalents	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:EffectOfExchangeRateChangesOnCashAndCashEquivalents
145	Net cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalentsIfDifferentFromStatementOfFinancialPosition
146	2104100 - Disclosure - General information	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/GeneralInformation
147	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
148	General Information About Financial Statements [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:GeneralInformationAboutFinancialStatementsAbstract
149	General information	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfGeneralInformationAboutFinancialStatementsExplanatory
150	2107100 - Disclosure - Summary of significant accounting policies	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPolicies
151	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
152	List Of Accounting Policies [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:ListOfAccountingPoliciesAbstract
153	Summary of significant accounting policies	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesExplanatory
154	2110100 - Disclosure - Financial risk management	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/FinancialRiskManagement
155	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
156	List Of Accounting Policies [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:ListOfAccountingPoliciesAbstract
157	Financial risk management	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinancialRiskManagementExplanatory
158	2111100 - Disclosure - Critical accounting estimates and judgements	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/CriticalAccountingEstimatesAndJudgements
159	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
160	List Of Accounting Policies [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:ListOfAccountingPoliciesAbstract
161	Critical accounting estimates and judgements	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfAccountingJudgementsAndEstimatesExplanatory
162	2112100 - Disclosure - Segment information	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/SegmentInformation
163	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
164	Operating Segments [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:OperatingSegmentsAbstract
165	Segment Information	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfEntitysReportableSegmentsExplanatory
166	2113100 - Disclosure - Property, plant and equipment	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/PropertyPlantAndEquipment
167	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
168	Property, plant and equipment [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAbstract
169	Property, plant and equipment	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory
170	2114100 - Disclosure - Intangible assets	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/IntangibleAssets
171	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
172	Intangible Assets [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:IntangibleAssetsAbstract
173	Intangible assets	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillExplanatory
174	2115100 - Disclosure - Finance lease receivable	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/FinanceLeaseReceivable
175	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
176	Leases 1 [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:Leases1Abstract
177	Finance lease receivable	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfLeasesExplanatory
178	2116100 - Disclosure - Inventory	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/Inventory
179	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
180	Inventories [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:InventoriesAbstract
181	Inventory	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInventoriesExplanatory
182	2117100 - Disclosure - Trade and other receivables	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/TradeAndOtherReceivables
183	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
184	Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:SubclassificationsOfAssetsLiabilitiesAndEquitiesAbstract
185	Trade and other receivables	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTradeAndOtherReceivablesExplanatory
186	2118100 - Disclosure - Restricted cash	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/RestrictedCash
187	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
188	Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:SubclassificationsOfAssetsLiabilitiesAndEquitiesAbstract
189	Restricted cash	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsExplanatory
190	2119100 - Disclosure - Net cash and cash equivalents	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/NetCashAndCashEquivalents
191	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
192	Financial Instruments [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:FinancialInstrumentsAbstract
193	Net cash and cash equivalents	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfCashAndCashEquivalentsExplanatory
194	2120100 - Disclosure - Stated capital	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/StatedCapital
195	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
196	Stated Capital [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:StatedCapitalAbstract
197	Stated capital	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfIssuedCapitalExplanatory
198	2121100 - Disclosure - Other reserves	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/OtherReserves
199	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
200	Share Capital, Reserves And Other Equity Interest [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:ShareCapitalReservesAndOtherEquityInterestAbstract
201	Other reserves	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReservesAndOtherEquityInterestExplanatory
202	2122100 - Disclosure - Borrowings	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/Borrowings
203	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
204	Borrowings [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:BorrowingsAbstract
205	Borrowings	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfBorrowingsExplanatory
206	2123100 - Disclosure - Trade and other payables	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/TradeAndOtherPayables
207	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
208	Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:SubclassificationsOfAssetsLiabilitiesAndEquitiesAbstract
209	Trade and other payables	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTradeAndOtherPayablesExplanatory
210	2124100 - Disclosure - Retirement benefits	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/RetirementBenefits
211	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
212	Employee Benefits [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:EmployeeBenefitsAbstract
213	Retirement benefits	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfEmployeeBenefitsExplanatory
214	2125100 - Disclosure - Deferred tax	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/DeferredTax
215	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
216	Income Taxes [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:IncomeTaxesAbstract
217	Deferred tax	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDeferredTaxesExplanatory
218	2126100 - Disclosure - Provisions	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/Provisions
219	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
220	Other Provisions, Contingent Liabilities And Contingent Assets [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:OtherProvisionsContingentLiabilitiesAndContingentAssetsAbstract
221	Provisions	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfProvisionsExplanatory
222	2127100 - Disclosure - Share-based payment liability	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/ShareBasedPaymentLiability
223	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
224	Share-Based Payment Arrangements [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:ShareBasedPaymentArrangementsAbstract
225	Share-based payment liability	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsExplanatory
226	2128100 - Disclosure - Revenue	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/Revenue
227	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
228	Revenue [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:RevenueAbstract
229	Revenue	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfRevenueExplanatory
230	2129100 - Disclosure - Other income/(expenses) - net	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/OtherIncomeExpensesNet
231	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
232	Analysis of income and expense [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:AnalysisOfIncomeAndExpenseAbstract
233	Other income/(expenses) - net	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfOtherOperatingIncomeExpenseExplanatory
234	2130100 - Disclosure - Operating profit	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/OperatingProfit
235	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
236	Analysis of income and expense [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:AnalysisOfIncomeAndExpenseAbstract
237	Operating profit	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfProfitLossFromOperatingActivitiesExplanatory
238	2131100 - Disclosure - Finance income	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/FinanceIncome
239	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
240	Analysis of income and expense [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:AnalysisOfIncomeAndExpenseAbstract
241	Finance income	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinanceIncomeExplanatory
242	2132100 - Disclosure - Finance costs	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/FinanceCosts
243	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
244	Analysis of income and expense [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:AnalysisOfIncomeAndExpenseAbstract
245	Finance costs	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinanceCostExplanatory
246	2133100 - Disclosure - Auditors' remuneration	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/AuditorsRemuneration
247	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
248	Additional information [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:AdditionalInformationAbstract
249	Auditors' remuneration	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfAuditorsRemunerationExplanatory
250	2134100 - Disclosure - Directors' and executive committee emoluments	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/DirectorsAndExecutiveCommitteeEmoluments
251	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
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1338	2427402 - Disclosure - Share-based payment liability - Movement in share-based payment liability (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/ShareBasedPaymentLiabilityMovementInShareBasedPaymentLiabilityDetails
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1431	2433402 - Disclosure - Auditors' remuneration (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/AuditorsRemunerationDetails
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1438	2434402 - Disclosure - Directors' and executive committee emoluments (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/DirectorsAndExecutiveCommitteeEmolumentsDetails
1439	Disclosure of amounts incurred by entity for provision of key management personnel services provided by separate management entities [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfAmountsIncurredByEntityForProvisionOfKeyManagementPersonnelServicesProvidedBySeparateManagementEntitiesTable
1440	Categories of related parties [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis
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1443	Non-executive directors	Member			mixt:NonexecutiveDirectorsMember
1444	Executive committee	Member			mixt:ExecutiveMember
1445	Counterparties [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:CounterpartiesAxis
1446	Counterparties [member]	Member			ifrs-full:CounterpartiesMember
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1448	C Ewing	Member			mixt:CEwingMember
1449	R Frew	Member			mixt:RFrewMember
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1451	A Welton	Member			mixt:AWeltonMember
1452	M Lamberti	Member			mixt:MLambertiMember
1453	I Jacobs	Member			mixt:IJacobsMember
1454	F Roji-Maplanka	Member			mixt:FRojiMaplankaMember
1455	G Nakos	Member			mixt:GNakosMember
1456	S Joselowitz	Member			mixt:SJoselowitzMember
1457	R Botha	Member			mixt:RBothaMember
1458	M Pydigadu	Member			mixt:MPydigaduMember
1459	H Scott	Member			mixt:HScottMember
1460	C Tasker	Member			mixt:CTaskerMember
1461	B Horan	Member			mixt:BHoranMember
1462	P Dell	Member			mixt:PDellMember
1463	G Pretorius	Member			mixt:GPretoriusMember
1464	C Lewis	Member			mixt:CLewisMember
1465	Disclosure of amounts incurred by entity for provision of key management personnel services provided by separate management entities [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:DisclosureOfAmountsIncurredByEntityForProvisionOfKeyManagementPersonnelServicesProvidedBySeparateManagementEntitiesLineItems
1466	Directors' fees	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:DirectorsRemunerationExpense
1467	Salaries and allowances	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:WagesAndSalaries
1468	Other benefits	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationOtherLongtermBenefits
1469	Retirement fund	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationPostemploymentBenefits
1470	Performance bonuses	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationPerformanceBonuses
1471	Emoluments	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:KeyManagementPersonnelCompensation
1472	Value added tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationValueAddedTax
1473	2435402 - Disclosure - Taxation - Major components of taxation expense (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/TaxationMajorComponentsOfTaxationExpenseDetails
1474	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
1475	Income Taxes [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:IncomeTaxesAbstract
1476	Normal taxation	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentTaxExpenseIncomeAndAdjustmentsForCurrentTaxOfPriorPeriods
1477	� Current	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentTaxExpenseIncome
1478	� Over-provision prior years	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForCurrentTaxOfPriorPeriod
1479	� Foreign tax paid	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:TaxEffectOfForeignWithholdingTax
1480	� Withholding tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:TaxEffectOfWithholdingTax
1481	Deferred taxation (note 18)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeAndAdjustmentsForDeferredTaxOfPriorPeriods
1482	� Current year	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:DeferredTaxExpenseIncome
1483	� Under-provision prior years	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForDeferredTaxOfPriorPeriods
1484	Tax expense (income), continuing operations	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
1485	2435403 - Disclosure - Taxation - Exchange differences on foreign exchange (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/TaxationExchangeDifferencesOnForeignExchangeDetails
1486	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
1487	Income Taxes [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:IncomeTaxesAbstract
1488	Exchange differences on translating foreign operations, before tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxExchangeDifferencesOnTranslation
1489	Exchange differences on translating foreign operations, tax impact	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncomeTaxRelatingToExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationOfOtherComprehensiveIncome
1490	Exchange differences on translating foreign operations	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxExchangeDifferencesOnTranslation
1491	Taxation recognized in other comprehensive income, before tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax
1492	Taxation recognized in other comprehensive income, tax impact	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncome
1493	Other comprehensive (loss)/income for the year, net of tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncome
1494	2435404 - Disclosure - Taxation - Reconciliation of profit multiplied by applicable tax rate (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/TaxationReconciliationOfProfitMultipliedByApplicableTaxRateDetails
1495	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
1496	Income Taxes [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:IncomeTaxesAbstract
1497	Applicable tax rate	Concept (Percent)	For Period		ifrs-full:ApplicableTaxRate
1498	Profit before taxation	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:AccountingProfit
1499	Tax at the applicable tax rate of 28%	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:TaxExpenseIncomeAtApplicableTaxRate
1500	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Reconciling Items, Amount1	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:TaxEffectsForReconciliationBetweenAccountingProfitAndTaxExpenseIncome
1501	� Income not subject to tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:TaxEffectOfRevenuesExemptFromTaxation2011
1502	� Expenses not deductible for tax purposes	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss
1503	� (Non-taxable)/non-deductible foreign exchange movements	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:TaxEffectOfForeignExchangeGainsLosses
1504	� Withholding tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:TaxEffectOfWithholdingTax
1505	� Utilization of prior year assessed losses	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:TaxEffectOfTaxLosses
1506	� Foreign tax paid	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:TaxEffectOfForeignWithholdingTax
1507	� Tax rate differential	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:TaxEffectOfForeignTaxRates
1508	� Deferred tax not recognized on assessed losses	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:TaxEffectOfDeferredTaxAssetsOnOperatingLossCarryforwards
1509	� Deferred tax asset previously not recognized	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	mixt:TaxEffectOfUnrecognizedDeferredTaxAssets
1510	� Under/(over)-provision prior years	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:AdjustmentsForTaxOfPriorPeriods
1511	� Tax incentives in addition to incurred cost	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	mixt:TaxEffectOfTaxIncentives
1512	� Share-based payment expense previously not deductible	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:TaxEffectOfTaxableProfitTaxLossControlledForeignCompany
1513	� Imputation of controlled foreign company income	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:TaxEffectOfImputationOfConsolidatedForeignEntityIncome
1514	� Transfer pricing imputation	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:TaxEffectOfTransferPricingImputation
1515	Tax expense	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
1516	2435405 - Disclosure - Taxation - Narrative (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/TaxationNarrativeDetails
1517	Tax incentives [Table]	Table	*	*	mixt:TaxincentivesTable
1518	Types of Tax Incentives [Axis]	Axis			mixt:TypesOfTaxIncentivesAxis
1519	Types of Tax Incentives [Domain]	Member			mixt:TypesOfTaxIncentivesDomain
1520	Section 11D Research and Development Incentives	Member			mixt:Section11DResearchAndDevelopmentIncentivesMember
1521	Tax incentives [Line Items]	LineItems			mixt:TaxincentivesLineItems
1522	Average effective tax rate	Concept (Percent)	For Period		ifrs-full:AverageEffectiveTaxRate
1523	Tax incentives in addition to incurred cost	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	mixt:TaxEffectOfTaxIncentives
1524	Tax incentives in addition to incurred cost, approved expenditures	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	mixt:TaxEffectOfTaxIncentivesApprovedExpenditures
1525	Tax incentives in addition to incurred cost, uncertain tax position	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	mixt:TaxEffectOfTaxIncentivesUncertainTaxPosition
1526	Taxation	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent
1527	2436402 - Disclosure - Earnings per share - Basic earnings per share (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/EarningsPerShareBasicEarningsPerShareDetails
1528	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
1529	Earnings per share [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:EarningsPerShareAbstract
1530	Profit attributable to owners of the parent	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent
1531	Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (in shares)	Concept (Shares)	For Period		ifrs-full:WeightedAverageShares
1532	Basic earnings per share (R) (in ZAR per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		ifrs-full:BasicEarningsLossPerShare
1533	2436403 - Disclosure - Earnings per share - Narrative (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/EarningsPerShareNarrativeDetails
1534	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
1535	Earnings per share [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:EarningsPerShareAbstract
1536	Dilutive effect of share options on number of ordinary shares (in shares)	Concept (Shares)	For Period		mixt:DilutiveEffectOfShareAppreciationRightsOnNumberOfOrdinaryShares
1537	2436404 - Disclosure - Earnings per share - Diluted earnings per share (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/EarningsPerShareDilutedEarningsPerShareDetails
1538	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
1539	Earnings per share [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:EarningsPerShareAbstract
1540	Profit attributable to owners of the parent	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent
1541	Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (in shares)	Concept (Shares)	For Period		ifrs-full:WeightedAverageShares
1542	Adjusted for:	Abstract			mixt:AdjustmentsToTheDenominatorForCalculationOfEarningsPerShareAbstract
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1544	� potentially dilutive effect of share options (in shares)	Concept (Shares)	For Period		ifrs-full:DilutiveEffectOfShareOptionsOnNumberOfOrdinaryShares
1545	Diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (in shares)	Concept (Shares)	For Period		ifrs-full:AdjustedWeightedAverageShares
1546	Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in ZAR per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		ifrs-full:DilutedEarningsLossPerShare
1547	2436405 - Disclosure - Earnings per share - Reconciliation of adjusted earnings (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/EarningsPerShareReconciliationOfAdjustedEarningsDetails
1548	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
1549	Earnings per share [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:EarningsPerShareAbstract
1550	Profit attributable to owners of the parent	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent
1551	Net foreign exchange losses/(gains)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationRecognisedInProfitOrLoss
1552	Income tax effect on the above component	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:TaxExpenseIncomeRelatingToForeignExchangeGainsLosses
1553	Adjusted earnings attributable to owners of the parent	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	mixt:ProfitLossAttributableToParentReconciliationOfAdjustedEarningsTotal
1554	2436406 - Disclosure - Earnings per share - Basic adjusted earnings per share (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/EarningsPerShareBasicAdjustedEarningsPerShareDetails
1555	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
1556	Earnings per share [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:EarningsPerShareAbstract
1557	Adjusted earnings attributable to owners of the parent	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	mixt:ProfitLossAttributableToParentReconciliationOfAdjustedEarningsTotal
1558	Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (in shares)	Concept (Shares)	For Period		ifrs-full:WeightedAverageShares
1559	Basic adjusted earnings per share (R) (in ZAR per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		mixt:BasicAdjustedEarningsLossPerShare
1560	2436407 - Disclosure - Earnings per share - Diluted adjusted earnings per share (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/EarningsPerShareDilutedAdjustedEarningsPerShareDetails
1561	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
1562	Earnings per share [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:EarningsPerShareAbstract
1563	Adjusted earnings attributable to owners of the parent	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	mixt:ProfitLossAttributableToParentReconciliationOfAdjustedEarningsTotal
1564	Diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (in shares)	Concept (Shares)	For Period		ifrs-full:AdjustedWeightedAverageShares
1565	Diluted adjusted earnings per share (R) (in ZAR per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		mixt:DilutedAdjustedEarningsLossPerShare
1566	2436408 - Disclosure - Earnings per share - Reconciliation of headline earnings (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/EarningsPerShareReconciliationOfHeadlineEarningsDetails
1567	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
1568	Earnings per share [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:EarningsPerShareAbstract
1569	Profit attributable to owners of the parent	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent
1570	Profit/(loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (note 31.2)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:GainsLossesOnDisposalsOfNoncurrentAssets
1571	Impairment of intangible assets (notes 5, 7 and 31.2)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
1572	Impairment/(reversal of impairment) of property, plant and equipment (notes 5, 6 and 31.2)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:WritedownsReversalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1573	Non-controlling interest effects of adjustments	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	mixt:HeadlineAdjustmentsToProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests
1574	Income tax effect on the above components	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:TaxExpenseIncomeRelatingToHeadlineAdjustmentsAttributableToOwnersOfParent
1575	Headline earnings attributable to owners of the parent	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	mixt:ProfitLossAttributableToOrdinaryEquityHoldersOfParentEntityIncludingHeadlineAdjustments
1576	2436409 - Disclosure - Earnings per share - Basic headline earnings per share (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/EarningsPerShareBasicHeadlineEarningsPerShareDetails
1577	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
1578	Earnings per share [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:EarningsPerShareAbstract
1579	Headline earnings attributable to owners of the parent	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	mixt:ProfitLossAttributableToOrdinaryEquityHoldersOfParentEntityIncludingHeadlineAdjustments
1580	Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (in shares)	Concept (Shares)	For Period		ifrs-full:WeightedAverageShares
1581	Basic headline earnings per share (R) (in ZAR per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		mixt:BasicHeadlineEarningsLossPerShare
1582	2436410 - Disclosure - Earnings per share - Diluted headline earnings per share (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/EarningsPerShareDilutedHeadlineEarningsPerShareDetails
1583	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
1584	Earnings per share [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:EarningsPerShareAbstract
1585	Headline earnings attributable to owners of the parent	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	mixt:ProfitLossAttributableToOrdinaryEquityHoldersOfParentEntityIncludingHeadlineAdjustments
1586	Diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (in shares)	Concept (Shares)	For Period		ifrs-full:AdjustedWeightedAverageShares
1587	Diluted headline earnings per share (R) (in ZAR per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		mixt:DilutedHeadlineEarningsLossPerShare
1588	2437402 - Disclosure - Dividends - Dividends declared (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/DividendsDividendsDeclaredDetails
1589	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
1590	Statement of changes in equity [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:StatementOfChangesInEquityAbstract
1591	Dividends declared	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:DividendsPaid
1592	2437403 - Disclosure - Dividends - Narrative (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/DividendsNarrativeDetails
1593	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
1594	Statement of changes in equity [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:StatementOfChangesInEquityAbstract
1595	Dividends declared	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:DividendPayables
1596	Dividends declared, relating to prior periods	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	mixt:DividendPayablesRelatingToPriorPeriods
1597	Dividends declared, relating to current period	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	mixt:DividendPayablesRelatingToCurrentPeriod
1598	Dividends paid	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:DividendsPaidOrdinaryShares
1599	Dividends paid, relating to prior periods	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:DividendsPaidOrdinarySharesRelatingToPriorPeriods
1600	Dividends paid, relating to current period	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:DividendsPaidOrdinarySharesRelatingToCurrentPeriod
1601	Shares in issue (in shares)	Concept (Shares)	As Of		ifrs-full:NumberOfSharesIssued
1602	Treasury shares (in shares)	Concept (Shares)	As Of		mixt:TreasuryStockShares1
1603	Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		ifrs-full:DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersPerShare
1604	Dividends declared, related to prior years (in ZAR per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		mixt:DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersPerShareRelatedToPriorYears
1605	Dividends declared, related to current year (in ZAR per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		mixt:DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersPerShareRelatedToCurrentYear
1606	2438402 - Disclosure - Cash flow statement (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/CashFlowStatementDetails
1607	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
1608	Cash Flow Statement [Abstract]	Abstract			mixt:CashFlowStatementAbstract
1609	Profit before taxation	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossBeforeTax
1610	Adjustments	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsToReconcileProfitLossOtherThanChangesInWorkingCapital
1611	(Profit)/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (note 22)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForLossesGainsOnDisposalOfNoncurrentAssets
1612	Depreciation	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForDepreciationExpense
1613	Amortization	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForAmortisationExpense
1614	Impairment of intangible assets	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:AdjustmentsForImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossIntangibleAssets
1615	Impairment/(reversal of impairment) of property, plant and equipment	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1616	Finance income	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForFinanceIncome
1617	Finance costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForFinanceCosts
1618	Equity-settled share-based payments	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:AdjustmentsForSharebasedPaymentsEquitysettled
1619	Cash-settled share-based payments	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:AdjustmentsForSharebasedPaymentsCashsettled
1620	Foreign exchange losses/(gains)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForUnrealisedForeignExchangeLossesGains
1621	Impairment of receivables	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossTradeAndOtherReceivables
1622	Write-down of inventory to net realizable value	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossInventories
1623	Increase in provisions	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:AdjustmentForIncreaseInProvisions
1624	Lease straight-line adjustment	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:AdjustmentsForStraightlineLease
1625	Finance lease fair value adjustment	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInNetInvestmentInFinanceLease
1626	Cash generated from operations before working capital changes	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperationsBeforeChangesInWorkingCapital
1627	Changes in working capital	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInWorkingCapital
1628	(Increase)/decrease in inventories	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInInventories
1629	(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInTradeAndOtherReceivables
1630	Decrease in finance lease receivable	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:AdjustmentsForDecreaseincreaseInFinanceLeaseReceivables
1631	Increase in trade and other payables	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForIncreaseDecreaseInTradeAndOtherPayables
1632	Decrease in provisions	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	mixt:AdjustmentsForDecreaseInProvisions
1633	Foreign currency translation differences on working capital	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	mixt:AdjustmentsForIncreaseDecreaseInForeignCurrencyTranslationDifferencesonWorkingCapital
1634	Cash generated from operations	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperations
1635	Other adjustments to reconcile profit (loss)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:OtherAdjustmentsToReconcileProfitLoss
1636	2439402 - Disclosure - Related party transactions - Directors' and executive committee members' interest (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/RelatedPartyTransactionsDirectorsAndExecutiveCommitteeMembersInterestDetails
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1639	Counterparties [member]	Member			ifrs-full:CounterpartiesMember
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1641	C Ewing	Member			mixt:CEwingMember
1642	R Frew	Member			mixt:RFrewMember
1643	A Welton	Member			mixt:AWeltonMember
1644	E Banda	Member			mixt:EBandaMember
1645	I Jacobs	Member			mixt:IJacobsMember
1646	F Roji-Maplanka	Member			mixt:FRojiMaplankaMember
1647	S Joselowitz	Member			mixt:SJoselowitzMember
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1650	G Pretorius	Member			mixt:GPretoriusMember
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1658	Beneficial interests in stated capital	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:IssuedCapital
1659	2439403 - Disclosure - Related party transactions - Transactions with related parties and balances outstanding (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.mixtelematics.com/role/RelatedPartyTransactionsTransactionsWithRelatedPartiesAndBalancesOutstandingDetails
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