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Employee Benefits (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Employee Benefits [Abstract] |
Disclosure of Permanent Employees and Aggregate Earnings of Employees |
| 2019 |  | 2018 |
Number of permanent employees as at 30 June: |  |
South African operations | 31 199 |  | 32 520 |
International operations 1 | 1 638 |  | 1 511 |
Total number of permanent employees | 32 837 |  | 34 031 |
| SA rand
Figures in million | 2019 |  | 2018 |
Aggregate earnings |  |
The aggregate earnings of employees including executive directors were: |  |
Salaries and wages and other benefits (excluding share-based payments) | 10 623 |  | 8 930 |
Retirement benefit costs | 766 |  | 638 |
Medical aid contributions | 259 |  | 227 |
Total aggregated earnings 2 | 11 648 |  | 9 795 |
1 | The Wafi-Golpu joint operation's employees included in the total is 194 (2018: 114).
2 | These amounts have been included in cost of sales, corporate expenditure and capital expenditure.

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