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Exhibit 8.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

Name		Nature of business		Country of incorporation		Interest %

Sasol Mining (Pty) Ltd		Coal mining activities		South Africa		89,8	⁽¹⁾
Sasol Mining Holdings (Pty) Ltd		Holding company for the group's mining interests		South Africa		100
Sasol Synfuels (Pty) Ltd		Production of liquid fuels, gases and chemical products and refining of tar acids		South Africa		100
Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd		Engineering services, research and development and technology transfer		South Africa		100
Sasol Financing (Pty) Ltd		Management of cash resources, investment and procurement of loans (for South African operations)		South Africa		100
Sasol Investment Company (Pty) Ltd		Holding company of the group's foreign investments (and investment in movable and immovable property)		South Africa		100
Sasol Chemical Industries Limited		Production and marketing of mining explosives, gases, petrochemicals, fertilisers and waxes		South Africa		100
Sasol Gas Holdings (Pty) Ltd		Holding company for the group's gas interests		South Africa		100
Sasol Oil (Pty) Ltd		Marketing of fuels and lubricants		South Africa		75
Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Investments Company (Pty) Ltd		Owning and operating the natural gas transmission pipeline between Temane in Mozambique and Secunda in South Africa for the transportation of natural gas produced in Mozambique to markets in Mozambique and South Africa		South Africa		50	⁽²⁾
Sasol Chemical Holdings International (Pty) Ltd		Investment in the Sasol Chemie group		South Africa		100
Sasol Chemicals Europe Limited		Marketing and distribution of chemical products		United Kingdom		100
Sasol Chemicals Pacific Limited		Marketing and distribution of chemical products		Hong Kong		100
Sasol Financing International Plc		Management of cash resources, investment and procurement of loans (for operations outside South Africa)		Isle of Man		100
Sasol Gas Limited		Marketing, distribution and transportation of pipeline gas and the maintenance of pipelines used to transport gas		South Africa		100

Name		Nature of business		Country of incorporation		Interest %

Sasol Group Services (Pty) Ltd		Supplier of functional core and shared services to the Sasol Group of companies		South Africa		100
Sasol Oil International Limited		Buying and selling of crude oil		Isle of Man		75	⁽³⁾
Sasol Petroleum International (Pty) Ltd		Exploration, production, marketing and distribution of natural oil and gas and its by-products		South Africa		100
Sasol Canada Holdings Limited		Exploration, production, marketing and distribution of shale gas and its by-products		Canada		100
Sasol Polymers International Investments (Pty) Ltd		Holding company for Sasol Polymers' foreign investments		South Africa		100
Sasol Synfuels International (Pty) Ltd		Develop and implement international GTL and CTL ventures		South Africa		100
Sasol Wax International Aktiengesellschaft		Holding company for Sasol Wax (outside South Africa) operations		Germany		100
Sasol Wax GmbH		Production, marketing and distribution of waxes and wax related products		Germany		100
Tosas Holdings (Pty) Ltd		Investment holding company		South Africa		75	⁽³⁾
National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Pty) Ltd		Refining crude oil		South Africa		47,73	⁽³⁾
Sasol Chemie GmbH and Co. KG		Investment in the Sasol Germany GmbH, Sasol Solvents Germany GmbH and Sasol Olefins and Surfactants GmbH		Germany		100
Sasol Germany GmbH		Production, marketing and distribution of (chemical products) olefin and surfactant products		Germany		100
Sasol Solvents Germany GmbH		Production and marketing of solvents		Germany		100
Sasol Italy SpA		Trading and transportation of oil products, petrochemicals and chemical products and derivatives		Italy		99,9
Sasol Holdings USA (Pty) Ltd		To manage and hold the group's interests in the United States		South Africa		100
Sasol North America Inc.		Manufacturing of commodity and specialty chemicals		United States		100

(1): This represents our effective holding through Sasol Mining Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
(2): This represents our effective holding through Sasol Gas Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
(3): This represents our effective holding through our 75% interest in Sasol Oil (Pty) Ltd.

INCORPORATED JOINTLY CONTROLLED ENTITIES

Name		Nature of business		Country of incorporation		Interest %

Arya Sasol Polymer Company		Production of polyethylene		Iran		50
Chevron Sasol EGTL Limited		Investment activities in relation to the Escravos gas-to-liquids project		Bermuda		50
Ixia Coal (Pty) Ltd		Investment activities Sasol Mining		South Africa		49	⁽⁴⁾
Merisol LP		Production, marketing and distribution of phenolics		United States		50
Oryx GTL Limited (QSC)		Manufacturing and marketing of synthetic fuels from gas		Qatar		49
Petlin (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd		Manufacturing and marketing of low-density polyethylene pellets		Malaysia		40
Sasol Chevron Holdings Limited		Holding company with Chevron corporation		Bermuda		50
Sasol Dyno Nobel (Pty) Ltd		Manufacturing and marketing of commercial explosives		South Africa		50
Sasol-Huntsman GmbH & Co KG		Production and marketing of maleic anhydride		Germany		50
Spring Lights Gas (Pty) Ltd		Marketing of pipeline gas in the Durban South area		South Africa		49

(4): This represents our effective holding through our 49% interest in Ixia Coal (Pty) Ltd.

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
INCORPORATED JOINTLY CONTROLLED ENTITIES