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Segment information - Geographic segmentation (Details) - ZAR (R) R in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2017
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | R 203,576 | R 181,461 | R 172,407
Earnings before interest and tax | 9,697 | 17,747 | 31,705
Non-current assets | 391,953 | 357,978 | 310,985
Operating Segments |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 227,050 | 202,658 | 192,807
Non-current assets | 382,116 | 352,384 | 307,281
Deferred tax assets and liabilities |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Non-current assets | 8,563 | 4,096 | 3,082
Post-retirement benefit assets |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Non-current assets | 1,274 | 1,498 | 622
South Africa |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 100,955 | 88,460 | 81,997
Earnings before interest and tax | 18,576 | 8,585 | 20,444
South Africa | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Non-current assets | 147,688 | 143,493 | 139,398
Rest of Africa |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 8,814 | 6,555 | 7,364
Earnings before interest and tax | 707 | 635 | 954
Rest of Africa | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Non-current assets | 19,323 | 18,443 | 17,856
Europe |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 45,202 | 43,722 | 38,060
Earnings before interest and tax | 5,017 | 6,012 | 3,910
Europe | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Non-current assets | 15,944 | 15,389 | 13,925
North America |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 27,737 | 23,104 | 23,163
Earnings before interest and tax | (17,743) | (2,316) | 1,871
North America | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Non-current assets | 189,560 | 165,742 | 125,983
South America |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 2,085 | 1,928 | 2,065
Earnings before interest and tax | 118 | 279 | 260
South America | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Non-current assets | 1 | 1 | 1
Asia, Australia and Middle East |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 18,783 | 17,692 | 19,758
Earnings before interest and tax | 3,022 | 4,552 | 4,266
Asia, Australia and Middle East | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Non-current assets | 9,600 | 9,316 | 10,118
Mining |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 3,222 | 3,446 | 2,946
Earnings before interest and tax | 4,701 | 5,244 | 3,725
Mining | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 20,876 | 19,797 | 18,962
Non-current assets | 26,485 | 25,197 |
Mining | South Africa |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Earnings before interest and tax | 3,273 | 3,796 | 2,775
Mining | Europe |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 2,819 | 2,691 | 2,040
Earnings before interest and tax | 1,249 | 1,131 | 658
Mining | Asia, Australia and Middle East |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 403 | 755 | 906
Earnings before interest and tax | 179 | 317 | 292
Exploration And Production International |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 1,815 | 1,610 | 1,750
Earnings before interest and tax | (889) | (3,683) | 585
Exploration And Production International | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 5,184 | 4,198 | 4,084
Non-current assets | 13,542 | 14,217 |
Exploration And Production International | South Africa |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Earnings before interest and tax | 1,458 | 1,008 | 1,307
Exploration And Production International | Rest of Africa |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 652 | 341 | 355
Earnings before interest and tax | 164 | (1,282) | 707
Exploration And Production International | Europe |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 924 | 985 | 835
Earnings before interest and tax | 223 | 194 | (503)
Exploration And Production International | North America |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 239 | 284 | 560
Earnings before interest and tax | (2,739) | (3,595) | (728)
Exploration And Production International | Asia, Australia and Middle East |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Earnings before interest and tax | 5 | (8) | (198)
Energy |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 82,977 | 69,110 | 64,254
Earnings before interest and tax | 16,566 | 14,081 | 11,218
Energy | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 83,803 | 69,773 | 64,772
Non-current assets | 67,325 | 64,526 |
Energy | South Africa |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 77,345 | 65,827 | 60,814
Earnings before interest and tax | 15,243 | 13,064 | 12,248
Energy | Rest of Africa |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 4,665 | 3,282 | 3,438
Earnings before interest and tax | 259 | 926 | (85)
Energy | Europe |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 967 | 1 | 2
Earnings before interest and tax | 14 |  | (47)
Energy | North America |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Earnings before interest and tax |  | (1,010) | (1,756)
Energy | Asia, Australia and Middle East |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Earnings before interest and tax | 1,050 | 1,101 | 858
Base Chemicals |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 48,113 | 43,269 | 41,582
Earnings before interest and tax | (1,431) | 918 | 6,888
Base Chemicals | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 48,813 | 43,951 | 42,288
Non-current assets | 141,160 | 124,826 |
Base Chemicals | South Africa |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 22,561 | 21,336 | 19,891
Earnings before interest and tax | (843) | (3,213) | 2,899
Base Chemicals | Rest of Africa |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 2,573 | 2,142 | 2,751
Earnings before interest and tax | 120 | 416 | 220
Base Chemicals | Europe |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 7,324 | 7,037 | 5,922
Earnings before interest and tax | 526 | 812 | 734
Base Chemicals | North America |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 8,039 | 5,894 | 3,228
Earnings before interest and tax | (1,724) | 430 | 1,221
Base Chemicals | South America |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 584 | 513 | 396
Earnings before interest and tax | 7 | 141 | 100
Base Chemicals | Asia, Australia and Middle East |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 7,032 | 6,347 | 9,394
Earnings before interest and tax | 483 | 2,332 | 1,714
Performance Chemicals |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 67,389 | 63,986 | 61,359
Earnings before interest and tax | (7,040) | 7,853 | 8,737
Performance Chemicals | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 68,296 | 64,887 | 62,185
Non-current assets | 126,949 | 116,945 |
Performance Chemicals | South Africa |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 1,049 | 1,297 | 1,292
Earnings before interest and tax | 449 | 1,547 | 1,340
Performance Chemicals | Rest of Africa |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 900 | 790 | 786
Earnings before interest and tax | 189 | 22 | 86
Performance Chemicals | Europe |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 33,168 | 33,008 | 29,261
Earnings before interest and tax | 2,754 | 3,530 | 2,984
Performance Chemicals | North America |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 19,459 | 16,926 | 19,375
Earnings before interest and tax | (11,844) | 1,809 | 3,049
Performance Chemicals | South America |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 1,501 | 1,415 | 1,669
Earnings before interest and tax | 111 | 138 | 160
Performance Chemicals | Asia, Australia and Middle East |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 11,312 | 10,550 | 8,976
Earnings before interest and tax | 1,301 | 807 | 1,118
Group Functions |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 60 | 40 | 516
Earnings before interest and tax | (2,210) | (6,666) | 552
Group Functions | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 78 | 52 | 516
Non-current assets | 6,655 | 6,673 |
Group Functions | South Africa |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Earnings before interest and tax | (1,004) | (7,617) | (125)
Group Functions | Rest of Africa |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 24 |  | 34
Earnings before interest and tax | (25) | 553 | 26
Group Functions | Europe |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Earnings before interest and tax | 251 | 345 | 84
Group Functions | North America |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Earnings before interest and tax | (1,436) | 50 | 85
Group Functions | Asia, Australia and Middle East |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |
Turnover | 36 | 40 | 482
Earnings before interest and tax | R 4 | R 3 | R 482

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