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Assets under construction - Projects to sustain and expand operations (Details) - ZAR (R) R in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2017
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | R 54,552 | R 52,635 | R 59,892
Projects to sustain operations |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 21,967 | 19,125 |
Secunda Synfuels Operations |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 10,315 | 8,608 |
Shutdown and major statutory maintenance |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 4,825 | 3,775 |
Renewal projects |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 1,880 | 1,481 |
Oxygen train 17 (Outside Battery Limits portion) |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 90 | 417 |
Sixth Fine Ash Dam (environmental) |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 1,417 | 1,353 |
Volatile organic compounds abatement programme (environmental) |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 141 | 137 |
Coal tar filtration east project (safety) |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 329 | 294 |
Other environmental related expenditure - Secunda Synfuels Operations |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 170 | 133 |
Other safety related expenditure - Secunda Synfuels Operations |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 556 | 362 |
Other sustain - Secunda Synfuels Operations |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 907 | 656 |
Mining Secunda And Sasolburg |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 2,894 | 3,720 |
Shondoni Colliery to maintain Middelbult Colliery operation |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 80 | 318 |
Impumelelo Colliery to maintain Brandspruit Colliery operation |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 157 | 258 |
Acquisition of mineral rights |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow |  | 650 |
Refurbishment of equipment |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 674 | 867 |
Mine geographical expansions |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 605 | 449 |
Other safety related expenditure - Mining Secunda and Sasolburg |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 355 | 196 |
Other sustain - Mining Secunda and Sasolburg |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 1,023 | 982 |
Other (in various locations) |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 8,758 | 6,797 |
Expenditure related to environmental obligations |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 590 | 476 |
Expenditure incurred relating to safety regulations |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 283 | 409 |
Other sustain - Other (in various locations) |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 7,885 | 5,912 |
Projects to expand operations |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 32,585 | 33,510 |
Lake Charles Chemicals Project |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 30,289 | 30,100 |
China Ethoxylation Plant |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 489 | 398 |
Canadian shale gas asset |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 141 | 101 |
High-density polyethylene plant |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow |  | 265 |
Mozambique exploration and development |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | 221 | 1,002 |
Other projects to expand operations |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |
Capital expenditure cash flow | R 1,445 | R 1,644 |

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