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Disposals and scrapping (Details) R in Millions, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 24, 2021 ZAR (R) item | May 04, 2021 | May 01, 2021 ZAR (R) | Apr. 30, 2021 | Feb. 25, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 ZAR (R) | Dec. 01, 2020 ZAR (R) | Dec. 01, 2020 USD ($) | Jul. 01, 2020 ZAR (R) | Sep. 30, 2019 ZAR (R) | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 ZAR (R) | Jun. 30, 2021 ZAR (R) | Jun. 30, 2020 ZAR (R) | Jun. 30, 2019 ZAR (R) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 7,064 | R 1,431 | R 1,560 |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 947 | 179 | 112 |
Equity accounted investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 370 | 437 |  |
Assets in disposal groups held for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67,662 | 2,563 | 94 |
Inventories |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 814 |  |  |
Trade and other receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 174 |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57 |  |  |
Liabilities in disposal group held for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,577) | (414) | (38) |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,673) |  |  |
Long-term financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (477) |  |  |
Trade and other payables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (67) | 175 |  |
Carrying value of disposals and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 71,294 | 4,371 | 1,728 |
Total consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73,426 | 4,285 | 567 |
Consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43,214 | 4,285 | 567 |
Consideration still receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 116 |  |  |
Establishment of joint operation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,096 |  |  |
Net loss on disposal before translation effects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,132 | (86) | (1,161) |
Realisation of accumulated translation effects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,388 | 801 | 52 |
Net profit (loss) on disposal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,520 | 715 | (1,109) |
Enaex Africa (Pty) Ltd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal of equity interest (as a percent) |  |  |  | 26.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest in associates (as a percent) | 23.00% |  |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Louisiana Integrated Polyethylene JV LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in joint operation | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% | 50.00% |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,183 | 7,184 | 8,097 |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,073 | 276 | 336 |
Accumulated depreciation and impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,119) | (5,753) | (6,537) |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (126) | (97) | (224) |
Lake Charles Chemicals Project |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value of disposals and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 682 | $ 48
Consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 30,000 | $ 2,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss on disposal before translation effects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,100) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realisation of accumulated translation effects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 3,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal of equity interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Air separation units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net profit (loss) on disposal |  | R 2,726 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of air separation units sold | item |  | 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement term (in years) |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gemini HDPE LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss on disposal before translation effects |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 683 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realisation of accumulated translation effects |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 246 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal of equity interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gabon oil producing assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss on disposal before translation effects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 145 |  |  |
Realisation of accumulated translation effects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 132 |  |  |
Etame Marin block offshore Gabon |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal of equity interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 27.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Block DE-8 offshore Gabon |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal of equity interest (as a percent) |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Enaex Africa (Pty) Ltd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net profit (loss) on disposal |  |  |  | R (115) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal of equity interest (as a percent) |  |  |  | 26.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sasol Huntsman GmbH & co KG |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realisation of accumulated translation effects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 475 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net profit (loss) on disposal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 936 |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal of equity interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Explosives business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net profit (loss) on disposal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R (46) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal of equity interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Escravos GTL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realisation of accumulated translation effects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 268 |  |
Net profit (loss) on disposal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 705 |  |
Sasol Wilmar Alcohol Industries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realisation of accumulated translation effects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 56 |  |  |  |
Net profit (loss) on disposal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 47 |  |  |  |
Other disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 898 | 678 | 296 |
Chemicals America | Lake Charles Chemicals Project |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,894 |  |  |
Chemicals America | Gemini HDPE LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,456 |  |  |
Chemicals Africa | Enaex Africa (Pty) Ltd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 175 |  |  |
Chemicals Africa | Explosives business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 991 |  |
Chemicals Eurasia | ARG Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 316 |  |  |
Chemicals Eurasia | Sasol Huntsman GmbH & co KG |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,506 |  |
Chemicals Eurasia | Sasol Wilmar Alcohol Industries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 235 |  |
Chemicals Eurasia | Heat Transfer Fuels (HTF) business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 271 |
Energy Business | Escravos GTL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 875 |  |
Gas | Gabon oil producing assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 424 |  |  |
Fuels & Chemicals Africa | Air separation units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal and scrapping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 8,051 |  |  |

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