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Segment report - Energy Segment (Details) R in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 54 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Nov. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 ZAR (R) m³ / h | Dec. 31, 2019 ZAR (R) | Jun. 30, 2020 ZAR (R) | Jun. 30, 2025
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
EBIT |  |  |  |  |  | R 21,650 | R 9,853 | R (111,030) |
Forecast | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in cash fixed cost (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (15.00%)
Forecast | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in cash fixed cost (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (20.00%)
Energy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in EBIT (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | (24.00%) |  |  |
EBIT |  |  |  |  |  | R 5,098 | R 6,743 | R (6,678) |
Gross margin percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 45.00% | 42.00% |  |
Increase (decrease) in cash fixed cost (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | (12.00%) |  |  |
Energy | ORYX GTL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
EBIT |  |  |  |  |  | R 118 | R 701 |  |
Increase (decrease) in EBIT |  |  |  |  |  | R (583) |  |  |
Utilization rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 90.70% | 48.00% | 69.00% |  |  |
Level of utilization rate exceeded |  | 100.00% | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Energy | Liquid fuels |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in sales volume (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | (11.00%) |  |  |
Energy | Liquid fuels | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Demand for diesel as percentage of pre-COVID levels | 90.00% | 90.00% |  | 90.00% |  | 90.00% |  |  |
Energy | Liquid fuels | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Demand for diesel as percentage of pre-COVID levels | 95.00% | 95.00% |  | 95.00% |  | 95.00% |  |  |
Energy | Liquid fuels | Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period for which jet fuel is expected to be below pre-COVID levels | 12 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Energy | Natural gas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in sales volume (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 6.00% |  |  |
Energy | Secunda Synfuels Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in production volumes (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |
Energy | Natref |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in production volumes (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | (12.00%) |  |  |
Crude rate | m³ / h |  |  |  |  |  | 512 |  |  |

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