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Salient features - Reconciliation of headline earnings (Details) R / shares in Units, R in Millions, $ in Millions |  |  | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 01, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 ZAR (R) R / shares | Dec. 31, 2019 ZAR (R) R / shares | Jun. 30, 2020 ZAR (R) R / shares
Salient features |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings/(losses) attributable to owners of Sasol Limited |  |  |  | R 14,491 | R 4,053 | R (91,109)
Effect of remeasurement items for subsidiaries and joint operations |  |  |  | (2,519) | (169) | 110,834
Profit on disposal of businesses |  |  |  | (2,957) | (983) | (1,684)
(Profit)/loss on disposal of non-current assets |  |  |  | (91) | (61) | 25
(Profit)/loss on disposal of other assets |  |  |  | (60) |  | 148
Scrapping of non-current assets |  |  |  | 39 | 426 | 796
Write-off of unsuccessful exploration wells |  |  |  | 5 | (18) | (43)
Tax effect and non-controlling interest effect |  |  |  | (143) | (214) | (27,010)
Effect of remeasurement items for equity accounted investments |  |  |  | 29 |  |
Headline earnings/(loss) |  |  |  | R 11,858 | R 3,670 | R (7,285)
Headline earnings/(loss) per share (HEPS) |  |  |  |  |  |
Headline earnings/(loss) per share (in rand per share) | R / shares |  |  |  | R 19.16 | R 5.94 | R (11.79)
Diluted headline earnings/(loss) per share (in rand per share) | R / shares |  |  |  | R 19.06 | R 5.91 | R (11.79)
Gain on reclassification of the foreign currency translation reserve |  |  |  | R 3,300 |  |
Gemini HDPE LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Headline earnings/(loss) per share (HEPS) |  |  |  |  |  |
Profit (loss) on disposal of investments, excluding release of foreign currency translation |  |  |  | 719 |  |
Gain on reclassification of the foreign currency translation reserve |  |  |  | R 246 |  |
Proportion of equity interest disposed of | 50.00% |  | 50.00% | 50.00% |  |
US Phenolic assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Salient features |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment loss |  |  | $ 29.8 | R 438 |  |
Mining |  |  |  |  |  |
Salient features |  |  |  |  |  |
Effect of remeasurement items for subsidiaries and joint operations |  |  |  | (2) | R 106 | R 113
Exploration And Production International |  |  |  |  |  |
Salient features |  |  |  |  |  |
Effect of remeasurement items for subsidiaries and joint operations |  |  |  | 70 | (18) | (30)
Energy |  |  |  |  |  |
Salient features |  |  |  |  |  |
Effect of remeasurement items for subsidiaries and joint operations |  |  |  | 30 | (27) | 11,987
Base Chemicals |  |  |  |  |  |
Salient features |  |  |  |  |  |
Effect of remeasurement items for subsidiaries and joint operations |  |  |  | (1,840) | (352) | 70,670
Base Chemicals | Lake Charles Chemicals Project |  |  |  |  |  |
Headline earnings/(loss) per share (HEPS) |  |  |  |  |  |
Profit (loss) on disposal of investments, excluding release of foreign currency translation |  |  |  | (1,100) |  |
Gain on reclassification of the foreign currency translation reserve |  |  |  | R 3,100 |  |
Proportion of equity interest disposed of |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | 50.00% |  |
Base Chemicals | Gemini HDPE LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Headline earnings/(loss) per share (HEPS) |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of equity interest disposed of | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Performance Chemicals |  |  |  |  |  |
Salient features |  |  |  |  |  |
Effect of remeasurement items for subsidiaries and joint operations |  |  |  | R (775) | 118 | 27,863
Group Functions |  |  |  |  |  |
Salient features |  |  |  |  |  |
Effect of remeasurement items for subsidiaries and joint operations |  |  |  | (2) | 4 | 231
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Salient features |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment loss |  |  |  | 51 | 464 | 94,032
Assets under construction |  |  |  |  |  |
Salient features |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment loss |  |  |  | 48 |  | 13,399
Right of use assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Salient features |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment loss |  |  |  | 5 |  | 3,322
Intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |
Salient features |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment loss |  |  |  | 2 |  | R 839
Other assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Salient features |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment loss |  |  |  | R 439 | R 3 |

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