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Salient features | 6 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Salient features |
Salient features |
Salient features
for the period ended
|  | Half year | Half year | Full year
|  | 31 Dec 20 | 31 Dec 19 | 30 Jun 20
Other financial information |  |  |  |
Total debt (including bank overdraft) | Rm | 126 341 | 137 974 | 189 730
interest-bearing | Rm | 126 341 | 137 910 | 189 730
non-interest-bearing | Rm | – | 64 | –
Finance expense capitalised¹ | Rm | 602 | 1 974 | 3 520
Capital commitments (subsidiaries and joint operations)¹ | Rm | 28 720 | 49 394 | 31 950
authorised and contracted | Rm | 224 246 | 217 047 | 260 620
authorised, not yet contracted | Rm | 20 031 | 37 827 | 21 136
less expenditure to date | Rm | (215 557) | (205 480) | (249 806)
Capital commitments (equity accounted investments) | Rm | 923 | 1 957 | 1 277
authorised and contracted | Rm | 765 | 641 | 1 936
authorised, not yet contracted | Rm | 576 | 1 912 | 1 089
less expenditure to date | Rm | (418) | (596) | (1 748)
Effective tax rate² | % | 16,2 | 40,7 | 22,3
Number of employees³ | number | 29 187 | 31 363 | 31 001
1 | Finance expense capitalised and capital commitments decreased as a result of all LCCP units achieving beneficial operation.
2 | The decrease in effective corporate tax rate is mainly as a result of tax losses utilised in the current year which are allowed to be set off against 2021 foreign exchange gains, and the Foreign Currency Translation Reserve (FCTR) reclassified on the disposal of business for which no tax is calculated.
3 | The total number of employees includes permanent and non-permanent employees and the Group's share of employees within joint operations, but excludes contractors and equity accounted investments' employees.
|  | Half year | Half year | Full year
|  | 31 Dec 20 | 31 Dec 19 | 30 Jun 20
|  | Rm | Rm | Rm
Reconciliation of headline earnings |  |  |  |
Earnings/(losses) attributable to owners of Sasol Limited |  | 14 491 | 4 053 | (91 109)
Effect of remeasurement items for subsidiaries and joint operations |  | (2 519) | (169) | 110 834
Impairment of property, plant and equipment |  | 51 | 464 | 94 032
Impairment of assets under construction |  | 48 | – | 13 399
Impairment of right of use assets |  | 5 | – | 3 322
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets |  | 2 | – | 839
Impairment of other assets¹ |  | 439 | 3 | –
Profit on disposal of businesses² |  | (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 effects and non-controlling interests |  | (143) | (214) | (27 010)
Effect of remeasurement items for equity accounted investments |  | 29 | – | –
Headline earnings/(loss) |  | 11 858 | 3 670 | (7 285)
Headline earnings/(loss) adjustments by segment |  |  |  |
Mining |  | (2) | 106 | 113
Exploration and Production International |  | 70 | (18) | (30)
Energy |  | 30 | (27) | 11 987
Base Chemicals |  | (1 840) | (352) | 70 670
Performance Chemicals |  | (775) | 118 | 27 863
Group Functions |  | (2) | 4 | 231
Remeasurement items |  | (2 519) | (169) | 110 834
Headline earnings/(loss) per share³ | Rand | 19,16 | 5,94 | (11,79)
Diluted headline earnings/(loss) per share | Rand | 19,06 | 5,91 | (11,79)
1 | Relates mainly to an impairment of R438 million (US$29,8 million) on the US Phenolic assets which were impaired to its fair value less costs to sell.
2 | Included is a loss on disposal of R1,1 billion and a corresponding gain on reclassification of foreign currency translation reserve of R3,1 billion relating to the sale of a portion of our US LCCP Base Chemicals business, as well as a profit on disposal of R719 million and a corresponding gain on reclassification of foreign currency translation reserve of R246 million relating to the sale of our 50% equity interest in the Gemini HDPE LLC.
3 | Headline earnings per share refers to disclosure made in terms of the JSE Limited Listing Requirements.

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