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Contingent liabilities (Details) - ZAR (R) |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Sep. 19, 2019 | May 31, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Mar. 12, 2019 | Mar. 11, 2019 | Feb. 05, 2018 | Sep. 18, 2017 | May 31, 2015
Fluor SA (Pty) Ltd (FTWEP) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Damages sought |  | R 289,100,000 |  |  |  | R 384,000,000 | R 448,000,000 |  |  | R 486,000,000
Alternative assessment of estimated financial effect of contingent liabilities |  | R 289,600,000 |  |  |  | 407,000,000 |  |  |  |
Damages sought value as per expert report |  |  |  |  |  | 305,000,000 |  |  |  |
Alternative assessment of estimated financial effect of contingent liabilities as per expert report |  |  |  |  |  | R 306,000,000 |  |  |  |
Extension period |  | 147 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal proceedings provision |  |  | R 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dispute of dismissal during unprotected strike | Sasol Mining (Pty) Ltd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal proceedings provision |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dispute of dismissal during unprotected strike | Sasol Mining (Pty) Ltd | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period of back pay to calculate retrospective payment of remuneration | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dispute of dismissal during unprotected strike | Sasol Mining (Pty) Ltd | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period of back pay to calculate retrospective payment of remuneration | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dispute by Solidarity Trade Union relating to Sasol Khanyisa share scheme |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Damage value sought per member of union |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 500,000 |  |
Legal proceedings provision |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal review of Sasol Gas National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) maximum price decision and NERSA gas transmission tariff application |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Final and provisional settlements |  |  | 1,300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued expense |  |  | 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal proceedings provision |  |  |  | R 1,600,000,000 | R 1,400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Crude Oil Transportation Tariff dispute |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issued summons for payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 1,000,000,000 |
Trade payables |  |  | 624,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Contingent Liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental obligation accrued |  |  | R 17,207,000,000 |  | R 16,196,000,000 |  |  |  |  |

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