Exhibit 8.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

|Name                                                             |  | Nature of business                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  | Country of
incorporation |  | Interest % |    
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|Sasol Mining (Pty) Limited                                       |  | Coal mining activities                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  | South Africa             |  | 100        |    
|Sasol Synfuels (Pty) Limited                                     |  | Production of liquid fuels, gases and chemical products and refining of tar acids                                                                                                                                          |  | South Africa             |  | 100        |    
|Sasol Technology (Pty) Limited                                   |  | Engineering services, research and development and technology transfer                                                                                                                                                     |  | South Africa             |  | 100        |    
|Sasol Financing (Pty) Limited                                    |  | Management of cash resources, investment and procurement of loans                                                                                                                                                          |  | South Africa             |  | 100        |    
|Sasol Investment Company (Pty) Limited                           |  | Holding company of the group's foreign investments                                                                                                                                                                         |  | South Africa             |  | 100        |    
|Sasol Chemical Industries Limited                                |  | Production and marketing of mining explosives, gases, petrochemicals, fertilizers and waxes.                                                                                                                               |  | South Africa             |  | 100        |    
|Sasol Gas Holdings (Pty) Limited                                 |  | Holding company for the group's gas interests                                                                                                                                                                              |  | South Africa             |  | 100        |    
|Sasol Oil (Pty) Limited                                          |  | Marketing of fuels and lubricants                                                                                                                                                                                          |  | South Africa             |  | 75         | (1)
|Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Investment Company (Pty) Limited |  | Owning and operating the natural gas transmission pipeline between Temane in Mozambique and Secunda in South Africa for the transportation of natural gas produced in Mozambique to markets in Mozambique and South Africa |  | South Africa             |  | 50         |    
|Sasol Chemical Holdings International (Pty) Limited              |  | Investment in the Sasol Chemie group                                                                                                                                                                                       |  | South Africa             |  | 100        |    
|Sasol Chemicals Europe Limited                                   |  | Marketing and distribution of chemical products                                                                                                                                                                            |  | United Kingdom           |  | 100        |    
|Sasol Chemicals Pacific Limited                                  |  | Marketing and distribution of chemical products                                                                                                                                                                            |  | Hong Kong                |  | 100        |    
|Sasol Financing International plc                                |  | Management of cash resources, investment and procurement of loans                                                                                                                                                          |  | Isle of Man              |  | 100        |    
|Sasol Gas Limited                                                |  | Marketing, distribution and transportation of pipeline gas and the maintenance of pipelines used to transport gas                                                                                                          |  | South Africa             |  | 100        |    
|Sasol Oil International Limited                                  |  | Buying and selling of crude oil                                                                                                                                                                                            |  | Isle of Man              |  | 75         | (1)
|Sasol Petroleum International (Pty) Limited                      |  | Exploration, production, marketing and distribution of petroleum and natural gas                                                                                                                                           |  | South Africa             |  | 100        |    
|Sasol Polymers International Investments (Pty) Limited           |  | Holding company for Sasol Polymers' foreign investments                                                                                                                                                                    |  | South Africa             |  | 100        |    
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|Sasol Synfuels International (Pty) Limited                |  | Develop and implement international GTL and CTL ventures                                                        |  | South Africa  |  | 100   |    
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|Sasol Wax International Aktiengesellschaft                |  | Holding company for Sasol Wax operations                                                                        |  | Germany       |  | 100   |    
|Sasol Wax GmbH                                            |  | Production, marketing and distribution of waxes and wax related products                                        |  | Germany       |  | 100   |    
|Tosas Holdings (Pty) Limited                              |  | Investment holding company                                                                                      |  | South Africa  |  | 75    | (2)
|National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Pty) Limited |  | Refining crude oil                                                                                              |  | South Africa  |  | 47.73 | (2)
|Sasol Chemie GmbH and Co. KG                              |  | Investment in the Sasol Germany GmbH, Sasol Solvents Germany GmbH and Sasol Olefins and Surfactants GmbH        |  | Germany       |  | 100   |    
|Sasol Germany GmbH                                        |  | Production, marketing and distribution of olefin and surfactant products                                        |  | Germany       |  | 100   |    
|Sasol Solvents Germany GmbH                               |  | Production and marketing of solvents                                                                            |  | Germany       |  | 100   |    
|Sasol Italy SpA                                           |  | Manufacturing, trading and transportation of oil products, petrochemicals and chemical products and derivatives |  | Italy         |  | 99.9  |    
|Sasol North America Inc.                                  |  | Manufacturing of commodity and speciality chemicals                                                             |  | United States |  | 100   |    

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INCORPORATED JOINTLY CONTROLLED ENTITIES

|Name                                             |  | Nature of business                                                              |  | Country of
incorporation |  | Interest % |    
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|Sasol Dia Acrylates (South Africa) (Pty) Limited |  | Production of acrylic acid and acrylates                                        |  | South Africa             |  | 75         |    
|Sasol Dia Acrylates (Pty) Limited                |  | Marketing of acrylic acid and acrylates                                         |  | South Africa             |  | 50         |    
|Arya Sasol Polymer Company                       |  | Production of polyethylene                                                      |  | Iran                     |  | 50         |    
|Merisol LP                                       |  | Production, marketing and distribution of phenolics                             |  | United States            |  | 50         |    
|Sasol Chevron Holdings Limited                   |  | Holding company of the group's joint venture interests with Chevron corporation |  | Bermuda                  |  | 50         |    
|Sasol-Huntsman GmbH & Co KG                      |  | Production and marketing of maleic anhydride                                    |  | Germany                  |  | 50         |    
|Namibia Liquid Fuel (Pty) Limited                |  | Marketing and distribution of petroleum products                                |  | Namibia                  |  | 36.8       | (1)
|Oryx GTL Limited (QSC)                           |  | Manufacturing and marketing of synthetic fuels from gas                         |  | Qatar                    |  | 49         |    
|Spring Lights Gas (Pty) Limited                  |  | Marketing of pipeline gas in the Durban South area                              |  | South Africa             |  | 49         |    
|Petlin (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd                       |  | Manufacturing and marketing of low-density polyethylene pellets                 |  | Malaysia                 |  | 40         |    

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