Exhibit 8.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

Name

Nature of business

Percentage
ownership

Country of
incorporationSasol Mining (Pty) Ltd

Coal mining activities

89,8
(1)
South AfricaSasol Mining Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Holding company for the group's mining interests

100

South AfricaSasol Synfuels (Pty) Ltd

Production of liquid fuels, gases and chemical products and refining of tar acids

100

South AfricaSasol Technology (Pty) Ltd

Engineering services, research and development and technology transfer

100

South AfricaSasol Financing (Pty) Ltd

Management of cash resources, investment and procurement of loans (for South African operations)

100

South AfricaSasol Investment Company (Pty) Ltd

Holding company of the group's foreign investments (and investment in movable and immovable property)

100

South AfricaSasol South Africa (Pty) Ltd(2)

Focused on integrated petrochemicals and energy and all such other things as may be considered to be incidental or conducive to the attainment and support of the main business of the company.

100

South AfricaSasol Gas Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Holding company for the group's gas interests

100

South AfricaSasol Oil (Pty) Ltd

Marketing of fuels and lubricants

75

South AfricaSasol Chemical Holdings International (Pty) Ltd

Investment in the Sasol Chemie group

100

South AfricaSasol UK Limited

Marketing and distribution of chemical products

100

United KingdomSasol Chemicals Pacific Limited(3)

Marketing and distribution of chemical products

100

Hong KongSasol Financing International Plc

Management of cash resources, investment and procurement of loans (for operations outside South Africa)

100

Isle of ManSasol Gas (Pty) Ltd(4)

Marketing, distribution and transportation of pipeline gas and the maintenance of pipelines used to transport gas

100

South AfricaSasol Oil International Limited

Buying and selling of crude oil

75
(5)
Isle of ManSasol New Energy Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Developing and commercialising renewable and lower-carbon energy as well as carbon capture storage solutions

100

South Africa


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Name

Nature of business

Percentage
ownership

Country of
incorporationSasol Africa (Pty) Ltd(6)

Exploration, development, production, marketing and distribution of natural oil and gas and associated products

100

South AfricaSasol Canada Exploration and Production Limited

General partner in, and management of, the Sasol Canada Exploration and production Limited Partnership which holds Sasol's upstream interests in the Sasol Progress Energy Canada LtdPartnership in
Canada

100

CanadaSasol Canada Holdings Limited

Exploration, development, production, marketing and distribution of natural oil and gas and associated products in Canada

100

CanadaSasol Middle East and India (Pty) Ltd(7)

Develop and implement international GTL and CTL ventures

100

South AfricaSasol Wax International Aktiengesellschaft

Holding company for Sasol Wax (outside South Africa) operations

100

GermanySasol Wax GmbH

Production, marketing and distribution of waxes and wax related products

100

GermanyNational Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Refining crude oil

47,73
(5)
South AfricaSasol Chemie GmbH and Co. KG

Investment in the Sasol Germany GmbH, Sasol Solvents Germany GmbH and Sasol Olefins and Surfactants GmbH

100

GermanySasol Germany GmbH

Production, marketing and distribution of (chemical products) olefin and surfactant products

100

GermanySasol Solvents Germany GmbH

Production and marketing of solvents

100

GermanySasol Italy SpA(8)

Trading and transportation of oil products, petrochemicals and chemical products and derivatives

99,9

ItalySasol Holdings (USA) (Pty) Ltd

To manage and hold the group's interests in the United States

100

South AfricaSasol Chemicals (USA) LLC(9)

Manufacturing of commodity and specialty chemicals

100

United StatesSasol Holdings (Asia Pacific) (Pty) Ltd

Holding company for Sasol Polymers' foreign investments

100

South AfricaSasol European Holdings Limited

Resale of Sasol chemical products into UK / Ireland market area.

100

United Kingdom


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Name

Nature of business

Percentage
ownership

Country of
incorporationSasol Financing International Limited

Management of cash resources of the Sasol Group, the investing of surplus money and the procurement of loans taking into account the limitations imposed by the Banks Act 94 of 1990. Funding the cash

100

South AfricaSasol (USA) Corporation

To engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organised under the General Corporation Law of Delaware

100

United States


(1)This
represents our effective holding through Sasol Mining Holdings (Pty) Ltd.(2)Name
change from Sasol Chemical Industries (Pty) Ltd to Sasol South Africa (Pty) Ltd.(3)Moved
from being a subsidiary of Sasol Chemical Industries (Pty) Ltd to being a subsidiary of Sasol Holdings (Asia Pacific) (Pty) Ltd on
1 July 2014.(4)Moved
from being a subsidiary of Sasol Gas Holdings (Pty) Ltd to being a subsidiary of Sasol Limited on 6 November 2014.(5)This
represents our effective holding through our 75% interest in Sasol Oil (Pty) Ltd.(6)Moved
from being a subsidiary of Sasol Investment Company (Pty) Ltd to being a subsidiary of Sasol Limited on 1 July 2014. Name changed from
Sasol Petroleum International (Pty) Ltd to Sasol Africa (Pty) Ltd on 20 July 2015.(7)Moved
from being a subsidiary of Sasol Investment Company (Pty) Ltd to being a subsidiary of Sasol Limited on 1 July 2014. Name changed from
Sasol Synfuels International (Pty) Ltd to Sasol Middle East and India (Pty) Ltd on 20 July 2015.(8)Moved
from being a subsidiary of Sasol Performance Chemicals GmbH (previously Sasol Olefins & Surfactants GmbH) to being a subsidiary
of Sasol European Holdings Limited on 1 July 2014.(9)Name
change from Sasol North America Inc to Sasol Chemicals (USA) LLC. Moved from being a subsidiary of Sasol Performance Chemicals GmbH
(previously Sasol Olefins & Surfactants GmbH) to being a subsidiary of Sasol (USA) Corporation.


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INCORPORATED JOINTLY CONTROLLED ENTITIES

Name

Nature of business

Country of
incorporation

Interest %Chevron Sasol EGTL Limited

Investment activities in relation to the Escravos gas-to-liquids project

Bermuda

10Ixia Coal (Pty) Ltd.

Investment activities Sasol Mining

South Africa

49ORYX GTL Limited (QSC)

Manufacturing and marketing of synthetic fuels from gas

Qatar

49Petronas Chemicals LDPE Sdn Bhd

Manufacturing and marketing of low-density polyethylene pellets

Malaysia

40Sasol Chevron Holdings Limited

Holding company with Chevron corporation

Bermuda

50Sasol-Huntsman GmbH & Co KG

Production and marketing of maleic anhydride

Germany

49.5Uzbekistan GTL LLC

Manufacturing and marketing of synthetic fuels from gas

Uzbekistan

44,5
(10)Kubu Energy Resources (Pty) Ltd.

Manufacturing and marketing of synthetic fuels from coal bed methane

Botswana

50Sasol Chevron Nigeria Limited



Nigeria

50Alexandria Wax Products Co



Egypt

51Petromoc E Sasol SARL

Retail and commercial marketing of liquid fuels; petrol, diesel, illuminating paraffin, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), fuel oil and lubricants in Mozambique

Mozambique

49Strategic Energy Technology Systems Private Limited

Prospecting, exploration, production, exploitation of mineral oil, petroleum, oil, gas and other similar or allied substances, whether off shore or on shore

India

50Central Termica de Ressano Garcia (CTRG SA)

The exercise of the activity of production, generation, transport and commercialisation of electrical energy, including export and export, construction, operation and management of a power plant

Mozambique

49Sasol Wilmar Alcohol Industries (Lianyungang) Co Ltd(11)

Development and production of oleochemical based alcohol, surfactant, auxiliaries, petroleum additives, leather chemicals, water treatment auxiliaries, etc as well as the sale and distribution thereof and related
services

China

50Gemini HDPE LLC(12)

Construction of the high-density polyethylene plant

USA

50


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Name

Nature of business

Country of
incorporation

Interest %Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Investments Company (Pty) Ltd (ROMPCO)

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
(13)


(1)We
announced our intention to reduce our interest in Uzbekistan GTL LLC from 44,5% to 25,5% at the end of the FEED phase.(2)Name
change from Sasol Yihai (Lianyungang) Alcohols Industries Co Ltd to Sasol Wilmar Alcohol Industries (Lianyungang) Co Ltd on
1 April 2015.(3)Joint
venture entered into between Sasol Chemicals North America LLC (50%) and INEOS Gemini HDPE Holding Company LLC (50%).(4)This
represents our effective holding through Sasol Gas Holdings (Pty) Ltd, through contractual arrangements Sasol exercises joint control over the
relevant activities of ROMPCO.


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