**Exhibit 8.1**

**LIST OFSUBSIDIARIES**

| 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                                                                                                                                                                         |       |                             | 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 for South African operations.                                                                                                                                 |       |                             | South Africa   |                                   |       |          | 100        |   |   |
| Sasol Investment  Company (Pty) Limited                           |       | Holding company of the group’s foreign investments  and investment in movable and immovable property                                                                                                                        |       |                             | South Africa   |                                   |       |          | 100        |   |   |
| Sasol Chemical  Industries Limited                                |       | Production and marketing of mining explosives,  gases, petrochemicals, fertilizers and refining of tar acids                                                                                                                     |       |                             | South Africa   |                                   |       |          | 100        |   |   |
| Sasol Gas  Holdings (Pty) Limited                                 |       | Holding company of the group’s gas interests.                                                                                                                                                                               |       |                             | South Africa   |                                   |       |          | 100        |   |   |
| Sasol Oil (Pty)  Limited                                          |       | Marketing of fuels and lubricants                                                                                                                                                                                                |       |                             | South Africa   |                                   |       |          | 98         |   |   |
| ChemCity (Pty)  Limited                                           |       | Supporting empowered Small Micro and Medium  Enterprises required to enable them to thrive in the chemical industry                                                                                                              |       |                             | South Africa   |                                   |       |          | 100        |   |   |
| Republic of  Mozambique Pipeline Investment Company (Pty) Limited |       | Owning and operating of 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   |                                   |       |          | 100        |   |   |
| 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-Chem Inc                                                    |       | Marketing and distribution of chemical products                                                                                                                                                                                  |       |                             | United States  |                                   |       |          | 100        |   |   |
| Sasol Financing  International plc                                |       | Management of cash resources, investment and  procurement of loans for operations outside South Africa.                                                                                                                          |       |                             | Isle of Man    |                                   |       |          | 100        |   |   |
| Sasol Gas Limited                                                 |       | Marketing,  distribution and transportation of pipeline gas and the maintenance and  operation of pipelines used for the transportation of various types of gas                                                                  |       |                             | South Africa   |                                   |       |          | 100        |   |   |

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| Sasol Germany GmbH                                         |   | Production, marketing and distribution of waxes and  wax related products                                                            |   |   | Germany       |   |   |   | 100 |   |   |
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| Sasol Italy SpA                                            |   | Production,  transformation, trading and transportation of oil products, petrochemicals and  chemical products and their derivatives |   |   | Italy         |   |   |   | 100 |   |   |
| Sasol North America Inc                                    |   | Manufacturing of  commodity and special chemicals                                                                                    |   |   | United States |   |   |   | 100 |   |   |
| Sasol Oil  International Limited                           |   | Buying and selling of crude oil                                                                                                      |   |   | Isle of Man   |   |   |   | 100 |   |   |
| Sasol Petroleum  International (Pty) Limited               |   | Exploration, production, marketing and distribution  of petroleum and natural gases                                                  |   |   | South Africa  |   |   |   | 100 |   |   |
| Sasol Polymers  International Investments (Pty) Limited    |   | Holding company of Sasol Polymers foreign  investments                                                                               |   |   | South Africa  |   |   |   | 100 |   |   |
| Sasol Synfuels  International (Pty) Limited                |   | Conversion and marketing of liquid fuels and  chemical products                                                                      |   |   | South Africa  |   |   |   | 100 |   |   |
| Sasol Wax  International Aktiengesellschaft                |   | Holding company of the Sasol Wax operations                                                                                          |   |   | Germany       |   |   |   | 100 |   |   |
| Sasol Wax (SA)  (Pty) Limited                              |   | Production, marketing and distribution of paraffin  waxes                                                                            |   |   | South Africa  |   |   |   | 100 |   |   |
| Tosas Beherend  (Pty) Limited                              |   | Investment                                                                                                                           |   |   | South Africa  |   |   |   | 70  |   |   |
| National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Pty)  Limited |   | Refining of crude  oil                                                                                                               |   |   | South Africa  |   |   |   | 64  |   |   |

 

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**INCORPORATEDJOINTLY CONTROLLED ENTITIES**

| Sasol Dia Acrylates (South Africa) (Pty) Limited |   | Production of acrylic acid and acrylates                                               |   |   | South Africa  |   |   |   | 75 |   |   |
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| Sasol Dia  Acrylates (Pty) Limited               |   | Marketing of acrylic acid and acrylates                                                |   |   | South Africa  |   |   |   | 50 |   |   |
| Arya Sasol  Polymer Company                      |   | Production of polyethylene                                                             |   |   | Iran          |   |   |   | 50 |   |   |
| DPI Holdings  (Pty) Limited                      |   | Holding company of DPI group which manufactures and  markets plastic piping systems    |   |   | South Africa  |   |   |   | 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       |   |   |   | 49 |   |   |
| Oryx GTL Limited  (Q.S.C.)                       |   | 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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