v3.26.1
Property, plant and equipment (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Property, plant and equipment  
Schedule of detailed information about property, plant and equipment

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Building 

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Plant,

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Assets

 

and

equipment

Mineral 

under

Land

improvements 

and vehicles

assets

construction*

Total

for the year ended 30 June

 Rm

Rm

Rm

Rm

Rm

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 Rm

Carrying amount at 30 June 2024

4 239

 

10 876

 

100 340

 

14 436

 

33 698

163 589

Cost

 

4 849

24 248

398 678

56 164

33 698

517 637

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

 

(610)

(13 372)

(298 338)

(41 728)

(354 048)

Additions

 

2

511

295

25 000

25 808

to sustain existing operations

 

2

505

244

22 062

22 813

to expand operations

 

6

51

2 938

2 995

Reduction in rehabilitation provisions capitalised

 

(212)

(212)

Finance costs capitalised

1 883

1 883

Assets capitalised or reclassified

 

1 260

16 324

3 509

(21 059)

34

Reclassification to held for sale

 

47

(6)

(7)

34

Translation of foreign operations

 

(78)

(67)

(831)

132

(844)

Disposals and scrapping

 

(1)

(13)

(242)

(40)

(528)

(824)

Current year depreciation charge

 

(609)

(8 243)

(2 335)

(11 187)

Net impairment of property, plant and equipment (note 8)

 

(124)

320

(5 572)

(4 218)

(10 646)

(20 240)

Carrying amount at 30 June 2025

 

4 083

11 763

102 280

11 647

28 268

158 041

Cost

4 838

 

24 849

 

408 717

 

59 169

 

28 268

525 841

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

(755)

 

(13 086)

 

(306 437)

 

(47 522)

 

(367 800)

Additions

5

649

1 093

20 579

22 326

to sustain existing operations

5

642

1 093

19 778

21 518

to expand operations

7

801

808

Reduction in rehabilitation provisions capitalised (note 29)

(40)

(68)

(108)

Finance costs capitalised

845

845

Assets capitalised or reclassified

866

10 971

16 682

(28 918)

(399)

Reclassification to held for sale

(3)

(10)

(13)

Translation of foreign operations

(290)

(703)

(5 279)

(198)

(6 470)

Disposals and scrapping

(3)

(5)

(257)

(47)

(333)

(645)

Current year depreciation charge

(596)

(8 055)

(2 270)

(10 921)

Net impairment of property, plant and equipment (note 8)

(149)

(4 017)

(2 344)

(9 436)

(15 946)

Carrying amount at 30 June 2026

3 790

11 178

96 242

24 761

10 739

146 710

Cost

 

4 489

 

24 367

 

399 567

 

76 096

 

10 739

515 258

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

 

(699)

 

(13 189)

 

(303 325)

 

(51 335)

 

(368 548)

*Includes intangible assets and exploration and evaluation assets under construction.

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2026

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2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

for the year ended 30 June

Rm

Rm

Rm

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment (cash flow)

Current year additions

22 326

 

25 808

 

30 565

Adjustments for non-cash items

(1 575)

 

(463)

 

(491)

movement in environmental provisions capitalised

(1 089)

 

(264)

 

(473)

Reduction in capital project pre-payment

(484)

(191)

Rig leases

(2)

(10)

Area A5-A receivable

2

(18)

Per the statement of cash flows

20 751

 

25 345

 

30 074

Schedule of capital commitments (excluding equity accounted investments)

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2026

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2025

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for the year ended 30 June

Rm

Rm

Capital commitments (excluding equity accounted investments)

Capital commitments, excluding capitalised interest, include all projects for which relevant Board approval has been obtained. Projects still under investigation for which specific Board approvals have not yet been obtained are excluded from the following:

 

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Authorised and contracted for

 

27 407

 

45 106

 

Authorised but not yet contracted for

 

23 888

 

21 015

 

Less expenditure to the end of year

 

(20 132)

 

(38 700)

 

 

31 163

 

27 421

to sustain existing operations

 

29 658

 

25 012

 

to expand operations

 

1 505

 

2 409

 

Estimated expenditure

 

 

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Within one year

 

23 300

 

20 634

 

One to five years

 

7 863

 

6 787

 

 

31 163

 

27 421

Significant capital commitments and expenditure at 30 June comprise mainly of:

Capital commitments

Capital expenditure

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2026

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2025

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Project

Project location 

Business segment

Rm

Rm

Rm

Rm

Projects to sustain operations

Shutdown and major statutory maintenance

Various

Various

6 769

5 972

4 596

6 977

Environmental projects

Various

 

Various

 

1 231

1 025

 

713

2 569

Clean fuels II

 

Various

 

Fuels

 

498

1 642

 

898

1 271

Projects to expand operations

Exploration and development1

 

Mozambique

 

Gas

 

1 779

 

421

3 309

1PSA reached beneficial operation in 2026.

Schedule of depreciation and amortisation expense

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Buildings and improvements

1 – 20%, units of production over life of related reserve base

 

Retail convenience centres (included in buildings and improvements)

3 – 5

%

Plant

1 – 86

%

Equipment

 

3 – 91

%

Vehicles

 

3 – 33

%

Mineral assets

 

Units of production over life of related reserve base

Life-of-mine coal assets (included in mineral assets)

 

Units of production over life of related reserve base