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/ 10 October 2007

Sasol denies building offices in construction row

Sasol and a conservation group clashed on Wednesday, with the petrochemical giant denying building in an environmentally sensitive area without permission. Environment and Conservation Association chairperson Nicole Barlow accused Sasol of erecting luxury offices, without authorisation, along the Natalspruit River in Germiston on Gauteng’s East Rand.

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/ 18 September 2007

DTI ‘not at odds with Sasol’ over BEE deal

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Tuesday reiterated that it was "not at odds" with petrochemical giant Sasol over its proposed R7-billion employment share-ownership scheme. "Media reports about the Sasol … black economic empowerment [BEE] deal would seem to indicate that there is some confusion about the department’s position," the DTI said in a statement.

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/ 10 September 2007

Sasol unveils $2,5-billion BEE deal

Sasol, the world’s top maker of oil from coal, posted a 10% rise in annual headline earnings per share, lifted by an increase in the price of oil and weakening of the rand, it said on Monday. In the biggest affirmative action deal in South Africa yet, South Africa’s Sasol said will sell a 10% stake for a total of R17,9-billion.