JOHANNESBURG, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sasol (JSE: SOL; NYSE: SSL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Colin Beggs as a non-executive director and member of the Audit Committee with immediate effect.

Mr Beggs retired as Chief Executive Officer of PricewaterhouseCoopers at the end of June 2009. Mr Beggs joined Price Waterhouse in 1970 and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1971. He became a partner in 1979 and senior partner in 2001 and then joint chief executive officer of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Southern Africa after the merger between Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand in 1998. In January 2001, he became chief executive officer of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He served on the firm's Global Board and was chairman of that Board's Finance and Operation Committee.

Mr Beggs served as chairman of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Board in 2002/3 and was also chairman of the Accounting Practices Committee of SAICA. He is currently a member of the Accounting Practices Board.

The Chairman of Sasol, Mrs Hixonia Nyasulu said: 'On behalf of our Board, I welcome Colin as a non-executive director and member of our Audit Committee. He brings a wealth of experience to Sasol, and we are delighted that he has accepted our invitation to join our Board and Audit Committee.'

    Sasol Investor Relations team
    Tel.: +27 11 441 3113 / 3563 / 3321
    investor.relations@sasol.com

SOURCE Sasol Limited