Those programs help counsel
and train children, some as young as eight or nine years old , who were forced
to become child soldiers in order to survive. Ratcliffe heads up
IFESH's Demobilization and Reintegration of Former Child Soldiers Program.
Without programs like this one, which is being run by IFESH with funding from
The World Bank, returning to the fighting may be the child's only means of
avoiding starvation. Internet address:
www. Words such as "believe",
"anticipate" , "expect", "intend", "seek", "will", "plan", "could",
"may", "endeavor" and "project" and similar expressions are intended
to identify such forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive
means of identifying such statements.

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If one or more of these risks materialize, or should
underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may be very
different from those anticipated. The factors that could cause our
actual results to differ materially from the plans, objectives,
expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in such
forward-looking statements are discussed more fully in our most recent
annual report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 20-F
filed on October 29 , 2004 and in other filings with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission.

There were many great cultures, including the famous Egyptian and Sudanese, going back thousands of years.

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Reverend Sullivan's work, which earned him the Presidential Medal
of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor , is based on the concept that,
for true sustainable development to occur, principles of self-reliance must be
adhered to and integrated into community projects.com

Information on Petronas

PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is Malaysia's
national petroleum corporation established on 17 August 1974.

Disclaimer

We may in this document make statements that are not historical
facts and relate to analyses and other information based on forecasts
of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable.

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"Close to 70% of the children who do manage to escape the conflict
will return to the fighting," said Ratcliffe.org, or contact the organization at 480. In South Africa Engen
has in the region of 1 250 service stations and in the region of 450
Quickshop convenience stores.za

Information on Sasol LFB

Sasol LFB includes all of Sasol's assets in the liquid fuels
business, encapsulating the entire value chain from crude oil
procurement for Sasol's 63 .

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, IFESH, The International
Foundation for Education and Self-Help, has received a $900,000 grant from The
World Bank Group to expand its child soldier repatriation programs in The
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Africa.

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Information on Tshwarisano

Dr Penuell Maduna, the former South African cabinet minister, is
leading a group of BEE investors for Tshwarisano. While it is expected that the
Maduna group will take an important position in this transaction,
Tshwarisano will also involve previous shareholders of Exel who
currently hold shares in Sasol Oil, as well as Batho Trust (a
broad-based empowerment trust) and other broad-based BEE interests,
including women's groups.

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"We want to reclaim these children and reintegrate them back into
society," added Ratcliffe."
"Skills training and job opportunities are rare or non-existent for such
children," said Dr.1800. The company
also manufactures and markets synthesis gas and operates the only
inland crude oil refinery in South Africa. Engen owns and manages a 125 000 barrel
a day (bbl/d) crude oil refinery and a state-of-the-art lubricants
blending plant at Durban. Forward -looking statements apply
only as of the date on which they are made, and we do not undertake
any obligation to update or revise any of them, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise.

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"Their physical and emotional needs must be
addressed, as must the needs of the communities to which the children are
returning.443.sasol.my

Information on Worldwide

Worldwide is a black-owned and managed investment holding company
founded in 1994. He is responsible
for facilitating and structuring a broad-based and representative BEE
consortium associated with the Sasol LFB that will participate in the
joint venture through, Tshwarisano.engen.

There are more than 2000 African languages today, including the widely-spoken Swahili, Hausa and Yoruba.

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The child's identify and status are verified by the local
community; a sign-off by an independent United Nations observer completes the
process. Unfortunately, unlike food, shelter,
vocational training and jobs in the DRC, there is no shortage of firearms. Over the last decade, Worldwide has undertaken
substantial investments in several economic sectors, most notably in
the oil, financial services, telecommunications and information
technology industries.

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"More than 1,000 civilians die
here every single day from hunger and disease and if the child's family
members are among the missing and the dead, the likelihood of his being
re-recruited becomes almost a certainty. The intention was to form a new liquid
fuels business to be called Uhambo Oil Limited.
Since its incorporation PETRONAS has grown to be an integrated
international oil and gas company with business interests in 35
countries.
The Group is engaged in a wide spectrum of petroleum activities,
including upstream exploration and production of oil and gas to
downstream oil refining; marketing and distribution of petroleum
products; trading; gas processing and liquefaction; gas transmission
pipeline network operations; marketing of liquefied natural gas;
petrochemical manufacturing and marketing; shipping; automotive
engineering; and property investment
For the financial year ended March 31 2004, Petronas recorded
revenue of US $25.

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IFESH Gives Child Soldiers a Second Chance at Life in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa

-based IFESH. All of Sasol's assets in distribution and marketing, as well as
assets in the marketing and storage of fuel oil, are also included.

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"The Democratic Republic of the Congo has one of the largest populations
of child soldiers in the world," said Jeff Ratcliffe, the IFESH Program
Coordinator for northern Katanga Province in the DRC .
In addition to the Demobilization and Reintegration Program, IFESH also
operates a number of conflict resolution and community development projects in
Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Kalemie, Butembo , Kolwezi, Likasi, Nyunzu, and Pweto in
DRC as well as a number of community development and conflict resolution
programs in Nigeria.
If the go-ahead is given by the South African Competition
Tribunal , Uhambo is expected to be trading as soon as possible
thereafter. Worldwide's shareholding in Engen is the
company's biggest investment. Engen is represented in 13 countries outside
South Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Zambia,
Kenya, Mozambique, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi , the Democratic Republic
of the Congo (DRC) and Ghana.

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Julie Sullivan, President and CEO of Scottsdale ,
Ariz.

Information on Engen

Engen's core business entails refining crude oil, marketing and
retailing primary refined petroleum products and providing consumer
convenience services through its retail network.

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"
The reintegration process begins with the child being certified as a
non -combatant. "The few schools still standing are ill equipped; they
lack desks, chairs, books or even chalk. In the future Sasol expects
to apply this technology to convert natural gas to diesel and
chemicals.7-billion and an after-tax profit of US$6.6% stake in the Natref refinery to
receiving blending components from the Sasol Synfuels refinery at
Secunda (potentially to reduce, as a result of this transaction, to
50%). By their very nature,
forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties,
both general and specific, and there are risks that predictions,
forecasts , projections and other forward-looking statements will not
be achieved.

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Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, IFESH employs
more than 160 people in Africa; most of those employees are natives of the
countries in which they work.

Joint Statement: Shareholders in Proposed Uhambo Liquid Fuels Joint Venture Welcome Competition Commission Announcement

Business Editors/Energy Writers

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa----South
African energy and chemical company Sasol Ltd, Malaysian National
petroleum corporation Petronas and black economic empowerment partners
Tshwarisano LFB Investment and Afric Energy Resources (a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Worldwide African Investment Holdings) today noted the
South African Competition Commission's recommendation to the South
African Competition Tribunal regarding their proposed liquid fuels
joint venture, to be called Uhambo Oil Ltd.
"We welcome the Competition Commission's recommendation for
conditional approval of the joint venture to the Competition
Tribunal," said the parties in a joint statement.com.

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Notes for editors:

In November 2004 Sasol Ltd, Petronas (the majority owner of
Southern African-based fuel company Engen Ltd), Tshwarisano LFB
Investment and Worldwide African Investment Holdings - through its
wholly -owned subsidiary Afric Energy Resources (AER) - announced that
they intended to form a joint venture between Engen and Sasol's liquid
fuels businesses (Sasol Oil).
Almost 80% of the company's revenue was derived from its export and
international operations. Internet address: www.

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IFESH's budget for this program has now increased from $35 per
child per year to $300 per child.

Established in 1981, IFESH, the International Foundation for Education and
Self-Help, continues to uphold the pioneering self-help philosophy and
transcendent message of hope of its founder, the late Reverend Dr. Uhambo means "a
journey" in both IsiXhosa and IsiZulu. Based in South Africa and operating in 15 other countries
throughout the world, Sasol is the leading provider of liquid fuels in
South Africa and a major international producer of chemicals, using a
world leading technology for the commercial production of synthetic
fuels and chemicals from low- grade coal.petronas. Internet address: www. These
are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.

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5 million per year in funding
from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), it
depends heavily upon charitable contributions from concerned corporations and
caring individuals to expand its reach.
The new business will include a 25% BEE shareholding comprising
AER and Tshwarisano LFB Investment.

Information on Sasol

Sasol, with a market capitalisation of approximately USD 16
billion, is an integrated oil and gas group with substantial chemical
interests. As at end of March 2004, the PETRONAS Group comprised 93
wholly-owned subsidiaries , 19 partly-owned outfits and 55 associated
companies.2-billion. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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For additional information, please visit the IFESH web site at
http: //www.IFESH. The former Exel shareholders include a trust
with rural women as beneficiaries, a pension and provident fund with
members who are pump attendants, service station owners and an eminent
women 's group. Engen's turnover for the year ended
March 31 2004 was R18 178-million and operating profit for this period
was R752-million.S.

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"There are estimates that place the number of nine to seventeen year old
soldiers at 30,000; other estimates place the number even higher," he said.
The program provides counseling , education and skills training to the former
soldiers, many of whom have never experienced anything resembling a normal
childhood.
Sullivan. The organization currently operates in
10 African countries: Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti,
Ghana, Guinea, Ethiopia, Malawi, Namibia , Nigeria and South Africa. The company's involvement in the oil industry
pre-dated the South African Liquid Fuels Charter of 2000 when it
invested in Afric Oil in 1995 and followed with the acquisition of a
51% stake in Zenex in 1997.co.

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Sasol manufactures over 200 fuel and chemical products that
are sold in more than 90 countries and also operates coal mines to
provide feedstock for synthetic fuels and chemical plants.

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Photo IDs are obtained and paperwork is secured from the
child 's ex-commander to confirm that he is no longer an active member of the
rebel forces." This high recidivism rate is one of the factors that
led to increased funding by The World Bank, the United Nations and others,
said Sullivan. To that end, IFESH
provides highly respected, grassroots education , healthcare, poverty
reduction, conflict mitigation and community development assistance to
sub -Saharan Africa. In February 2004, the Worldwide board of
directors decided the company should continue to build on its
experience in the oil industry and to focus on the energy sector in
its broader sense.
Sasol LFB's turnover for the year ended June 30 2004 was R18
851-million and operating profit for this period was R1 429-million.

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While IFESH receives the majority of its $11.
Uhambo will comprise Engen's Enref oil refinery at Durban, Sasol's
share in the Natref crude oil refinery at Sasolburg in the northern
Free State, Sasol's liquid fuels produced from synfuels components
produced at the blending facility in Secunda and significant marketing
operations branded as Engen, Sasol , Exel and Zenex in South Africa, as
well as liquid fuel operations in 13 other sub-Saharan African
countries.
Wholly-owned by the Government, the corporation is vested with the
entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the
responsibility of developing and adding value to these resources.