DTC
DTC                                                                             
DTC - Datatec Limited - Lapse of offer for Comztek                              
Datatec Limited                                                                 
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Registration number 1994/005004/06                                              
ISIN: ZAE000017745                                                              
JSE and LSE share code: DTC                                                     
LAPSE OF OFFER FOR COMZTEK                                                      
Datatec Limited, ("Datatec", the "Group", JSE and LSE: DTC), the international  
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) group, announces that its offer 
for Comztek Holdings (Pty) Ltd ("Comztek"), has lapsed. Following the statement 
on Friday 15 October 2010 by Mustek Limited (JSE: MST, "Mustek"), the owner of  
41.84% of Comztek, that Mustek has rejected the increased offer announced by    
Datatec on 12 October 2010, Datatec will not pursue this matter further.        
Enquiries:                                                                      
Datatec Limited                                                                 
(www.datatec.co.za)                                                             
Ivan Dittrich - Chief Financial      +27 (0) 11 233 1221                        
Officer                                                                         
Wilna de Villiers - Group Marketing  +27 (0) 11 233 1013                        
Manager                                                                         
                                                                                
Jefferies International Limited                                                 
Chris Snoxall                        +44 (0) 20 7029 8000                       

College Hill                                                                    
Adrian Duffield/Jon Davies (UK)      +  44 (0) 20 7457 2020                     
Frederic Cornet (SA)                 +27 (0) 11 447 3030                        
18 October 2010                                                                 
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
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