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DTC - Datatec Limited - Acquisition of Direct Visual                            
Datatec Limited                                                                 
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number: 1994/005004/06)                                           
ISIN: ZAE000017745                                                              
Share Code: DTC                                                                 
ACQUISITION OF DIRECT VISUAL                                                    
Datatec Limited ("Datatec", JSE/AIM: DTC), the international Information and    
Communications Technology group, announces that its subsidiary Logicalis Group  
Limited ("Logicalis") has agreed to acquire Direct Visual Limited ("Direct      
Visual"), a Tandberg (now part of Cisco) Platinum Partner based in the UK, for a
cash consideration.                                                             
Direct Visual is one of the UK`s leading independent suppliers of video         
communications with a strong audio-visual and managed service offering. It has  
annual revenues of approximately US$15million. The full terms of the            
consideration have not been disclosed.                                          
The business will be integrated into Logicalis` Unified Communications and      
Collaboration (UCC) operation to strengthen its video offering.                 
Jens Montanana, Datatec`s Chief Executive commented:                            
"This acquisition is a great opportunity for Logicalis to develop its video     
business in line with its UCC capabilities, and further broaden the offerings   
within its managed services and cloud computing expertise."                     
Enquiries:                                                                      
Datatec Limited  (www.datatec.co.za)                                            
Ivan Dittrich - Chief Financial Officer      +27 (0) 11 233 1221                
Wilna de Villiers - Group Marketing Manager  +27 (0) 11 233 1013                
                                                                                
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Frederic Cornet (SA)                         +27 (0) 11 447 3030                
24 January 2011                                                                 
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