DTC
DTC                                                                             
DTC - Datatec Limited - Dealing in securities by the company secretary          
Datatec Limited                                                                 
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number: 1994/005004/06)                                           
ISIN: ZAE000017745                                                              
Share Code: DTC                                                                 
("Datatec" or "the Company")                                                    
DEALING IN SECURITIES BY THE COMPANY SECRETARY                                  
The Company Secretary of Datatec has sold some of the Datatec shares he received
under the terms of the Company`s Long Term Incentive Plan, as announced on 20   
May 2011, in order to settle the income tax liability which crystallised on     
receipt of such Datatec shares, payable in August.                              
In compliance with the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited ("JSE") and the 
AIM Rules, the following information is disclosed:                              
Officer                    :    S P Morris - Company Secretary                  
Company                    :    Datatec Limited                                 
Date of transaction        :    29 August 2011                                  
Nature of transaction      :    On market sale of Datatec shares                
Class of security          :    Ordinary shares                                 
Number of shares           :    20 000                                          
Sale price per share*      :    R37,5174                                        
Total transaction value    :    R750 348                                        
Nature of interest         :    Direct beneficial                               
Clearance obtained         :    Yes                                             
*The above transaction price is the average of several trades on 29 August 2011 
on which day the share price high on the JSE was ZAR 38,30 and the share price  
low was ZAR 36,54.                                                              
Sandton                                                                         
30 August 2011                                                                  
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
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