VOD - Vodacom Group Limited - Appointment of director

VOD - Vodacom Group Limited - Appointment of director                           
Vodacom Group Limited                                                           
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 1993/005461/06)                                            
Share code VOD ISIN ZAE000132577                                                
("Vodacom Group")                                                               
Appointment of director                                                         
In accordance with paragraph 3.59 of the JSE Listings Requirements, shareholders
are advised that Mr Ivan Dittrich (BComm Accting Honours, CTA, CA(SA)) has been 
appointed as Chief Financial Officer and executive director of Vodacom Group. He
is expected to join the Group on or about 1 July 2012.                          
Ivan joins the Group from Datatec where he has been the chief financial officer 
since May 2008 and executive director on the board of Datatec since March 2008. 
Prior to that Ivan held a number of senior executive positions for the past 12  
years at Datatec including that of group corporate director, corporate finance  
manager and company secretary. He successfully managed Datatec`s dual listing in
London in 2006. Prior to joining Datatec, Ivan worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers
in London and Deloitte in South Africa.                                         
Mr Peter Moyo, Chairman of Vodacom Group, stated that he welcomed the           
appointment and was looking forward to Ivan`s contribution on the Board.        
Midrand                                                                         
18 January 2012                                                                 
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited                                         
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