Changes to the board of directors: retirement and appointment of independent non-executive directors Datatec Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 1994/005004/06) ISIN: ZAE000017745 Share Code: DTC ("Datatec” or “the Company”) Changes to the board of directors: retirement and appointment of independent non-executive directors Datatec Limited ("Datatec" or "the Group", JSE/AIM: DTC), the international Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company, announces that Mfundiso Johnson Ntabankulu Njeke will join the Board as Independent Non-executive Director on 1 September 2016 whilst Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu will retire as an Independent Non-executive Director at the AGM on 9 September 2016 after ten years of service. Mr Njeke brings a wealth of experience, having served in a non-executive capacity on a number of prominent boards including MTN and MMI. A chartered accountant and past Chairman of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, he will also serve as a member of Datatec’s Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee and as Chairman of its Social and Ethics Committee. Stephen Davidson, Chairman, said: "I am delighted to welcome Johnson. The wealth of experience gathered from his career to date will certainly add to the current board and our corporate governance structures. “On behalf of the board, I would also like to thank Wiseman for his exemplary service as an independent non-executive director, member of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Social and Ethics Committee. We are truly grateful for his contributions over many years.” Johnson Njeke (aged 57) has held the following former directorships or partnerships within the last five years: Current directorships Former directorships Abilia Trading 152 CC ArcelorMittal SA Adcorp Holdings Limited Barloworld Limited Black Management Forum Investment Company Brolink (Pty) Limited Limited Buena Vista Trading 194 (Pty) Limited iVolve Procurement & Rental Partner Centuria 376 (Pty) Limited Metropolitan Holdings Limited Cheetamark (Pty) Limited Mobile Telephone Networks Holdings (Pty) Limited Corpclo 1934 CC MTN Group Limited Crucible Road Properties (Pty) Ltd MTN International (Pty) Limited Dlondlobala Capital (Pty) Limited SMD (Salvage Management and Disposal) 8 Mile Investments South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) E-Sync (Pty) Limited Evening Star Trading 481 (Pty) Limited Hollard Foundation Trust Inkaba Coal (Pty) Limited MMI Group Limited MMI Holdings Limited Moody’s Investors Service S.A. (Pty) Limited Newshelf 1039 (Pty) Limited Nkosazana Stella Nomzamo Sigcau Foundation Nkunzi Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd Resilient Property Income Fund Ltd Ricoset (Pty) Limited Riodor 62 (Pty) Limited Salestalk 144 (Pty) Limited Sameh Properties Sasol Limited Serengethi Properties (Pty) Limited Silver Unicorn Coal and Minerals (Pty) Limited Save as set out above, there are no details in relation to the appointment, which need to be disclosed under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules. ENDS Enquiries: Datatec Limited (www.datatec.com) Jens Montanana – Chief Executive Officer +44 (0) 1753 797 118 Ivan Dittrich – Chief Financial Officer +27 (0) 11 233 3301 Wilna de Villiers – Investor Relations Manager +27 (0) 11 233 1013 Jefferies International Limited – Nominated Advisor and Broker Nick Adams/Alex Collins +44 (0) 20 7029 8000 finnCap – Broker Stuart Andrews +44 (0) 20 7220 0500 Instinctif Partners Adrian Duffield/Chantal Woolcock (UK) +44 (0) 20 7457 2020 Frederic Cornet/Pietman Roos (SA) +27 (0) 11 447 3030 18 July 2016 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 18/07/2016 05:00:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.