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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0305</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2012-05-09</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001041514</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>UEPS</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001540745</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Mosehla Brian Kgomotso</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>PRESIDENT PLACE, 4TH FLOOR, CNR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>JAN SMUTS AVENUE AND BOLTON ROAD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>T3</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>T3</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>SOUTH AFRICA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2012-05-09</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2574</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2574</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents a grant of restricted stock, one-third of which will vest on each of May 09, 2013, 2014 and 2015.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Herman Gideon Kotz? Attorney-in-Fact for Brian Khomotso Mosehla</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-05-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
