Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Aug. 25, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001041514
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 218,600,379
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		47,819,299