Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Nov. 02, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
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 Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		52,521,345