Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Soma Nitin
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES INC [UEPS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior VP Information Tech.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4TH FLOOR, NORTH WING, PRESIDENT PLACE, CNR JAN SMUTS AVENUE, ROSEBANK
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/25/2006
(Street)

JOHANNESBURG, T3 RSA
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
05/25/2006
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/25/2006   M   16,666 A $ 3 61,904 I By the Aplitec Holdings Participation Trust (1)
Common Stock 05/25/2006   M   150,000 A $ 0 211,904 I By The Aplitec Holdings Participation Trust (1)
Common Stock 05/25/2006   S   111,904 D $ 27.7 100,000 I By The Aplitec Holdings Participation Trust (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 3 05/25/2006   M     16,666   (2) 06/07/2014 Common Stock 16,666 $ 0 50,002 D  
Other Stock Based Award $ 0 05/25/2006   M     150,000   (3)   (3) Common Stock 150,000 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Soma Nitin
4TH FLOOR, NORTH WING, PRESIDENT PLACE
CNR JAN SMUTS AVENUE, ROSEBANK
JOHANNESBURG, T3 RSA
      Senior VP Information Tech.  

Signatures

 /S/ Nitin Soma   05/25/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The shares of Special Convertible Preferred Stock are held by The Aplitec Holdings Participation Trust for the benefit of Mr. Soma and are convertible, on a one-for-one basis, into shares of common stock.
(2) The options are part of an original grant of 83,334 options, which becomes exercisable in five equal annual installments commencing June 7, 2004. The shares become transferable eleven months after they become exercisable.
(3) The other based award does not have an expiration date.

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