Shares in financial services and technology group Net1 UEPS, which was recently rocked by a social grants distribution scandal in SA, rose as much as 36% on Monday, its highest close since July 2019, after announcing the sale of its South Korea unit.  

The group said on Monday it will sell its South Korean payment processor KSNET for $237m (R3.4bn), a sale worth more than its market capitalisation when the deal was struck...

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