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The cost of workplace toxicity on SA companies

Zuko Komisa Image | Adobe Stock As the global community observed Anti-Bullying Day on February 28th, a stark reality emerged for South African businesses: workplace toxicity is not merely a matter of employee well-being, but a critical threat to the nation's economic health. The financial toll is already staggering. Absenteeism attributed to workplace depression drains an estimated R19 billion from the South African economy annually, a figure that underscores the […]

today05/03/2025

Consumer price inflation unchanged at 3,2% for February
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January’s consumer inflation rate rises to 3.2%

Zuko Komisa Image | Adobe Stock In January, inflation increased to 3.2% year-over-year from 3.0% in December, which was below the 3.3% economists had predicted but still well within the 3%–6% range set by the South African Reserve Bank. Kaya Biz spoke to Patrick Kelly, Chief Director for Price Statistics at STATS SA. Listen to the conversation here: In January, annual core inflation—which excludes volatile goods like food and energy—came […]

today26/02/2025

Multiethnic candidates waiting for the job interview competing for one position in office - diverse group of young adults applying for a job
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SA’s unemployment rate drops to 31.9%

Zuko Komisa Image | Adobe Stock South Africa's unemployment rate fell by a mere 0.2 percentage point in the fourth and final quarter of last year. Despite a minor improvement in joblessness, at least 8 million South Africans remain unemployed. The number of 'Not Economically Active' persons increased by 18 000 in Q4:2024 compared to Q3:2024. This means that the official unemployment rate now stands at 31.9%. According to Statistics […]

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R7.7 billion spent on alcohol over the December holidays

Zuko Komisa Image | Adobe Stock According to Social Development Deputy Minister Ganief Henricks, the scourge of substance and drug abuse is a global issue, not only in South Africa. The Deputy Minister addressed the portfolio committee on Wednesday, emphasizing the effects of drug usage on South African society. The Deputy Minister led a delegation from the Department of Social Development and the Central Drug Authority that presented the 2023/2024 […]

today14/02/2025

Health Department warns public against counterfeit condoms
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Health Department warns public against counterfeit condoms

Zuko Komisa Image | Adobe Stock The Department of Health has warned the public about the presence of fake condoms on the market and asked people to be on the lookout for any unusual activities. Counterfeit condoms pose a significant threat to public health because they are made with inferior materials. As a result, they are more likely to break or leak during use, drastically increasing the risk of unwanted […]

today22/01/2025

Consumer price inflation unchanged at 3,2% for February
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SA’s economy shrank by 0.3% from the second to the third quarter of this year

Image | Adobe Stock The third quarter saw a 0.3% contraction in South Africa's Gross Domestic Product, reversing the same margin of increase seen in the second quarter. This was mostly caused by a nearly 29% decline in the fishery, forestry, and agricultural sectors during that time. "Four industries recorded negative growth between the second and third quarters of 2024. The agriculture industry was the largest negative contributor, decreasing by […]

today04/12/2024

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SARB announces repo rate cut by 25 basis points

Zuko Komisa Image | @SAReservebank /X In a unanimous vote, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank has agreed to lower the repo rate by 25 basis points, from 8% to 7.75%, effective Friday. Following a meeting of the bank's MPC, Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago announced the second straight reduction in the repo rate. Kganyago's declaration follows Statistics South Africa's declaration that inflation has dropped […]

today22/11/2024

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SAHPRA issues warning on the rise of sales of counterfeit Ozempic

Zuko Komisa Image | Adobe Stock Ozempic and other fake Glucagon-like Peptide (GLP-1) items are becoming more and more common on the local market, which has alarmed the South African Health items Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA). A rise in suspected counterfeit Ozempic, also known as semaglutide, a registered medicine from Novo Nordisk that contains GLP-1 agonists, has been detected by SAHPRA. In South Africa, Ozempic is registered under two types of […]

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Google helped provide an estimated R118 billion of economic activity in SA

Zuko Komisa In 2023, local businesses, non-profits, publishers, producers, and developers in South Africa received R118 billion in new revenue from Google's products and services. This is supported by a Google Economic Impact study that was carried out by Public First, a strategy, research, and policy firm, on behalf of the internet powerhouse. Google offers a wide range of products that can be valuable for businesses According to the study, […]

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THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT FORMS PART OF KAYA 959’S TERMS OF USE POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY TERM OF THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT, YOU MUST CEASE YOUR ACCESS OF THIS WEBSITE IMMEDIATELY. 

POPIA Act – To promote the protection of personal information processed by public and private bodies; to introduce certain conditions so as to establish minimum requirements for the processing of personal information; to provide for the establishment of an Information Regulator to exercise certain powers and to perform certain duties and functions in terms of this Act and the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000; to provide for the issuing of codes of conduct; to provide for the rights of persons regarding unsolicited electronic communications and automated decision making; to regulate the flow of personal information across the borders of the Republic; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

RECOGNISING THAT—

  • section 14 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, provides that everyone has the right to privacy;
  • the right to privacy includes a right to protection against the unlawful collection, retention, dissemination and use of personal information;
  • the State must respect, protect, promote and fulfil the rights in the Bill of Rights;

AND BEARING IN MIND THAT—

  • consonant with the constitutional values of democracy and openness, the need for economic and social progress, within the framework of the information society, requires the removal of unnecessary impediments to the free flow of information, including personal information;

AND IN ORDER TO—

  • regulate, in harmony with international standards, the processing of personal information by public and private bodies in a manner that gives effect to the right to privacy subject to justifiable limitations that are aimed at protecting other rights and important interests,
  1. Definitions and Interpretation

1.1.“Personal Information” means information relating to an identifiable, living, natural person and where it is applicable, identifiable, existing juristic person, including all information as defined in the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013. 

1.2  Parliament assented to POPIA on 19 November 2013. The commencement date of section 1, Part A of Chapter 5, section 112 and section 113 was 11 April 2014. The commencement date of the other sections was 1 July 2020 (with the exception of section 110 and 114(4). The President of South Africa has proclaimed the POPI commencement date to be 1 July 2020.

 
1.3. “Processing” means the creation, generation, communication, storage, destruction of personal information as more fully defined in the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013.  

1.4. “You” or the “user” means any person who accesses and browses this website for any purpose. 

1.4. “Website” means the website of the KAYA 959 at URL www.kaya959.co.za or such other URL as KAYA 959 may choose from time to time.   

  1. Status and Amendments

2.1. KAYA 959 respects your privacy. This privacy policy statement sets out KAYA 959’s information gathering and dissemination practices in respect of the Website. 

2.2. This Privacy Policy governs the processing of personal information provided to KAYA 959 through your use of the Website. 

2.3. Please note that, due to legal and other developments, KAYA 959 may amend these terms and conditions from time to time.  

  1. Processing of Personal Information

3.1. By providing your personal information to KAYA 959 you acknowledge that it has been collected directly from you and consent to its processing by KAYA 959. 

3.2. Where you submit Personal Information (such as name, address, telephone number and email address) via the website (e.g. through completing any online form) the following principles are observed in the processing of that information: 

3.2.1. KAYA 959 will only collect personal information for a purpose consistent with the purpose for which it is required. The specific purpose for which information is 
collected will be apparent from the context in which it is requested. 

3.2.2. KAYA 959 will only process personal information in a manner that is adequate, relevant and not excessive in the context of the purpose for which it is processed. 

3.2.3. Personal information will only be processed for a purpose compatible with that for which it was collected, unless you have agreed to an alternative purpose in writing or KAYA 959 is permitted in terms of national legislation of general application dealing primarily with the protection of personal information. 

3.2.4. KAYA 959 will keep records of all personal Information collected and the specific purpose for which it was collected for a period of 1 (one) year from the date on which it was last used. 

3.2.5. KAYA 959 will not disclose any personal information relating to you to any third party unless your prior written agreement is obtained or KAYA 959 is required to do so by law. 

3.2.6. If personal information is released with your consent KAYA 959 will retain a record of the information released, the third party to which it was released, the reason for the release and the date of release, for a period of 1 (one) year from the date on which it was last used. 

3.2.7. KAYA 959 will destroy or delete any personal information that is no longer needed by KAYA 959 for the purpose it was initially collected, or subsequently processed. 

3.3. Note that, as permitted by the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002, KAYA 959 may use personal information collected to compile profiles for statistical purposes. No information contained in the profiles or statistics will be able to be linked to any specific user.    

  1. Collection of anonymous data

4.1. KAYA 959 may use standard technology to collect information about the use of this website. This technology is not able to identify individual users but simply allows KAYA 959 to collect statistics. 

4.2. KAYA 959 may utilise temporary or session cookies to keep track of users’ browsing habits. A cookie is a small file that is placed on your hard drive in order to keep a record of your interaction with this website and facilitate user convenience. 

4.2.1. Cookies by themselves will not be used to identify users personally but may be used to compile identified statistics relating to use of services offered or to provide KAYA 959 with feedback on the performance of this website. 

4.2.2. The following classes of information may be collected in respect of users who have enabled cookies: 

4.2.2.1. The browser software used; 

4.2.2.2. IP address; 

4.2.2.3. Date and time of activities while visiting the website; 

4.2.2.4. URLs of internal pages visited; and 

4.2.2.5. referrers. 

4.3. If you do not wish cookies to be employed to customize your interaction with this website it is possible to alter the manner in which your browser handles cookies. Please note that, if this is done, certain services on this website may not be available. 

  1. Security

5.1. KAYA 959 takes reasonable measures to ensure the security and integrity of information submitted to or collected by this website, but cannot under any circumstances be held liable for any loss or other damage sustained by you as a result of unlawful access to or dissemination of any personal information by a third party. 

  1. Links to other websites

6.1. KAYA 959 has no control over and accepts no responsibility for the privacy practices of any third party websites to which hyperlinks may have been provided and KAYA 959 strongly recommends that you review the privacy policy of any website you visit before using it further. 

  1. Queries

7.1. If you have any queries about this privacy policy please contact us by emailing [email protected]