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SASSA grant increases for 2025 announced

Zuko Komisa Image: Nationaldebtadvisors.co.za/ Starting this April, most South African social grants will see an increase, as announced in the 2025 Budget Speech. The Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, also projected that the number of people receiving these increased grants will grow to approximately 19 million by 2025/26 and 19.3 million by 2027/28, largely due to the rising number of elderly citizens. https://www.kaya959.co.za/news/value-added-tax-vat-will-be-hiked-to-16/ A total of R284.7 billion has been allocated […]

today13/03/2025

Dr Gomolemo Mokae reading his book
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Black consciousness activist Dr Gomolemo Mokae remembered

Zuko Komisa Image | @Dr. Gomolemo Mokae,/X Respected medical doctor, author, and black consciousness activist, Dr Gomolemo Mokae, has been remembered following the news of his passing at his home in Ga-Rankuwa. The news has sent waves of grief throughout South Africa, with many mourning the loss of a significant figure in both the medical and literary communities. Mokae was found dead in his home on Wednesday, 5 March 2025, […]

today12/03/2025

Ekurhuleni bus crash
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16 killed, several injured in Ekurhuleni bus crash

Zuko Komisa Image | TrafficSA/X A horrific incident on the R21 northbound before the OR Tambo International Airport off ramp in Gauteng on Tuesday morning claimed the lives of sixteen people. The injured were taken to hospitals in the area. Nine men and three women were killed when a bus on the R21 northbound in Johannesburg collided near the R24 split, closing a crucial intersection leading to OR Tambo International […]

today11/03/2025

IEC hosts conference on electronic voting
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IEC hosts conference on electronic voting

Zuko Komisa Image | @IECSouthAfrica /X Chief Executive Officer of the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), Sy Mamabolo, has emphasised the necessity of using new voting technology in a responsible and inclusive manner. Mamabolo was speaking at the e-Voting Conference in Cape Town on Monday. The IEC will hold a historic national discussion at the Cape Town International Convention Centre about the future of voting in South Africa from […]

today11/03/2025

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Health Ombudsman finds journalist Tom London’s complaints unsubstantiated

Zuko Komisa Image | @kayanews /X The Health Department has found several allegations made against the Helen Joseph Hospital by former broadcaster Tom London as unsubstantiated. Health Ombud Professor, Taole Mokoena, delivered the findings following an investigative report into the hospital. In 2024, London took to social media, documenting his experiences and leveling serious accusations against the hospital staff and facilities. His complaints centered on allegations of negligence, insensitive treatment, […]

today10/03/2025

MK Party marching against VAT increase
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MK Party march against proposed VAT increase

Zuko Komisa Image | @kayanews/X Amidst heated debate surrounding South Africa's fiscal policies, the Umkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has taken to the streets, demanding a reduction in the national value-added tax (VAT) rate. Demonstrators gathered outside Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's office in Pretoria's central business district, calling for the government to decrease VAT from the current 15% to 13%. The MK Party argues that increasing taxes, particularly VAT, would exacerbate […]

today10/03/2025

Athol Fugard
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South African playwright Athol Fugard passes away

Zuko Komisa Image | Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study Actor, novelist and playwright Athol Fugard has passed away. According to reports, Fugard died on Saturday, 8 March at his home in Stellenbosch after a long illness. He was 92 years old Athol Fugard stands as a monumental figure in South African and global theatre. A playwright, novelist, actor, and director, Fugard is renowned for his powerful works that confronted the injustices […]

today10/03/2025

KZN floods
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KZN floods death toll climbs to 21

Zuko Komisa Image | @AffairAfrica /X Over the last two months, floods in KwaZulu-Natal have claimed the lives of more than 20 people. KwaZulu-Natal officials have asked parents in the province to permit students to skip school if the bad weather continues. With severe thunderstorms continuing to hit the province and the South African Weather Service is issuing a Level 5 Warning for disruptive rain and flooding, the KZN government […]

today05/03/2025

Phumlamqashi residents clashing with police during protest
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Phumla Mqashi residents take to the streets over lack of water

Zuko Komisa Image | @kayanews/ X Roads in the Phumla Mqashi informal community, which is close to Lenasia South, were blocked by residents using rocks, debris, and burning tyres on Monday. This caused traffic to back up and forced drivers to take alternate routes. Police have vowed to keep watch over Phumla Mqashi informal settlement - following running battles with protestors today.More officers are expected to be deployed to the […]

today04/03/2025

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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]