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Trump shuts down HIV projects in South Africa

Zuko Komisa Image | Wikimedia Commons The United States government has terminated USAID funding for HIV programmes in South Africa, impacting critical health services. Health professionals warn of catastrophic repercussions for vulnerable groups, HIV prevention, and treatment. To date, South Africa has received almost $8 billion (R145 billion), of which $439 million (R8.1 billion) is for the fiscal year 2024–2025. The action comes after the Trump administration's worldwide aid freeze. […]

today28/02/2025

Roberta Flack
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Roberta Flack dies at 88

Bulelwa Hoala Image: @officialrobertaflack on Instagram American R&B singer and pianist Roberta Flack has died at the age of 88. The Grammy Award-winning artist’s publicist announced the news of her passing on Monday. “She died peacefully surrounded by her family,” the publicist said in a statement. According to reports, Roberta Flack was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS) in 2022. She had unfortunately lost her ability to sing as a […]

today25/02/2025

Ministers Ntshavheni and Gondongwana
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Budget Speech postponed to 12 March

Bulelwa Hoala Image: @KayaNews on X The first Budget Speech under the Government of National Unity (GNU) has been postponed to Wednesday, 12 March 2025. This comes after the Cabinet did not approve the Budget that would have been presented by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana at 2PM on Wednesday, 19 February 2025 in Cape Town. According to Kaya News, the matter in dispute is the proposed 2% VAT increase. Speaker of […]

today19/02/2025

hand with hand-foot-mouth disease infected child's feet on an adult hand or HFMD originating from enterovirus or coxsackie virus, care for hand foot mouth disease
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Health Department calls for calm amid Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak in Durban

Zuko Komisa Image | Adobe Stock The Department of Health has issued a plea for calm following an epidemic of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in KwaZulu-Natal, primarily in the Durban area. HFMD transmits from person to person by direct contact or droplets from an infected individual's lips and nose. The virus can also be transmitted through contaminated items such as toys, stationery and faeces. Children under the age […]

today19/02/2025

Zanzou nightclub
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Gauteng Liquor Board suspends Zanzou nightclub’s licence

Katlego Sekhu Image: Kaya News The Gauteng Liquor Board (GLB) has taken regulatory action against ZanZou Night Club by suspending its liquor licence with immediate effect. This decision follows reports of severe non-compliance and egregious violations of the law, which have come to light through various media channels and regulatory investigations. The suspension has been issued under Sections 106(5) and 117(1) of the Act, following allegations and video evidence depicting […]

today19/02/2025

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Illegal borehole drilling causes damage to Gautrain tunnel

Bulelwa Hoala Image: @GPDRT_ on X Gautrain services between Rosebank Station and Park Station are still suspended after train operations were disrupted due to illegal drilling on Sunday, 16 February. The disruptions were reportedly caused by illegal drilling on a private property above the Gautrain tunnel. This caused water and soil to leak into the tunnel impacting the operating ability of the trains. As a contingency measure, Gautrain has increased […]

today18/02/2025

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Wits students on a hunger strike over financial exclusion

Zuko Komisa Image | Wits University /X Wits University students are on hunger strike in protest of financial exclusion owing to prior debt. Students have been camping at the institution's SRC boardroom since last Friday, hoping that the university will respond positively to their registration request. The registration period for returning undergraduate and postgraduate students began on 2 January and ended on 9 February 2025. The institution also reported spending […]

today18/02/2025

Government officials drinking water in Hammanskraal
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Hammaskraal water declared safe for consumption

Zuko Komisa Image | Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya /X The City of Tshwane and Magalies Water, supported by Water and Sanitation, have confirmed that drinking water in Hammanskraal has been declared safe for consumption, following concerns over water quality in the area. In response to media reports of concerns, Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo, City of Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya, and Magalies Water called an emergency meeting. The […]

today17/02/2025

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Wouter Kellerman chats about his journey to winning his third Grammy

Zuko Komisa Image | @kayaon959 /Instagram South African producer, composer, and flutist Wouter Kellerman has done it again and recently won his third GRAMMY Award at the 67th Grammy Awards His third Grammy Award, received this year was in the category of Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album. Kellerman has won praise from all around the world for his artistic achievements and musical ability. His other two Grammys include Best […]

today11/02/2025

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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]