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Kenyan Supreme Court grants inheritance rights to children born out of wedlock

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Kenyan Supreme Court grants inheritance rights to children born out of wedlock

Zuko Komisa Image } Adobe Stock Kenya's Supreme Court has ruled that children born out of wedlock to Muslim fathers are entitled to inherit their father's estate. This significant judgment harmonizes Islamic inheritance law with the country's constitutional provisions. The case that led to this pivotal ruling involved a widow who sought to prevent her late husband's children with two other women from inheriting his estate, contending that they were […]

today03/07/2025

Sean 'Diddy' Combs denied bail after prostitution-related conviction

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail after prostitution-related conviction

Bulelwa Hoala Image: Diddy on Facebook American rapper and music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs (55) was on Wednesday, 2 July 2025, acquitted of two sex trafficking charges and one of racketeering. A 12-member jury reached the verdict following a high-profile criminal trial in New York. The serious charges could have seen him face a maximum sentence of life in prison. Instead, Combs was found guilty of two counts of transportation […]

today03/07/2025

Liverpool star Diogo Jota and his brother die in tragic car accident

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Liverpool star Diogo Jota and his brother die in tragic car accident

Zuko Komisa Image | diogoj_18/Instagram Liverpool forward Diogo Jota (28) and his brother Andre, also a professional footballer, tragically died in a car accident in the province of Zamora, northwestern Spain, in the early hours of Thursday morning. According to Spanish newspaper Marca, the vehicle the brothers were travelling in veered off the road. Witnesses who contacted emergency services reported seeing the car engulfed in flames, which subsequently spread to […]

today03/07/2025

SAPS e-Recruitment portal flooded with over 67,774 applications in 24 hours

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SAPS e-Recruitment portal flooded with over 67 774 applications in 24 hours

Zuko Komisa Image | SA Police Service/Facebook The South African Police Service (SAPS) e-recruitment website, launched just this Monday, is experiencing an overwhelming response as aspiring police officers flock to apply for the Basic Police Learning Development Programme (BPLDP). Within its first 24 hours, the portal, accessible at https://erecruitment.saps.gov.za/, recorded over 67,774 applications from across South Africa, signaling immense public interest in joining the police force. https://www.kaya959.co.za/news/saps-launches-historic-e-recruitment-drive-for-5500-police-trainees/ SAPS acknowledged the […]

today02/07/2025

Kaya News Exclusive: Allegations of sexual grooming emerge at Pretoria's Waterkloof Hoërskool

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Waterkloof parents consider legal action over delays in principal’s sexual grooming case

Mapaballo Borotho and Kaya News Image | Wikimedia Commons Parents who are calling for the removal of Waterkloof Hoërskool principal say they are losing patience with the slow pace of the disciplinary process and are now considering legal action. The 50-year-old principal is accused of sexually grooming pupils and allegedly demanding that girl learners refer to him as “Papa D.” He was initially placed on precautionary transfer to the district office […]

today02/07/2025

Planned upgrades to cause water outages in Johannesburg suburbs

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Gauteng Health on high alert as Rand Water maintenance disrupts supply to hospitals

Mapaballo Borotho Image | Adobe Stock The Gauteng Department of Health is on high alert following Rand Water’s planned infrastructure maintenance, which has led to water supply disruptions across several health facilities in the province. The maintenance, currently underway at the Eikenhof, Zwartkopjes, and Palmiet pumping stations, is expected to continue until 21 July 2025. Department spokesperson Motalatale Modiba says the department is working closely with local municipalities to implement […]

today02/07/2025

Minister proposes corporal punishment to solve prison overcrowding crisis

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Minister proposes corporal punishment to solve prison overcrowding crisis

Zuko Komisa Image | GCIS South Africa's Correctional Services Minister, Pieter Groenewald, has sparked a contentious national debate by suggesting the reintroduction of corporal punishment as a drastic measure to alleviate the severe overcrowding plaguing the nation's correctional facilities. The controversial proposal, put forth during a recent parliamentary budget vote, aims to address the system's critical 46% overcrowding rate and significant budget cuts. Corporal punishment, broadly defined as physical discipline […]

today02/07/2025

Three arrested in major counterfeit cash operation

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Three arrested in major counterfeit cash operation

Zuko Komisa Image | @SAPoliceService/X Lyttelton police have apprehended three men following the discovery of a sophisticated counterfeit currency operation. The arrests, made on Monday, 1 July 2025, unfolded after an observant undercover unit initiated an investigation at a local shopping centre. The operation began when plainclothes officers noticed a man behaving suspiciously near ATMs. A subsequent search of the individual revealed a quantity of fake banknotes concealed within his […]

today02/07/2025

Murder-accused SANDF members say state’s case is weak

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Murder-accused SANDF members say state’s case is weak

Mapaballo Borotho and Kaya News Image @iStockImages Twelve members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), accused of murder and kidnapping, believe the state lacks a strong case against them. The group appeared before the Randburg Magistrate’s Court for a bail bid on Tuesday, 01 July 2025. They are facing 12 charges, including three counts of murder, fraud, kidnapping, and lying under oath.  The soldiers were arrested in June for […]

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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 ActTo 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 1Part A of Chapter 5section 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]