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Only Cabinet can decide if schools should close

By Kaya 959 News There are growing calls to shut schools amid the spike in COVID-19 cases around the country. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases on Monday confirmed that 5 552 new COVID-19 cases had been recorded. "The majority of new cases today are from the Gauteng province (67%), followed by the Western Cape (8%) and North West (5%) provinces," the NICD said. However, the Department of Basic Education […]

today15/06/2021

Witbank Technical High School

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WATCH: Allegations of racism at Witbank Technical High School

Tensions are mounting at Witbank Technical High School in Mpumalanga as parents and students raise growing concerns over racism at the school. Earlier this morning a video surfaced of a white parent shoving a black student, with many claiming this is an ongoing issue at the school. White parents and scholars attacking black students at Hoer Tegnies Skool in Witbank. Black students have been suffering racial attacks since last year. […]

today14/06/2021

Hundreds of community member have flocked to the area, carrying mining tools and buckets in search for diamonds and riches.

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‘We shall now eat in Dubai’ – KZN community discovers diamonds

A community near Ladysmith in Kwa-Zulu Natal is jubilant after discovering a field full of the precious stones. People are literally picking up diamonds from the ground in KZN, Ladysmith, KwaHlathi. pic.twitter.com/EK2GYig3AR — Sabza (@SabeloNkabind12) June 13, 2021 Hundreds of community members have flocked to the area, carrying mining tools and buckets in search of riches. A viral video of a man calling his family telling them to burn all […]

today14/06/2021

Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital fire

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Charlotte Maxeke Hospital closure raises concerns

By Kaya 959 News A request has been made with the office of the Gauteng Legislature concerning the continued closure of the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital. Chairperson of the Health Portfolio Committee, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, said the province's ability to manage the third wave will be compromised by the hospital's closure. He said it will be "practically impossible" for the province to manage the third wave without the more than […]

today14/06/2021

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Public schools in Gauteng report over 1000 COVID-19 positive cases

Concerns are being raised over public schools returning to daily attendance in July after reports of over 1000 children testing positive for COVID-19 have hit the Gauteng province. Amid the third wave of the pandemic public schools in the province are being monitored for the high spike in infections over the past week. With an average of over 3500 new infections daily, the province is a COVID-19 hotspot with many […]

today14/06/2021

Shaleen Surtie-Richards

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Shaleen Surtie-Richards: “I just have to pray I don’t fall ill because I can’t afford medical aid”

The late actress was laid to rest on Sunday afternoon and whilst she received a State Funeral, it has come to light that Surtie-Richards died without being able to afford private hospital care. In an interview with Hannes van Wyk for the programme Hannes Aan Huis on kykNET (DStv 144), Surtie-Richards said she "wanted the opportunity to speak about her financial struggles openly", and opened up about how she had gone […]

today14/06/2021

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DNA testing backlog – Families wait to bury loved ones

By Kaya 959 News A KwaZulu-Natal family is unable to bury their loved one due to a backlog in DNA test results at the SAPS Forensic Services Laboratory. Sphamandla Khumalo died in a shack blaze at the Malacca Road informal settlement last year. Speaking to the Daily News, Khumalo's mother said the family was not coping. She said they were desperate to bury her 32-year-old son. Tholakele Gwala said the […]

today14/06/2021

The DA's JP Smith

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DA hit with yet another qualification scandal

By Kaya 959 News Yet another DA leader has been accused of faking his qualifications. JP Smith who holds the title of DA’s City of Cape Town’s caucus Deputy Leader, Mayco member for Safety and Security and Western Cape Provincial Deputy Chairperson, allegedly lied about his tertiary qualifications. The allegations stem from an event that took place in 2019 where Smith claimed that he had an honours degree in English […]

today14/06/2021

Vaccine in vial

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SAHPRA pulls SA’s J&J vaccines over safety concerns

By Kaya 959 News The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has decided to pull the country's stock of Johnson & Johnson vaccines. The regulatory body said on Sunday that it decided "not to release vaccine produced using the drug substance batches that were not suitable". SAHPRA CEO Dr Boitumelo Semete Makokotlela said there are approximately 300 000 doses from batches that have been cleared by the US Food and Drug […]

today14/06/2021

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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;
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AND BEARING IN MIND THAT—

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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.

 
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