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Say what? April 10 is Wendy Williams Day in South Africa

By Tamlyn Canham Okay, who lied to Wendy Williams? The American talk show host has made a shocking claim that has left South Africans scratching their heads. During her 'Wendy's After Show' segment, the 56-year-old claimed she had her very own Mzansi holiday. According to the media personality, April 10 is Wendy Williams Day. "Do you know what April 10th is, though? Really, I just found out myself. April 10 is […]

today17/03/2021

Mthokozisi Ntumba

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Tshwane officials celebrate the life of Mthokozisi Ntumba

By Kaya 959 News The city of Tshwane has described Mthokozisi Ntumba as one of the brightest Town Planners employed by the municipality. Ntumba was caught in the crossfire of a student protest in Johannesburg last week. Police allegedly shot him with rubber bullets as he left a clinic in De Beer Street in Braamfontein. He leaves behind a wife and four children. Calls have been made for the street […]

today17/03/2021

Prsion cell

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Correctional Officer involved in alleged sexual activities with an inmate to face disciplinary hearing

By: Kaya 959 News The Department of Correctional Services says it will take strong action against one of its prison warders for an alleged sexual act with an inmate. This comes after a video of the duo at the Ncome Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal circulated on social media. The department says it has been left appalled by the actions. “A video with flustering scenes of alleged sexual activities has left […]

today17/03/2021

Fire/ Pexels

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Investigation underway to determine the cause of fire at Parliament

By: Kaya 959 News An investigation is underway to determine the cause of a fire which broke out at Parliament’s Old Assembly building in Cape Town on Tuesday night.   Emergency services contained the blaze. It was put out just after midnight.   Although the fire affected certain areas, including several upper floor offices and committee rooms, it injured no one.   The areas of the building not affected by the fire were left flooded […]

today17/03/2021

Man holding a phone

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Principal suspended after lowering pupil (11) into pit toilet for phone

By Kaya 959 News An Eastern Cape principal is in hot water after a shocking incident that saw one of his pupils being lowered into a pit toilet. The primary school principal allegedly made the 11-year-old boy search for a smartphone that had dropped into the latrine. A community member detailed the incident in a video shared on social media. The man said the boy was given gloves and a […]

today16/03/2021

Electricity / Pexels

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Eskom spends R2-billion annually replacing stolen cables

By: Kaya 959 News Eskom has warned the public against theft and vandalism of its infrastructure. The power utility says the theft and vandalism of its infrastructure increases the risk of power supply interruptions. CEO Andre de Ruyter says this is why they are working closely with law enforcement to bring perpetrators to book. He says the power utility spends about R2-billion annually replacing stolen cables. De Ruyter has commended […]

today16/03/2021

Protesting students/ Pexels

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More Institutions of Higher Learning expected to join ongoing protest over fees

By: Kaya 959 News The academic year for many universities and colleges started in March. But, sadly, many students cannot register due to not having enough in the way of finances to register or having unsettled debts at the institution. This has led to several universities’ students protesting, including Wits, University of Johannesburg, and the University of Free State. More institutions of higher learning are expected to join in on […]

today16/03/2021

Load shedding suspended as Eskom sees generation capacity boost

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Power cuts to continue until 05h00 on Wednesday (17 March)

The utility says this will help to alleviate the pressure on the power grid. Eskom has extended load shedding, which was supposed to come to an end yesterday, until Wednesday morning   The power utility took this  decision due to a lack of generating capacity.   Spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha says the power utility suffered breakdowns at five power stations. Also Read: Is load shedding here to stay?(Opens in a new […]

today15/03/2021

Protest

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Wits resumes online learning amid threats of national shutdown

By Kaya 959 News Wits University says its academic programme will continue online on Monday. It says the institution remains fully operational, with senior executive members determining the on-campus staffing requirements. Wits students took to the streets last week to protest against alleged financial exclusion. Management at Wits met with a delegation from the SRC last week to discuss a number of further demands. Wits spokesperson Shirona Patel says some of […]

today15/03/2021

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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]