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Kaya Biz: South Africans should expect higher interest rates this week

Kaya 959 Reporter The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to announce an interest hike this week, analysts say. The bank’s monetary policy committee is set to meet this Thursday and analysts are forecasting another 25 basis point hike of the repo rate, which affects the cost of borrowing. This increase is expected to bring the repo rate to 4.25%. Kaya Biz with Gugulethu Mfuphi spoke […]

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notices of termination

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City of Tshwane issues notices of termination to striking workers

Kaya News Reporter The City of Tshwane (COT) has issued notices of intention to terminate employment of striking workers on Tuesday, 22 March. Striking COT workers have brought a halt to service delivery with parts of Tshwane left in the dark as a result. COT Mayor Randall Williams said striking workers were members of the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU). According to Williams striking workers physically assaulted non-striking workers, […]

today23/03/2022

ENTERTAINMENT

Nomcebo Zikode appointed as an ambassador of the African Renaissance and Diaspora network

Kaya 959 Reporter South African singer and songwriter Nomcebo Zikode has announced her exciting new career direction. She recently took to social media to announce that she has been appointed as the new African Renaissance and Diaspora network ambassador. The international non-profit organisation was started in 1990 and serves as a coordinating body working to unite the efforts of individuals and organizations towards a single purpose. The organisation supports the […]

today23/03/2022

ENTERTAINMENT

WATCH: R Kelly sings for his fellow prison mate’s daughter from prison

Kaya 959 Reporter R. Kelly seems to still enjoy using his voice to bring joy to his fans. Though he is behind bars awaiting his sentencing, he still takes special requests, especially from his new acquaintances in prison. A new video has surfaced on social media of him doing just that, as the disgraced singer began serenading a fellow prisoner’s daughter with his classic hit ‘Love Letter’ The video shows […]

today23/03/2022

Fikile Mbalula

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3,000 ‘ghost workers’ have been getting paid salaries by PRASA since December – says Mbalula

Kaya 959 Reporter Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has revealed that The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has been scammed. According to Mbalula, approximately 3,000 ghost workers have been getting paid full salaries since December 2021. Mbalula says the information about what he calls a 'grand scam' was discovered through Prasa's operation called Ziveze last December. Also Read: Wearing of masks outdoors lifted as Covid-19 restrictions eased Speaking at […]

today23/03/2022

Ashleigh Barty

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Ashleigh Barty retires from tennis at the age of 25

Morena Mothupi Ashleigh Barty has decided to retire from the game of tennis with immediate effect. The women's world number one leaves tennis at the tender age of 25 and just two months after winning the Australian Open. https://twitter.com/WTA/status/1506457894988009477 https://twitter.com/AustralianOpen/status/1506460058246610949 The Aussie superstar has been a professional player for 12 years, winning 27 singles and doubles titles combined, which include three singles Grand Slams and one doubles Slam. She also […]

today23/03/2022

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Two men set alight in Mamelodi mob justice incident

Kaya News Reporter Police are investigating a case of mob justice in Mamelodi, Tshwane that claimed the lives of two men. Community members from Skierlik Mountain View informal settlement, collectively assaulted and burnt the men alive. According to reports, five men were initially assaulted by community members after being accused of criminal activities. The men are reportedly of Zimbabwean nationality. Gauteng police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo condemned the incident. […]

today23/03/2022

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Wearing of masks outdoors lifted as Covid-19 restrictions eased

By: Natasha Archary President Cyril Ramaphosa announced fewer restrictions on Covid-19 regulations on Tuesday evening. Addressing the country on the latest developments, Ramaphosa eased lockdown regulations for the use of masks outdoors. Exactly two years since the pandemic hit SA and forced the country into a hard lockdown in 2020, the drastic and unprecedented measures to curb the spread of the virus is lifting. The use of masks will still […]

today23/03/2022

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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]