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Langa Mavuso “I recorded my entire album in Europe”

Johannesburg-based singer-songwriter Langa Mavuso joined T Bose in-studio on My Top 10 at 10, opening up about the release of his album 'Langa.' The album which was conceptualised between London, Jozi and Cape Town had the artist explore the stages of heartbreak and loss. Watch the full interview on The Best T in the City here: Langa is actually his dad's surname and Mavuso is his mom's maiden name. His […]

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Seven ways to avoid getting the flu this winter

By: Poelano Malema During the winter season, many people suffer from colds and flu. One of the best ways to keep flu away is to boost your immune system. There are several things that you can do that will help improve your immune system. Let's look at them below. Vaccinate Getting a flu vaccine is one of the best ways to ensure that you don't get a flu infection. "People […]

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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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Nehawu spokesperson Khaya Xaba passes away

By Kaya 959 News Khaya Xaba, the national spokesperson for  National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) passed away on Sunday morning. Xaba, an avid Twitter user, tweeted on 1 June 2021 about his COVID-19 diagnosis. https://twitter.com/chedetachment/status/1399686371380543488 He then posted again on 6 June that, “COVID is no joke”. The union confirmed that Xaba succumbed to COVID-19 complications. Covid is not joke. Wash your hands, sanitize and avoid crowded […]

today13/06/2021

#DatingWithTumiSole online dating

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They met on #DatingWithTumiSole and now they are having a baby

A couple who met on Twitter via a hashtag created by Tumi Sole, has found love and they are now expecting a baby together. In a post on Sunday, 13 June, the woman who goes by the display name “Mama ka Yaya”, shared a picture of her sonogram and wrote that Tumi Sole is doing a good job with his #DatingWithTumiSole movement.   Found love on #DatingWithTumiSole and now we […]

today13/06/2021

lamiez, khuli chana, lamiez 29th birthday

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Khuli Chana spoils wife Lamiez with 29 gifts for her 29th birthday

Lamiez's 29th birthday has been one for the record books! Popular TV presenter, club DJ and radio personality Lamiez Holworthy celebrated her 29th birthday like the “rock star” she is together with husband Khuli Chana on Saturday, 12 June. Posting on Instagram, the birthday girl showed off the 29 gifts she received from her hip hop artist husband. In Pictures of shopping bags from Louis Vuitton, Thula Sindi, Dolce & […]

today13/06/2021

5 History lessons by historian Zikhona Valela

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5 History lessons by historian Zikhona Valela

Historian Zikhona Valela provides some of the most fascinating historical facts regarding things that people appreciate or do in their culture. People love and appreciate many things but do they know the origins of some of your favourite things? Will you continue to use them if you discover they have a shady past? Or are you unconcerned as long as you love using them?  The Best T in the City […]

today13/06/2021

Boity pranks mom

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Boity Thulo pranks mom: “I’m pregnant!”

Boity Thulo and her mom may have one of the best mother-daughter relationships around but the celebrity serial-entrepreneur now knows better than to mess with mamma Thulo. The 31-year old told her mom that she was pregnant and eventually confessed that it was all a prank after her mom Modiehi Thulo started crying happy tears. I lied to my mom saying I’m pregnant and she started crying and hugging me. […]

today13/06/2021

Kim and Kanye

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Kim is happy for Kanye and supermodel girlfriend Irina Shayk

Reports of Kanye West moving on amid his pending divorce to Kim Kardashian have left many torn over the news. Some feel the rapper should have waited for his divorce to be finalised before flaunting his new relationship with supermodel Irina Shayk. Kim Kardashian however, isn't bitter about her estranged husband's new relationship and she wants what's best for Kanye. A source close to the Skims entrepreneur told ET Online […]

today13/06/2021

Armed suspects

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WATCH: Armed suspects rob Vodacom store in Western Cape

Four armed suspects targeted a Vodacom store in Vredenburg, Western Cape on Thursday last week. As reported by News24, the men fled with an undisclosed amount of cash and an unknown number of cellphones. CCTV footage from the store shows the suspects forcing a Vodacom employee to the back of the store, out of the camera's view. Another suspect then arrives at the store with a trolley and the robbery […]

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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]