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Kaya 959 Bids Farewell to Mike Siluma

Veteran journalist Mike Siluma will broadcast his last show on Kaya 959 on Thursday, 3rd September 2020. Karibu, which Siluma fronted for six years, has grown to be an instrumental platform for some of the most complex issues facing Africans in South Africa and the continent today. On his show, which formed part of Kaya 959’s speciality offering — Siluma brought together notable historians, academics and compelling thinkers to engage […]

today03/09/2020

MUSIC

Are lockdown live streams working for South Africa’s musicians?

Gwen Ansell, University of Pretoria “Hello,” says trumpeter Sydney Mavundla. “Greetings to you, sitting in your living room there on that red couch!” But Mavundla can’t see his audience. He’s talking through the “fourth wall” – the screen of a digital device – as he live streams a concert by his group from an empty studio out to the online world. As COVID-19 lockdown clamped down in early 2020, musicians […]

today01/09/2020

NEWS

Small victory for reeling Eldorado Park community

By Tunicia Jegels and Shona Bhur Eldorado Park residents are celebrating a small victory after the Protea Magistrate’s Court remanded two police officers in custody until their next appearance. The area was rocked by protests last week after 16 year - old Nathaniel Julies - who suffered with Down Syndrome – was shot and killed after being confronted by police . Community activists and family friends chanted outside the court […]

today01/09/2020

LIFESTYLE

RMB Turbine Art Fair goes online in 2020

RMB Turbine Art Fair (RMB TAF), a unique South African art fair that brings together exhibitors from around the country to present, sell and celebrate art, is going online this year – a first of its kind in South Africa. RMB TAF has become the epicentre of emerging art in South Africa. It presents a space for the showcasing of established and new talent in an environment that is immersive, accessible […]

today27/08/2020

LIFESTYLE

What young people have to say about race and inequality in South Africa

Kira Erwin, Durban University of Technology and Kathryn Pillay, University of KwaZulu-Natal Meritocracy is the belief that holding power or success should be judged on people’s individual ability, rather than on wealth or social connections. At first glance, this appears to be a reasonable proposition. But the focus on individual merit becomes harder to fathom as one enters the messy world of structural inequality and discrimination. As our research shows, […]

today27/08/2020

LIFESTYLE

Young South Africans are shut out from work: they need a chance to get digital skills

Walter Matli, Vaal University of Technology Most young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in South Africa continue to be denied access to information and communications technology because of poor infrastructure and the digital divide. The cost of mobile data is part of the problem. For example, compared with its fellow members of the BRICS group of nations, South Africa has the highest average price for 1GB of mobile data. One gigabyte […]

today24/08/2020

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Farewell Kgomotso Bob Mabena

By Juliet Joseph  Born in the culturally diverse township of Phelindaba, Atteridgeville— Bob Kgomotsi Mabena was a  conqueror of the airwaves and broadcaster of note  who gave his life to the hearts, souls and minds of South African radio lovers. Mabena passed away at the age of 51 on the 10th of August 2020, after suffering cardiac arrest.  He was laid to test on the 15th of August 2020 where […]

today18/08/2020

LINEUP

Getting to know Nikiwe Dlova | Creative Artist & Hairstylist #MadeByWoman

  Nikiwe Dlova is the Own UR Crown founder, which was a started during a time when the conversation around African hair was purely on wearing it natural and not necessarily on creative alternative natural hairstyles. This was a culmination of her own natural hair journey.  A passionate creative artist who's adding her own twist in the conversation around the beauty of hair, Nikiwe hails from Soweto and is a recently […]

today17/08/2020

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The Jammer Of Seasons | A Tribute to Bob “The Jammer” Mabena

By Kagiso Mnisi An audio essay that observes Bob Khomotso Mabena's illustrious broadcasting career through the memory of his long time confidant, Stan Bodibe. The piece observes Mabena's different shades as a debonair king of cool, a selfless man and most of all a figure with a temperament that can be likened to seasons. Listen to the full audio-essay here:  

today12/08/2020

LIFESTYLE

Support for women informal workers is urgent as pandemic unfolds in South Africa

Mike Rogan, Rhodes University and Caroline Skinner, University of Cape Town Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Labour Organisation predicted that measures to curb the spread of the disease would disproportionately affect women workers. This has certainly turned out to be true in South Africa. Recent data suggest that under the strict lockdown conditions imposed in April, two-thirds of the 3 million people who lost their jobs were women. […]

today12/08/2020

MUSIC

Platinum Fridays hosts Louie Vega

Kaya 959 is excited to host Grammy-Award winning musician and co-curator of Sound Supreme -  Louie Vega on Platinum Fridays tomorrow. Vega will join Thabo “Tbose” Mokwele for an exclusive interview in which he will share new releases and exciting news from his newly revamped Maw Records including: Upcoming projects:  ON Vega Records "Wake Me" (Louie Vega & Joe Claussell Remix) by Incognito "Woman" (produced by Louie Vega with remixes by LV, David Morales, Frankie C) Next […]

today06/08/2020

LIFESTYLE

Getting caught up in an entangle-mess (ment)

By: Natasha Archary      Whether you love them or have “memed” them, at some point almost everyone around the world brought up Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith’s “entanglement” fiasco. In case you’ve been self-isolating under a rock this lockdown, Jada admitted that she had been bedding family friend August Alsina for years.    Smoke and mirrors  And just like that one of Hollywood’s most admired, respected, and favorite celebrity couples’ […]

today05/08/2020

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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]