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Yonda Thomas on Busi Luryi, role in BET's Redemption, and more

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Yonda Thomas on the passing of Busi Lurayi, role in BET’s Redemption, and more

By Katlego Sekhu South African actor, husband, and father Yonda Thomas joins 959 Breakfast with Dineo Ranaka and Sol Phenduka. Speaking about the passing of Busi Lurayi, Yonda says the news of her passing came as a shock. The two starred alongside one another in the Netflix hit series How To Ruin Christmas. He notes that Busi was a great person to work with. "She was great to work with […]

today20/09/2022

Candice Swanepoel

ENTERTAINMENT

No truth to rumours Kanye is dating South African model Candice Swanepoel

By: Natasha Archary There is apparently no truth to the Page Six report claiming that Kanye West is dating South African model, Candice Swanepoel. Sources close to the US rapper and fashion designer say Swanepoel is just Kanye's latest muse and the two have been spending some time together. Other possible links between the two suggest that Kanye may be using his professional relationship with Swanepoel to get his ex-wife, […]

today20/09/2022

Point Of View

TB treatment to be shortened to 4 months for most kids

By Zuko Komisa A working group for paediatric, adolescent, and maternal TB was established within South Africa's national TB Think Tank this month to make sure that scientific advancements in childhood TB are reflected in national policy and applied in practice. The Think Tank is a network of experts who collaborate closely with the government on the nation's overall response to the TB epidemic. The most recent thorough set of […]

today20/09/2022

March to Luthuli House

NEWS

ANC staff threaten total shutdown over unpaid salaries

By: Natasha Archary Staff claim cash-strapped ANC hasn't paid salaries for two months and are now threatening a total shutdown. Staging a protest outside Luthuli House on Monday, 19 September, disgruntled workers held up signs that read, "we are hungry." ANC staff are calling for answers from treasurer general Paul Mashatile, after promises were made by the party to pay staff on time. This comes as the ruling party was […]

today20/09/2022

Little Mermaid

ENTERTAINMENT

Trevor Noah responds to racist Little Mermaid backlash, “What’s the big deal, ya’ll know Nemo was black too right?”

By: Natasha Archary Trevor Noah has responded to racist backlash over the Little Mermaid trailer release. In revealing that the actress who will be playing the much-loved Disney character, Ariel in the live-action film, will be Halle Bailey, there has been mass outrage online. The teaser trailer on YouTube have received over 2.4 million dislikes as Disney fans from across the world expressed their disappointment that a black actress was […]

today20/09/2022

Lerato Kganyago's hubby

ENTERTAINMENT

Lerato Kganyago to host new marriage intervention show “Forever Maybe”

By Zuko Komisa There's a new show marriage show on the way that will help couples find their way. Forever Maybe, a new marriage intervention program on Mzansi Magic, will be hosted by media personality Lerato Kganyago. The brand-new reality program, which will premiere in October, will demonstrate how couples deal with marital problems. Also Read: EFF calls for immediate dismissal of Andre de Ruyter and Eskom board Lindelani Magubane, […]

today20/09/2022

Khabe Lame

ENTERTAINMENT

Khaby Lame reveals he earns R13 million per TikTok video

By: Natasha Archary With over 149.7 million followers on TikTok, Khaby Lame has revealed he earns a whopping R13 million per video on the social media app. The Senegalese-born influencer who now lives in Italy is now the highest earning TikToker, making a cool $750,000 (R13 260 375,00) per video. At this rate Lame is on track to end the year taking home almost $10 million or R176,667,690. Khaby Lame shot to […]

today20/09/2022

ENTERTAINMENT

PICS! House of Zwide’s Shoki celebrates 22nd birthday in style

By Katlego Sekhu Actress Shalate Sekhabi famously known as Shoki on the eTV drama House of Zwide celebrates turning 22 in style. Shalate hosted friends and family at an intimate gathering where she came out in a stunning pink dress and white gloves. Her dad, Audrey Sekhabi walked beside her and held her hand. The rising star says she feels "blessed" to celebrate such a special day in her life […]

today20/09/2022

SPORTS

Dan Malesela appointed as head coach of Marumo Gallants F.C.

Dan Malesela has left his position as co-coach at Royal AM and has joined Marumo Gallants.  Malesela was fired from Gallants after guiding them to the CAF Confederation Cup and the Nedbank Cup final when they were defeated by triple-champion Mamelodi Sundowns. Although he received praise for the remarkable turnaround after taking over the position while his team was wallowing at the bottom of the DStv Premiership, his style of play and […]

today20/09/2022

Malema calls for accountability from non-performing leaders in the EFF

NEWS

EFF calls for immediate dismissal of Andre de Ruyter and Eskom board

By: Natasha Archary The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have called for the immediate dismissal of Andre de Ruyter (CEO), Jan Oberholzer (COO) and the entire Eskom board. With loadshedding continuing indefinitely, the red berets have voiced the sentiments of millions of South Africans, calling for an end to the incompetence at the state-owned power utility. In a statement, the EFF said the continuing loadshedding is having a devastating effect on […]

today20/09/2022

Musa Khawula breaks silence on reports that he murdered a man

ENTERTAINMENT

Musa Khawula reportedly appears in Cape Town court for murder

By Zuko Komisa Social media blogger Musawenkosi Khawula reportedly made an appearance at the Vredenburg magistrate's court in the Western Cape on Monday morning. He is accused of stabbing Wandile Khambule to death in March of this year after the two argued in front of the deceased's house. He has previously admitted killing Khambule with a knife, but he claims it was done in self-defence. When Khawula failed to arrive […]

today20/09/2022

NEWS

Passengers stranded due to the suspension of the Tshwane Bus service

By Zuko Komisa The capital city's Tshwane Bus Service (TBS) operations are still severely hampered by a lack of diesel. Only a few buses were visible on the route on Tuesday morning. Due to severe operational constraints on Monday, TBS temporarily suspended its services. Numerous commuters were consequently stranded in the city. Selby Bokaba, spokesperson for the City of Tshwane says more than half of the TBS fleet is not […]

today20/09/2022

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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;
  • 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—

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AND IN ORDER TO—

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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.

 
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  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. 

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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: 

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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. 

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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.    

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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. 

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  1. Links to other websites

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  1. Queries

7.1. If you have any queries about this privacy policy please contact us by emailing [email protected]