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Kaya 959 goes live with Shop Kaya

Yesterday, Kaya 959, the home of the Afropolitan, launched its first ever online store where customers will be able to browse and shop tickets for upcoming Kaya 959 events, as well as a range of lifestyle products made by thriving local businesses.

Side table , NtoZinhle Lifestyle – Shop now

After years of consideration, and work behind the scenes by the Kaya team, the online store will allow us to continue to have a direct dialogue with Afropolitans around the globe. As retailers across the world map their way through the complicated landscape of e-commerce and digital transformation —going live with shopkaya.co.za was the next intentional move.

From a commercial perspective, this platform forms part of Kaya’s strategic business unit. Shop Kaya is an integral part of a global buying and selling network that is crucial for the company to partake in. Our website draws listeners from different parts of the world and it was  important from a commercial point of view for us to continue to expand our global reach.

In South Africa, online retail adoption is steadily growing, with the majority of people still going the brick and mortar route where they can see, touch and feel whatever they are looking to buy — due to familiarity and trust. Over the years, Kaya 959 has grown into a leading lifestyle authority, and we have proudly won the trust of Afropolitans through a range of lifestyle offerings  such as  Kaya Travel, Kaya TV and our bespoke events. Our online store offering allows us to further establish that trust with our audiences who can combine their love for travel and events with shopping online.

 

Apron, Leather Zulu – Shop now

Specifically curated to support local businesses

When curating the website, it was important for Kaya 959 to ensure that the platform supports the work of local craftsmanship, artisans and artists — while making this a space for them to continue to thrive. “We didn’t want to just  put things we consider to be money spinners on the platform,  instead we really wanted to focus on work that is being locally produced in South Africa”, says Trevor Mwale, Kaya 959’s Financial Director. The other element is to have the products support what Kaya 959  is doing as a business from an eventing point of view. Customers attending our picnics and outdoor live music events, for example,  can accompany their ticket purchase with picnic baskets and blankets straight from the website.  The website includes  products produced by Tlou Collections, Leather Zulu, NtoZinhle Lifestyle and more.

Kaya’s online retail website carries a clean, minimalist and interactive design allowing for customers to have easy navigation.  The website’s capability extends beyond commerce to include marketing content like promotions, and customer service focused applications, such as cancellations, returns, refunds and delivery. This enhanced user experience includes a fully automated delivery experience, allowing the fulfilment and delivery of items to customers across the country.

Picnic blankets, Tlou Collections – Shop now

Looking for opportunities in a fragile economy

Some of the greatest business opportunities have been created during economical downtimes. “The timing of our launch during the current economic climate  is deliberate”, comments Mwale. “We have decided to launch now as a way to say that we believe in South Africa, and we believe that the country will come right”,  he added, concluding that Kaya would continue to invest in highly skilled people locally by giving them access to opportunity.

For more information visit shopkayafm.co.za or connect with us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. To set up interviews, please contact Ntombenhle Shezi on  [email protected]

About Kaya 959 95.9

Kaya 959 95.9 reflects the lives of the predominantly black, urban listener between the ages 25-49 living in Gauteng. The station broadcasts both music and talk. Kaya 959 95.9 broadcasts in English on the FM frequency signal 95(Dot)9, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The current listenership stands at 577 000 per average day and 762 000 per average 7 days. The music format offers a diverse soulful mix of adult contemporary music to smoother sounds like R&B, World Music, Soul and Jazz. The station was recently named Station of the Year 2019 at the Liberty Radio Awards.

Written by: Ntombenhle



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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]