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NEWS

South African diplomacy on Zimbabwe can remain quiet — but it must get tough

By: Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa’s President Cyril Rampahosa, right, must get tough on his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa. GovernmentZA/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND   Cries of moral outrage have greeted the brutal crackdown by the Zimbabwean security forces on nationwide protests sparked by a sudden, massive, government-ordained hike in the price of fuel. Naturally enough, the demand is that “something must be done” to stop the brutality. Twelve […]

today29/01/2019

NEWS

What needs to be done to stop Zimbabwe’s violent meltdown

By: Tapiwa Chagonda, University of Johannesburg Protesters block a major road leading into centre of Zimbabwe’ capital Harare. EPA-EFE/Aaron Ufumeli   Zimbabwe is sliding into a violent meltdown and it’s expected to worsen, unless there are some serious interventions. Days of mass protests have been characterised by violence, looting and heavy-handedness by the police and army. It has led to the deaths and injury of many people, largely in Harare […]

today22/01/2019

NEWS

Muckracking journalists who shaped southern Africa over three centuries

By: Anton Harber, University of the Witwatersrand New book extends the canon of investigative journalism from 1706 through to 2017. shutterstock   It was a modest, soft-spoken Catholic nun from the US, Sister Janice McLaughlin, who exposed the “protected villages” set up by the Rhodesian government in 1977. The villages were ostensibly to protect civilians from the violence of the liberation armies, but were actually concentration camps behind barbed wire. […]

today13/11/2018

NEWS

How innovation can help end the AIDS epidemic by 2030

By: Glenda Gray, South African Medical Research Council The WHO recommends HIV viral load testing to monitor people on ARVs. Shutterstock   A United Nations initiative backed by global experts has set its sights on an ambitious programme to bring an end to the AIDS epidemic by 2030. The 90-90-90 strategy aims to do this by reaching three targets: 90% of all people with HIV must know their status, 90% […]

today06/11/2018

CURRENT AFFAIRS

What was missing from the South Africa Investment Conference 2018?

By Mpumelelo Mkhabela  The investment summit succeeded in two ways. Firstly, it was a necessary public relation exercise to reset investor sentiment on South Africa after years of negativity. To a certain extent this was achieved, not only because of the pledges that were made, but also the fact that business and government came together to endorse South Africa as a desirable investment destination. Secondly, the investment pledges made by […]

today01/11/2018

NEWS

Girls in West Africa offered into sexual slavery as ‘wives of gods’

By: Wisdom Mensah, University of West Florida In certain communities in Benin, Togo and Ghana, young virgin girls are sent to atone for their family’s wrongdoing. Linda De Volder/Flickr   There are global efforts fighting modern slavery, but one traditional system is still holding strong in West Africa: Trokosi. The Conversation Africa’s Moina Spooner spoke to Wisdom Mensah about the system and what can be done to finally put a […]

today30/10/2018

BUSINESS

African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons

By: Sarah Colenbrander, University of Leeds and Ian Palmer Shutterstock   African cities will gain a billion new residents by 2050. But local authorities across the continent don’t have the resources, powers or skills set to meet the growing demand for housing and services. Africa’s rapid urbanisation is a huge opportunity for national governments. It’s cheaper to provide all kinds of services to people living in urban areas, from paved […]

today23/10/2018

LIFESTYLE

#GenerationWho Is culture still relevant for millennials in 2018?

By Zuko Komisa In a weekly #GenerationWho conversation on the #TheBestTinTheCity Tbose explored an important question about where we are as a society and whether or not culture is still relevant in 2018? On the three Teaspoons, the following was uncovered. Millennials don’t understand: It’s hard to believe or practice something if you have no understanding of it. It’s even worse when you can’t get support for the questions you […]

today19/10/2018

NEWS

African countries’ policies must shift to achieve zero hunger

By: Sheryl L Hendriks, University of Pretoria; Elizabeth Mkandawire, University of Pretoria, and Nosipho Mabuza, University of Pretoria Hunger is a daily reality across large parts of Africa. Jon Hrusa/EPA   For the third year in a row hunger is rising across the world. And, as a recent report by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation shows, the situation is worsening in most regions in Africa. Almost 21% of […]

today16/10/2018

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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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1.2  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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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. 

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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. Queries

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