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COVID-19 Vaccine

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SA’s vaccination pace ‘steadily’ picks up

By Kaya 959 News The pace of vaccinations in South Africa has steadily picked up. President Cyril Ramaphosa said around 80 000 people were being vaccinated a day at over 570 vaccination sites in both the public and private sector. "This number will grow rapidly in the weeks to come, as we aim to protect as many vulnerable people as possible," he said during an address to the nation on […]

today16/06/2021

Musa Mthombeni

NEWS

Dr Musa Mthombeni warns hospitals are filling up

By Tamlyn Canham TV presenter Musa Mthombeni has urged South Africans to "buckle up" because hospitals are starting to fill up fast. South Africa has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases. More than 5, 000 new cases were recorded on Monday. Musa, who is a qualified doctor, says a lot more people are seeking treatment because they can't breathe properly - which is one of the symptoms of the coronavirus. […]

today15/06/2021

School classroom exam room

NEWS

Only Cabinet can decide if schools should close

By Kaya 959 News There are growing calls to shut schools amid the spike in COVID-19 cases around the country. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases on Monday confirmed that 5 552 new COVID-19 cases had been recorded. "The majority of new cases today are from the Gauteng province (67%), followed by the Western Cape (8%) and North West (5%) provinces," the NICD said. However, the Department of Basic Education […]

today15/06/2021

Vaccine in vial

NEWS

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

Gail Mabalane

ENTERTAINMENT

Gail Mabalane urges people to keep their masks on

By Tamlyn Canham Despite South Africa's COVID-19 cases increasing by the day, Gail Mabalane has noticed that there are still some people who are not taking mask-wearing seriously. "When are we going to start taking this seriously?" she asked on Instagram alongside a message urging all to mask up. The message reads: "Guys, please let's keep our masks on. We shouldn't, at this stage, still have to ask people to […]

today04/06/2021

COVID-19

NEWS

SA records 5000+ COVID-19 cases for a second day

By Kaya 959 News For the second day in a row, South Africa has recorded an increase of more than 5000 new COVID-19 infections. The Department of Health revealed on Thursday night that the current tally of confirmed cases in SA stands at 1 680 373. The department said 5 361 new cases were recorded. "We can also report that 54 Covid-related deaths were confirmed, taking the number of confirmed […]

today04/06/2021

Acting Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni

NEWS

COVID-19: Get ready for a family meeting…soon

By Kaya 959 News My fellow South Africans, get ready for a family meeting in the coming weeks. President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation soon on measures government will implement to curb the spread of the coronavirus. In the last week, SA has recorded an increase of more than 8000 new cases with almost 60 000 deaths. The Health Ministry confirmed that there are more than 43 […]

today28/05/2021

Man driving a car

LIFESTYLE

This is how you can protect yourself while driving

By Kaya 959 Lifestyle It is becoming clear that South African road users need to develop a broader understanding of road safety – including crime awareness – if we are to make our country’s roads safer. This as the world marks UN Global Traffic Safety Week. Netstar’s Pierre Bruwer said drivers should be vigilant against all threats to their safety – not just traditional road safety challenges like speeding, following […]

today20/05/2021

Vial containing vaccine

NEWS

Phase 2 of SA’s vaccine roll-out off to a smooth start

By Kaya 959 News Phase two of the country's vaccination roll-out programme kicked off yesterday without a glitch. Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize said despite the challenges of load shedding and violent protests in the Free State, the roll-out proceeded "reasonably well". He said although most of the sites were able to proceed, a large number of vaccinations were captured on paper and the numbers are still being reconciled. In […]

today18/05/2021

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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]