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KZN MEC for Health Nomagugu Simelane

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Health MEC explains 42-day wait for second Pfizer jab

By Kaya 959 News More than half a million people have been vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine. The Department of Health said so far, at least 570 000 people have received their jab; however, there has been some confusion over why the waiting period for the second dose has been extended. Initially, those inoculated with the Pfizer vaccine were told that they would need to wait three weeks however that […]

today03/06/2021

PPE gloves sanitizer

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SAPS slam PPE report as ‘fake news’

By Kaya 959 News The police have slammed a report claiming that they spent R1.6 billion on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). National SAPS spokesperson, Brigadier Vish Naidoo, said at the start of the pandemic the much-needed PPEs were scarce and the available ones were being sold at a much higher rate than normal, hence the Accounting Officer had to grant the deviation. However, Naidoo said the article was misleading. "The […]

today02/06/2021

Sewage water research team

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Sewage water research shows KZN is in third wave

By Kaya 959 News An analysis of wastewater has revealed that KwaZulu-Natal has joined Gauteng, the Northern Cape and the Free State in the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Durban University’s Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology has revealed that its recent analysis indicated that KwaZulu-Natal is already experiencing the third wave of COVID-19 infections. Led by the award-winning Professor Faizal Bux and assisted by Professor Sheena Kumari, the […]

today02/06/2021

Classroom desk apple books

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Government urged to vaccinate teachers before schools ‘go back to normal’

By Kaya 959 News As teachers prepare to resume full-time teaching from next month, the DA is calling for teachers to be prioritised under the country's vaccination programme. Last week, Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced that from 26 July, all pupils from Grades R - 7 will return to normal schooling. Motshekga, gazetted regulations that primary school learners “must return to the daily attendance and traditional timetabling model from 26 […]

today02/06/2021

Acting Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni

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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

Pfizer vaccines arrive in SA

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SA’s Phase 2 vaccine roll-out gets underway

By Kaya 959 News Phase 2 of the government's vaccine roll-out plan gets underway on Monday. Phase 2 is open for those who are 65 and older and those with comorbidities. Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced the end of the Sisonke Programme on Sunday night.  The programme has vaccinated 478 733 healthcare workers. He said the programme received half a million doses and the remainder of the doses will […]

today17/05/2021

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Mkhize – SA’s third wave has NOT hit

By Kaya 959 News National Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has reassured the country that the COVID-19 third wave has not hit SA. In a statement, Mkhize says while the department remained on high alert, the current spike in cases did not mean that SA was in its third wave of the pandemic. He says SA has a daily surveillance system that monitors daily positive cases, the positivity rate, hospital […]

today13/05/2021

COVID-19 vaccine

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AASA calls on govt to speed up vaccine efforts for airline staff

By Kaya 959 News South Africa resumed its COVID-19 vaccination programme on Wednesday and now the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) is urging the government to accelerate the programmes. The AASA also wants government to provide urgent financial relief to the entire air travel and tourism sector -  regardless of ownership - without which economic recovery and future growth will be set back by years. It is extending the […]

today30/04/2021

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SA will resume COVID-19 vaccine roll out

By Kaya 959 News South Africa is set to resume its COVID-19 vaccination programme. On Thursday, Acting Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, said the temporary suspension would be lifted however the official resumption date will be announced by the Health Department, Dr Zweli Mkhize. Cabinet was briefed on the temporary suspension of the Johnson & Johnson Sisonke Vaccination Programme, which was a precautionary measure that allowed South Africa’s scientists […]

today23/04/2021

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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]