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Thomas and Skhumba: What is your mindset regarding the flu?

By Katlego Sekhu This past Friday, Thomas called TT Mbha live on the show because he believes he gave him the flu. Many people have been complaining about this weird flu in recent days on social media. “What is your mindset these days when you have flu? Do you assume it’s COVID-19 and take the necessary precautions, or does your life continue as normal as long as you don’t have […]

today06/12/2021

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UJ joins other SA universities in enforcing mandatory vaccine policy

By Kaya 959 Reporter The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has adopted a mandatory vaccine policy. All the university’s campuses and facilities will be mandatory vaccination sites from January 2022. "The vaccination policy states that staff, postdoctoral research fellows and students will need to provide UJ with their vaccination status before gaining access to any campus or facility," says UJ. It says these measures also apply to ad hoc contractors, identified […]

today03/12/2021

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Point of View: Chris Hani Baragwaneth Hospital is seeing a rise in hospitalizations

Kaya 959 Reporter The new COVID 19 Omicron variant has raised alarms as many hospitals in the province are grappling with whether they'll be able to accommodate patients. Gauteng, which currently accounts for 80% of all positive Covid-19 cases, is recording a rise in hospital admissions due to the pandemic. Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital health workers in Soweto are bracing themselves for another spike in hospital patients as infections rise […]

today03/12/2021

Plettenberg Bay Rage festival organisers say they won't cancel event

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Plettenberg Bay Rage festival organisers say they won’t cancel event

By Kaya 959 Reporter Update: The Plettenberg Bay Rage festival, also known as Plett Rage, has since been cancelled due to schools reporting an increase in COVID-19 cases.  Officials have reiterated calls for large gatherings to be postponed in light of the looming fourth wave of COVID-19 infections. Health experts say the current spike in case numbers leaves event-goers vulnerable to disease. The call comes as organisers of the Plettenberg […]

today02/12/2021

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Gauteng health wastes millions of Rands as 70 000 litres of sanitiser expires

By Kaya 959 Reporter Gauteng health officials say 141 000 half-litre bottles of sanitiser have expired, rendering them unusable by the department. MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi was responding to questions put forward in the Gauteng Legislature this week. Mokgethi revealed that R100 million was paid for 544 000 units of sanitiser to assist with the COVID-19 epidemic. However, officials only used 392 000 units (74%). Mokgethi says the remaining 141 000 […]

today02/12/2021

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SA enters 4th wave, Gauteng leads new infections

By Kaya 959 Reporter At least seven provinces have shown a sustained increase in new COVID-19 infections, heralding the fourth wave. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases says the proportion of positive tests in Gauteng has risen dramatically in the last two weeks. "SA is entering into the fourth wave with seven provinces; Gauteng, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Western Cape having sustained increases in COVID-19 cases. […]

today02/12/2021

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Kaya Biz: What the travel ban means for the local tourism industry

Kaya 959 Reporter The South African tourism sector is concerned by the emergence of the COVID -19 Omicron variant. Tourism Business Council of South Africa believes that the UK should have done thorough consultations with South Africa to agree on a better approach to the discovery of the new Covid-19 variant. The Council has expressed how the travel ban will have dire consequences for our economy. Tshifwhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of […]

today30/11/2021

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Kaya Biz: How big an effect does the high cost of medical care have on South Africans?

Kaya 959 Reporter Impact of the COVID 19 pandemic has raised awareness of the high cost of medical care in South Africa. Many South African are struggling to keep up with the increases in prices for basic food, fuel and other expenses. Dr Magwegwe who is corporate wellness executive at Sanlam Health Solutions joined Kaya Biz with Gugulethu Mfuphi to talk about the the health care landscape in South Africa. […]

today30/11/2021

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Point of View: What the law says about mandatory vaccinations

Kaya 959 Reporter On Sunday night, Ramaphosa gave the firmest indication that he is in favour of mandatory vaccination. He will now appoint a task team to advise Cabinet on the way forward. There are still over 20 million adults who have not received even one shot, and we are inoculating just about 120 000 people per day. Only 36% of the adult population is fully vaccinated. According to Health […]

today30/11/2021

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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—

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AND BEARING IN MIND THAT—

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AND IN ORDER TO—

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