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Pre-pandemic life. How lockdown has changed for the average South African

By: Natasha Archary   We're entering the 7th week of lockdown in South Africa, and life as we knew it has done a complete 360. Globally, the crisis has been managed similarly. But for millions in South Africa, what works for one country does not work for them. Especially in a country like ours, where poverty wreaks havoc every day.   How has the lockdown changed us? For one, it […]

today11/05/2020

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South Africa’s responsiveness towards Covid-19 shows signs of hope and solidarity

Writes Thandi Tobias A blueprint for the world to learn from – decisive, quick and collaborative The deadly Coronavirus has brought a dark cloud of fear and negativity around the world with Spain reporting 849 new deaths in a single day. Today, the total number of confirmed global cases exceeds 800 000. This includes 38 000 lives that were lost. In South Africa, the total number of confirmed cases by […]

today07/04/2020

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6 Days of Lockdown – My journey as a young Black South African woman

By Becky  Madikane   When President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the country would be going into lockdown for 21 days from midnight on Thursday, 26 March, I was filled with pride at his rapid response to contain the spread of COVID-19 in our country but also anxious.   This was followed by the sudden realization that I may be more prepared to cope with this lockdown than the average South […]

today07/04/2020

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Government to track your location to digitally map COVID-19 transmission

By: Natasha Archary What if we told you this wouldn’t be the first time GPS-based location services were used to track South Africans for “health” purposes? What if cellphone service providers and manufacturers shadily signed you up for a 24-month contract to geo-slavery?   In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has effectively seen the country in full on lockdown mode, a report from The South African suggests that […]

today03/04/2020

COVID-19

Coronavirus alert: Public healthcare patients to collect chronic medicine from ‘ATM pharmacies’ in Jozi and Bloem

MEDIA RELEASE : RIGHT TO CARE / RIGHT EPHARMACY   Wednesday, 1 April 2020: With lockdown urging everyone to stay home, how are public healthcare patients advised to collect their chronic medication? For those who live in and around Joburg and Bloemfontein, they can collect their monthly medicines in about three minutes from extremely advanced ‘ATM pharmacies’ set up by Right ePharmacy at busy locations close to where patients stay.   […]

today01/04/2020

COVID-19

National Covid-19 “Doctors on Call” Helpline set up to provide free medical advice to South Africans

National Covid-19 “Doctors on Call” Helpline set up to provide free medical advice to South Africans Johannesburg, 31 March 2020 – In response to the global viral pandemic – Covid-19, a national medical support hotline has been launched to assist South Africans, as the number of confirmed cases in the country passes the 1300 infected mark. Supported by Nedbank, the KwaZulu-Natal Doctors Healthcare Coalition (KZNDHC), Usizo Advisory Solutions and Vula, […]

today31/03/2020

SA Lockdown Education Tools

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SA Lockdown Education Tools

By Nomali Cele We are on the fifth day of the21-day national lockdown COVID-19 in South Africa. The national lockdown, announced by President Ramaphosa just days prior, went into effect on 27 March 2020; 10 days after children stopped going to school. The global spread of the Corona Virus COVID-19 has been more than a health crisis, it's affected every corner of people's lives across the world. From the ways […]

today31/03/2020

COVID-19

COVID-19: Shopping and Prohibitions

During the 21 day lockdown, you will only be able to leave your home in to procure essential goods (groceries or medication) and to seek medical attention. Retailers including Shoprite, Pick n Pay, Checkers will remain open at various restricted hours. i.e. from 7 am-4 pm. Spaza shops owned and managed by South Africans have been classified as essential services and therefore will remain open during the national lockdown. The following […]

today26/03/2020

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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]