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10 family members killed in Pietermaritzburg mass shooting

By: Natasha Archary Photo by Karolina Grabowska: In what is being described as the worst mass shooting in KwaZulu-Natal to date, 10 family members were gunned down in Pietermaritzburg. Eight women and two men were killed when a group of armed men invaded their home in the early hours of Friday morning. Neighbours in Imbali, Unit 14 heard several shots fired at 04h00 on Friday, 21 April. According to Ward […]

today21/04/2023

Easter efforts

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Drug busts, CIT foiled and kidnapped victims saved as police intensify Easter efforts

SAPS Another cash-in-transit (CIT) heist was foiled, 13 drug dealers were arrested and two kidnapped victims were rescued as police intensified their Easter weekend efforts. This according to National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) General, Fannie Masemola, who says he is satisfied by the integrated and joint law enforcement operations across the country over the Easter weekend. In Gauteng, police foiled another CIT heist on Saturday afternoon, […]

today11/04/2023

Crime scene

NEWS

Limpopo paramedic shoots and kills his wife

Written by Dohne Damons A paramedic in Limpopo shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself. The wife of the paramedic who is named Mokhapi Phalandwa by Limpopo police was also a paramedic. The couple was reportedly experiencing domestic challenges. Mokhapi had taken out a protection order against her husband, Norman Phalandwa, on Sunday 26 February. Norman reportedly moved out of their home and was renting a […]

today27/02/2023

ENTERTAINMENT

“Long Live Supamega”: AKA’s fans honour him with tattoos

By Zuko Komisa "Long Live Supamega": Kiernan Jarryd AKA Forbes' fans have honoured him with tattoos. The Megacy, AKA's group of adoring followers, have gone all out to pay tribute to the fallen rapper. On February 10, just outside Wish restaurant on Florida Road in Durban, the well-known rapper was fatally murdered along with acclaimed chef Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane. Both were buried over the weekend. While many people are still […]

today22/02/2023

safety video

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International tourists visiting SA to watch safety video on arrival

By: Natasha Archary Following the senseless murder of a German tourist in the country, the Department of Tourism is proposing international tourists be met with a safety video on arrival in South Africa. The proposal comes following a standing committee with Parliament, where concerns of tourists' safety this festive season was raised. A Festive Season Safety Awareness campaign will launch in November and will include a message by the Tourism […]

today14/10/2022

Diepsloot community

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Diepsloot community put up high fences to keep criminals out

By: Natasha Archary The Diepsloot community have taken matters into their own hands by putting up high fences and two "access controlled gates" in and out of the township. In a bid to keep criminals out, residents worked together to safeguard their families, saying police have been unresponsive in addressing the alarming crime rate. The fences and gates were erected using metal sheets, poles and wire fencing and may not […]

today13/10/2022

hijacking hotspot

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Dad killed whilst trying to prevent hijacking at Soweto school

By: Natasha Archary A father was shot and killed whilst trying to prevent a hijacking outside a Soweto school on Tuesday, 11 October. An unknown number of armed men had targeted a female scholar transport driver while she was waiting to pick up the children after school. The Gauteng Department of Education confirmed the hijacking and shooting which took place outside Faranani Primary School in Protea Glen. According to reports, […]

today12/10/2022

house break-ins

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SA records more than a million house break-ins over last 12 months

By: Natasha Archary More than a million houses were broken into over the past 12-months, according to Stats SA. The latest data comes from the Governance, Public Safety and Justice Survey (GPSJS) 2021/22 which reveals the sharp increase in household crimes in the country. An estimated 1.4 million incidences of house break-ins occurred, affecting 983 000 households over the past year. The number of affected households represents 5.4% of all […]

today31/08/2022

NEWS

Man pleads guilty to slitting his girl-friends throat

By Wanique Block Almost three years since her murder, the murder trial of Primary School teacher, Allison Plaatjies has now commenced. Allison Plaatjies was a teacher at Clan William Primary School in the Western Cape and was killed by her colleague and boyfriend, Phillip April when she ended their relationship in 2019. Phillip has pleaded guilty to the murder and admitted to the court that he killed Allison following an […]

today12/08/2022

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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.

 
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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.   

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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.  

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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 
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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. 

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. 

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  1. Collection of anonymous data

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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. 

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  1. Links to other websites

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  1. Queries

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