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Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize

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Details of Digital Vibes saga laid bare

By Kaya 959 Reporter President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially released the findings of a damning Special Investigating Unit report into the Digital Vibes saga. The report implicates high-level employees within the National Department of Health of corruption and maladministration. Earlier this year, a probe was launched after allegations surfaced that a multi-million Rand tender was awarded to a communications company managed by former associates of ex-Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize. […]

today30/09/2021

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize

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Another senior health official named in Digital Vibes investigation

By Kaya 959 Reporter Dr Sandile Buthelezi, Director-General at the Department of Health, has been placed on precautionary suspension. "The Ministry of Health confirms that Dr Sandile Buthelezi, has been placed on precautionary suspension until he appears before a disciplinary hearing regarding his role in the Digital Vibes saga," said Health Ministry spokesperson Foster Mohale. An investigation was launched after it was revealed that Digital Vibes had been granted a […]

today27/09/2021

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize

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SIU hands over report on Digital Vibes

By Kaya 959 News A final report of the Special Investigating Unit on an investigation into a contract between the National Department of Health and service provider, Digital Vibes, has been handed over to the Presidency. "The Presidency is studying the report and will keep the public abreast of developments in this matter. It will do so in a manner that preserves information that may be or become the subject […]

today07/07/2021

COVID-19

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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

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SA to resume J&J vaccine programme this week

By Kaya 959 News After a brief pause in the country’s roll out of the Covid-19 vaccine programme, Dr Zweli Mkhize announced that the Sisonke Programme will resume on Wednesday. He said the Department of Health hopes to vaccinate 500 000 healthcare workers. "I am happy to say that when Sisonke resumes, vaccination sites will be expanded to 95 sites across the country and these sites will continue to vaccinate […]

today27/04/2021

Dr Zweli Mkhize

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Health Minister praises evacuation efforts during Charlotte Maxeke Hospital fire

By Kaya 959 News Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has praised the sterling efforts by rescue teams who managed to evacuate patients and staff from the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital following a massive blaze at the state facility at the weekend. Mkhize visited the site on Tuesday where he assessed the extent of the damage caused by the fire. Mkhize also shed light on the department's recovery plan. "It is […]

today21/04/2021

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Dr Zweli Mkhize: There are lessons that should be adopted from the COVID-19 pandemic

By: Kaya 959 News As of today, there are 132-million COVID-19 cases around the globe. South Africa has dealt with 1,55-million cases. Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says there are important lessons that should be adopted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Mkhize says one such important principle is to ensure there is universal health coverage. He was speaking at a webinar alongside regional director of the World […]

today07/04/2021

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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—

  • 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—

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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,
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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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