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Festive Season: 5 Tips to help you quit smoking

By Zuko Komisa 5 Tips to help you quit smoking. It has been something that’s been on your to-do list for some time now but just have not yet gotten around to doing it. The reality is many smokers are keen to stop due to the associated health risks. Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death in the world. However, quitting smoking can be challenging. 2022 […]

today27/12/2022

NEWS

What we know about the new proposed Tobacco Bill

By Zuko Komisa The government of South Africa is moving through with a number of new regulations targeted at outlawing tobacco usage, which would further marginalize smokers in society. The new law will make it unlawful to smoke indoors, in a vehicle, or at home when a nonsmoker is present. The draft legislation is intended to address important issues including the use of electronic devices, indoor public spaces, the presentation […]

today05/10/2022

worse than a cigarette

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Kaya Drive: Is smoking hubbly worse than a cigarette?

By: Natasha Archary When it comes to smoking, are e-cigarettes like vapes, hubbly or marijuana worse than a cigarette? While cigarettes and cigars have nicotine which is an addictive substance, vapes and hubbly do have nicotine free options. It's the nicotine content that can affect many parts of your body, especially the brain. It’s more difficult to quit if you’ve been smoking for years and smoke “like a chimney” (more […]

today26/04/2022

No Smoking Day

LIFESTYLE

No smoking day! What to expect when you quit cold turkey

By: Natasha Archary This Wednesday, 09 March marks No Smoking Day. The day is observed on the second Wednesday in March to raise awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco and nicotine addiction. Whether you have been smoking for a few weeks or years before you decide to quit, nicotine withdrawal symptoms are terrible. It may bring relief that it’s worse during the first week that you quit. Nicotine addiction Nicotine […]

today09/03/2022

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LIFESTYLE

Is the kids hookah toy a good or bad idea?

By: Poelano Malema Social media is divided over a photo that shows a hookah toy. The toy has an image of a boy and a girl smoking the hookah, which releases bubbles.  It is for children who are three years and older.  The box description says it comes with one bubble hookah, four hoses, and four refills.  READ: Thomas and Skhumba: Buying Christmas clothes for the kids Just in time for the […]

today17/12/2021

Hubbly bubbly

LIFESTYLE

Experts warn about the health dangers of smoking hubbly bubbly

By: Poelano Malema Hubbly bubbly has many different names - water pipes, hookahs, narghiles, shisha, and goza. It is often smoked in groups and at clubs or social gatherings. Although it is becoming increasingly popular, especially amongst young people, it is not without side-effects. Smoking hubbly bubbly comes with health concerns. READ: Pearl Thusi on sharing hubbly bubbly in clubs Although some believe it is less harmful than smoking cigarettes, […]

today19/10/2021

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ENTERTAINMENT

Thabsie on smoking hubbly bubbly through the ears: “It was a prank”

By: Poelano Malema A video went viral on social media showing RnB star Thabsie smoking hubbly bubbly through her ears. The star says it was all a joke and the video is not a true reflection of what happened. Speaking to Times Lives, the 'Ubuyanini' hitmaker said the full video showing what really transpired was posted on Pearl Thusi's Instagram stories. READ: Pearl Thusi on sharing hubbly bubbly in clubs […]

today15/10/2021

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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]