Terms and Conditions
Last updated: 25 July 2026
Welcome to Tshwane Talks. These Terms and Conditions apply when you visit or use tshwanetalks.com, including when you read articles, submit information, use our forms or interact with our content. By using the website, you agree to these terms.
1. About Tshwane Talks
Tshwane Talks is an online news publication based in Tshwane, South Africa. We publish news, opinion, features and other content about Tshwane and topics of interest to our readers.
For enquiries, contact info@tshwanetalks.com or call 076 517 1596.
2. Use of the website
You may use the website for lawful, personal and informational purposes. You agree not to:
- Use the website in a way that breaks the law or infringes another person’s rights.
- Submit false, defamatory, threatening, discriminatory or unlawful material.
- Introduce malware, attempt unauthorised access, or interfere with the website’s security or operation.
- Copy, republish or commercially exploit our content without permission, except where permitted by law.
- Use automated tools to extract substantial amounts of website content without our written permission.
We may restrict access to the website or remove material where reasonably necessary to protect the publication, its readers or other people.
3. News and editorial content
Our articles are published for general information. We take care in preparing our content, but news can develop and information may change after publication. We may update, correct or remove content where appropriate.
Opinion pieces and comments express the views of their identified authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of Tshwane Talks. Advertising and sponsored material, where published, do not necessarily indicate our endorsement of the advertiser or its claims.
If you believe an article contains an error, please email info@tshwanetalks.com with the article link, the information you believe is incorrect and any relevant supporting details. We will review the request.
4. Copyright and permitted sharing
Unless otherwise stated, the website’s original articles, photographs, graphics, branding and other original content belong to Tshwane Talks or are used with permission from their rights holders. They are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
You may share links to our articles and quote limited portions with clear attribution where permitted by law. Please request written permission before reproducing a full article, photograph, video or substantial part of our content, or using it for commercial purposes. You can send permission requests to info@tshwanetalks.com.
Some images, videos and other material on the website belong to third parties. Permission to use that material must be obtained from the relevant rights holder.
5. News tips and other submissions
You may send us news tips, photographs, documents, comments or other material. Please submit material that you are entitled to share and provide information that you believe to be accurate. Do not send confidential information about someone else unless you are authorised to do so or have another lawful basis for sharing it.
Submitting material does not guarantee that we will investigate or publish it. We may contact you to check details, edit material for clarity, or decide not to use it.
You retain ownership of material you submit. If we agree to publish your material, you give Tshwane Talks permission to use, edit and display it as reasonably needed for that publication, subject to any different arrangement we agree with you. If you need your identity or information treated confidentially, tell us clearly when you contact us. We will consider the request, but cannot promise confidentiality or anonymity unless we expressly agree to it.
6. Comments and community participation
If comments or other public participation features are available, you are responsible for what you submit. Do not post spam, personal information about others without a lawful basis, or material that is unlawful, abusive, defamatory or infringes intellectual property rights.
We may moderate, decline or remove submissions that breach these terms or create a reasonable legal or safety concern. We are not obliged to publish or retain any comment.
7. Newsletter and communications
If you subscribe to a newsletter, we may use the email address you provide to send it to you. You can unsubscribe using the link in a newsletter or by emailing info@tshwanetalks.com. Operational replies to enquiries and news tips are separate from newsletter subscriptions.
8. Advertising enquiries
Advertising enquiries sent through the website do not create an advertising booking or agreement. Advertising placements, prices, dates, specifications and payment terms must be confirmed separately in writing by Tshwane Talks and the advertiser. We may decline proposed advertising where reasonably appropriate, including where it conflicts with the law or our publication standards.
9. Third-party websites and services
Our website may link to or display content from third-party websites and services. We do not control their content, availability or privacy practices. A link or embedded item does not necessarily mean that we endorse the third party. Review the third party’s terms and privacy policy before using its services.
10. Privacy
We handle personal information as described in our Privacy Policy. That policy explains how information submitted through our forms and other website interactions is collected and used.
11. Website availability and liability
We aim to keep the website available and its content useful, but cannot guarantee uninterrupted access or that every item will always be complete, current or free from error. You should verify information where it is important to a decision you are making.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Tshwane Talks is not responsible for losses arising solely from your inability to access the website, reliance on general website content, or the content of third-party websites. Nothing in these terms excludes or limits a right, remedy or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.
12. Changes to these terms
We may update these Terms and Conditions when the website or our practices change. The current version will be published on this page with an updated date. Your continued use of the website after an update is subject to the current terms.
13. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of South Africa, subject to any mandatory rights or protections that apply to you under law.
14. Contact
Tshwane Talks
Mamelodi East, 0122, Tshwane, South Africa
Email: info@tshwanetalks.com
Telephone: 076 517 1596