Last updated: 30 August 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how politicalsafari.co.za uses cookies and similar technologies. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy & POPIA Notice.
What cookies are
Cookies are small data files stored on or accessed from a device when a website is visited. They can support essential website functions, remember consent choices, measure traffic and usage, improve services, and support analytics or advertising technologies.
How we use cookies
Mzansi Political Safari uses cookies for website operation, consent management, functionality, audience measurement and analytics. Some third-party services used on the website, including Google Analytics and Microsoft services such as Clarity, may also set cookies when those services are enabled.
Where our consent tool classifies a cookie as non-essential, visitors can manage whether that category is permitted through the cookie-consent controls available on the website.
Cookie categories
- Necessary cookies: support essential website functions and store cookie-consent choices.
- Functional cookies: support website or service functionality and may assist with personalisation or service operation.
- Analytical cookies: help us understand how visitors use the website, which pages are viewed and how the site performs.
- Marketing cookies: may be used by third-party services for advertising, measurement, personalisation or related purposes.
Cookies currently detected on the website
The following list reflects cookies identified by our cookie-management tool at the date shown above. Cookie names, purposes and retention periods can change when website services or third-party technologies are updated.
Necessary cookies
| Cookie | Provider / service | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
cookieadmin_consent | CookieAdmin WordPress plugin | Stores the visitor’s cookie-consent information and preferences. | Session |
Functional cookies
| Cookie | Provider / service | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
SRM_B | Microsoft | Used by Microsoft services to support service functionality and information associated with a user’s browser or device. | 390 days |
Analytical cookies
| Cookie | Provider / service | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users for website analytics and audience measurement. | 400 days |
_ga_* | Google Analytics | Google Analytics property cookie used to maintain and measure analytics information for a particular measurement property. | 400 days |
CLID | Microsoft Clarity | Identifies a returning browser for Clarity analytics, including heatmap and session-analysis functions. | 365 days |
_clck | Microsoft Clarity | Stores a unique user identifier and preferences used to analyse how visitors use the website. | 365 days |
_clsk | Microsoft Clarity | Connects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session for analytics purposes. | 1 day |
SM | Microsoft | Used by Microsoft services for session-based measurement and analytics. | Session |
Marketing cookies
| Cookie | Provider / service | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
MUID | Microsoft | Identifies unique browsers visiting Microsoft services and may be used for advertising, analytics and related operational purposes. | 390 days |
MR | Microsoft | Used by Microsoft services to collect information for measurement and analytics purposes. | 7 days |
ANONCHK | Microsoft | Used by Microsoft advertising services to help determine whether advertising-related clicks or identifiers are used for reporting and personalisation. | Session |
Third-party services
Some cookies are placed or accessed by third-party services used by politicalsafari.co.za. Based on our current cookie scan, these include services associated with Google Analytics and Microsoft, including Microsoft Clarity and related Microsoft measurement technologies.
Third-party providers may process information under their own privacy terms. Their cookies and retention periods may change independently of this website. We therefore periodically review our cookie scan and update this policy when there are material changes.
Managing your cookie choices
Our cookie-consent tool allows visitors to accept, reject or manage available categories of non-essential cookies. Necessary cookies that are required for core website or consent functionality may remain active.
You can also delete or block cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect website functionality, analytics, embedded content or other services.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when cookies, analytics platforms, advertising technologies or other website services change. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page indicates the current version.
Contact
Questions about this Cookie Policy or the handling of personal information may be directed to editorial@politicalsafari.co.za.