Best News & Entertainment '24

Bongiwe Mati

Education: BA Honours, Linguistics, Communication, Women & Gender Studies, University of the Western Cape (2021), BA Language & Communication Linguistics, Communication, Women & Gender Studies, University of the Western Cape (2005).

Experience: Freelancer at UWC campus newspaper (2005), Sales Executive at Leadership Magazine (2007-2009), Editorial Assistant and writer for BONA magazine (2023-2024), Briefly News (2024 -Present)

Bongiwe Mati is a Human Interest reporter at Briefly News, focusing on social commentary, community stories, viral human-interest features, and public discourse. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree from the University of the Western Cape. Bongiwe began her editorial career in campus media before contributing across print and digital platforms at BONA Magazine, where she covered current news and societal trends. She specialises in reporting on local community accounts, social media discourse, and viral South African events. Contact: bongiwe.mati@briefly.co.za

3260 articles published since 08 Aug 2024

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"When it rains, it pours": Heavy rain's damage to a student's apartment in Durban stuns Mzansi

"When it rains, it pours": Heavy rain's damage to a student's apartment in Durban stuns Mzansi

People

20 days ago

SARS can freeze and direct-debit money from bank accounts, the High Court rules

SARS can freeze and direct-debit money from bank accounts, the High Court rules

People

20 days ago

"What a beautiful home": Woman's luxury-style shack interior leaves Mzansi speechless

"What a beautiful home": Woman's luxury-style shack interior leaves Mzansi speechless

People

20 days ago

"Bathong, the driver is dramatic": Taxi driver takes passengers to police station after losing phone

"Bathong, the driver is dramatic": Taxi driver takes passengers to police station after losing phone

People

20 days ago

Chris Wyatt slams media coverage of US White Cross Project as 'fake news'

Chris Wyatt slams media coverage of US White Cross Project as 'fake news'

People

20 days ago

Ex-MultiChoice worker accepted the US refugee program after struggling to secure a job in SA

Ex-MultiChoice worker accepted the US refugee program after struggling to secure a job in SA

People

20 days ago

"He jumps in advance": Afrikaner man goes viral dancing to Mandoza's Nkalakatha, SA entertained

"He jumps in advance": Afrikaner man goes viral dancing to Mandoza's Nkalakatha, SA entertained

People

21 days ago

An Afrikaner man’s offbeat, high-energy Nkalakatha dance at a 50th birthday party has gone viral, delighting South Africans with his joyful moves in Mzansi.

"So beautifully sung": Performer delivers emotional song calling on men to stop GBV, SA moved

"So beautifully sung": Performer delivers emotional song calling on men to stop GBV, SA moved

People

21 days ago

Justin Zulu's soulful isiXhosa song 'Madoda Sabelani' urges South African men to fight gender-based violence, moved viewers and calls all men to account now.

"Thank you for doing this": Rachel Kolisi speaks out on gender based violence statistics in Mzansi

"Thank you for doing this": Rachel Kolisi speaks out on gender based violence statistics in Mzansi

People

21 days ago

Rachel Kolisi confronts South Africa’s gender-based violence crisis, saying four women are killed daily and urging men to break the silence as viewers thank her.

"Other children are lucky": SA dad flies across the world to surprise pregnant daughter, SA moved

"Other children are lucky": SA dad flies across the world to surprise pregnant daughter, SA moved

Family and Relationships

21 days ago

A South African father flew to New Zealand to surprise his pregnant daughter, bringing her to tears as they celebrated the twin boys she is expecting on TikTok.

"Those dresses for MD?": Grace Mondlana causes stir with 5 dresses offer for matric dance

"Those dresses for MD?": Grace Mondlana causes stir with 5 dresses offer for matric dance

People

21 days ago

Grace Mondlana offers five matric dance gowns across SA provinces, plus hair and glam, recalling her 2019 dance and sparking debate over the dresses online, too.

Severe storms to batter parts of SA as hail and damaging winds loom

Severe storms to batter parts of SA as hail and damaging winds loom

People

21 days ago

SAWS issues a Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms, damaging winds, large hail and localised flooding across six inland regions of South Africa.

"Our girl can dance": Miss Grand South Africa stuns judges with energetic Latin dance performance

"Our girl can dance": Miss Grand South Africa stuns judges with energetic Latin dance performance

People

21 days ago

Miss Grand South Africa Estèe-Mari Smit wowed at Miss Grand International 2026 with a high-energy Latin dance routine, earning praise from South African fans.

"May a love like this find me": Girlfriend stays by boyfriend's side as police officers handcuff him

"May a love like this find me": Girlfriend stays by boyfriend's side as police officers handcuff him

Family and Relationships

21 days ago

A North Carolina woman went viral after kissing her boyfriend as police handcuffed him, while officers appeared to give the couple one last moment together.

"They did granny wrong": Gogo's reaction to eating oysters for the first time has SA in stitches

"They did granny wrong": Gogo's reaction to eating oysters for the first time has SA in stitches

People

22 days ago

An elderly South African gogo prayed, crossed herself and bravely swallowed her first raw oyster, with her dramatic reaction leaving online viewers in stitches.

Bongiwe Mati