Bongiwe Mati

Education: BA Honours, BA Language & Communication (Linguistics, Communication, Women & Gender Studies) 2002-2005 /2021

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 who joined Briefly News in August 2024. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree from the University of the Western Cape. Her journalism journey began in 2005 at the university newspaper. She later transitioned to marketing and sales at Leadership Magazine under Cape Media (2007-2009). In 2023, she joined BONA magazine as an Editorial Assistant, contributing to digital and print platforms across current news, entertainment, and human interest categories. Bongiwe can be reached at bongiwe.mati@briefly.co.za

2923 articles published since 08 Aug 2024

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"Sorry to see you go": US family of 8 given deadline to exit the country, SA divided

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"This one looks hungry": Wild lioness jumps onto high-walled residential gate, SA stunned

People

a year ago

"I will fight for my child": Mom vows to get justice for daughter after alleged school trauma

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"This is beautiful": Humble man's solo midnight birthday celebration touches Mzansi hearts

People

a year ago

"He is good looking": Man boldly calls Big Brother Mzansi winner Sweet Guluva handsome, SA divided

People

a year ago

"Mine flew away": Shein drone disappoints man after failing to take off, SA in stitches

People

a year ago

"Snakes are not your friends": Brave little girl shows off her snake-handling skills, SA divided

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A little girl left many social media users in a debate after her brother shared a video of her picking a snake from the ground and declaring her love for them.

"He makes it look so easy": Brave man removes black mamba from little girl's room, SA stunned

People

a year ago

A local snake handler was called to rescue a black mamba from a little girl's room. Social media users shared how proud they were of how he handled it.

"Painful but true": Woman gets real about the struggle of raising stepchildren, SA relates

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A woman sparked a huge debate online after sharing the difficulties of raising a stepchild and handling discipline, and many social media users could relate.

"They're adorable": Talented twins hit 1M followers and celebrate with a touching song, SA moved

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Mzansi's favourite twins celebrated reaching 1M followers on TikTok with a heartfelt song and dance to show love and support to their supporters.

"Happiness and blessings": Funny Chef shares her joy after officially welcoming in-laws, SA wowed

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A popular South African chef known as the Funny Chef shared a funny yet heartfelt post of the day she welcomed her in-laws carrying a briefcase with her lobola.

"We suffer as women": Young mom struggles to study while dealing with toddler interruption, SA moved

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A 21-year-old mother shared a TikTok video showing her struggle to study while dealing with her toddler's interruptions, sparking massive reactions online.

"She knows she's pretty": Toddler stuns in Xhosa attire and admires her beauty in mirror, SA moved

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A little girl wearing a Xhosa attire with her hair in a gorgeous ponytail won hearts after a video showed her running and admiring herself in the mirror.

"He deserves an award": Man wows Camps Bay crowd with a tightrope walk and fire stunt, SA amazed

People

a year ago

A Shona stuntman living in Cape Town was filmed doing his high-wire walk and fire tricks in Camps Bay, leaving social media users stunned and entertained.

"The client is unfair": Woman tells hairstylist to take off plaits halfway to finishing, SA divided

People

a year ago

A customer waited until a hairstylist was halfway through to see if the plaits she was doing would look better, but they didn't, and she asked her to remove them.

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