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

3305 articles published since 08 Aug 2024

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"She's drained": Cwecwe's mom thanks UK man for launching GoFundMe campaign for her family, SA moved

"She's drained": Cwecwe's mom thanks UK man for launching GoFundMe campaign for her family, SA moved

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"Sensitive viewer": Gogo passionately yells at TV villain watching favourite series, SA entertained

"Sensitive viewer": Gogo passionately yells at TV villain watching favourite series, SA entertained

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"Be careful": Woman rejects man's offer to spend the weekend with him and his wife, SA reacts

"Be careful": Woman rejects man's offer to spend the weekend with him and his wife, SA reacts

People

a year ago

"You nailed it": 53-year-old mom does primary school project for son, showing struggles, SA relates

"You nailed it": 53-year-old mom does primary school project for son, showing struggles, SA relates

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"She gave you a son": Young woman takes care of her late best friend's baby as her own, SA touched

"She gave you a son": Young woman takes care of her late best friend's baby as her own, SA touched

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"He has lived before": Toddler corrects mom's sentence in adorable broken English, SA in stitches

"He has lived before": Toddler corrects mom's sentence in adorable broken English, SA in stitches

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"She's genuinely kind": Polite aunty asks students next door to lower their music, SA touched

"She's genuinely kind": Polite aunty asks students next door to lower their music, SA touched

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Students apologised to their neighbour for disturbing the peace with loud music, showing respect in a touching interaction that left a positive impression on many.

"Mother of the year": Mom accompanies daughter to the bus stop to protect her from tsotsis, SA moved

"Mother of the year": Mom accompanies daughter to the bus stop to protect her from tsotsis, SA moved

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A daughter shared a video of her caring mom walking her in the early hours for protection, a heartwarming act that resonated deeply with many online viewers.

"Xhosas, bathong": Woman cleans chicken with Sunlight liquid before preparing it, SA astonished

"Xhosas, bathong": Woman cleans chicken with Sunlight liquid before preparing it, SA astonished

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A local woman shared her unique method for cleaning home-grown chickens using soap, sparking an online debate about whether the practice was safe or not.

"This is crazy": SA in awe of woman's ex who continuously soiled himself to get her to divorce him

"This is crazy": SA in awe of woman's ex who continuously soiled himself to get her to divorce him

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A woman detailed how her ex-husband repeatedly soiled himself while they were still married, using the disturbing act to push her away and end the relationship.

"They all seem so chilled": SA stunned by Rand Easter Show riders' reaction as their ride gets stuck

"They all seem so chilled": SA stunned by Rand Easter Show riders' reaction as their ride gets stuck

People

a year ago

A carnival ride at the Rand Easter Show got stuck mid-air with riders who remained calm, leaving onlookers and viewers stunned by their nonchalant reaction.

"That mamba was powerful": 5 Animal and human encounters that left Mzansi astonished and went viral

"That mamba was powerful": 5 Animal and human encounters that left Mzansi astonished and went viral

People

a year ago

Mzansi peeps have displayed their bravery around animals, captured in videos, shocking many online users. Some have either swum with pythons or with sharks.

"Hubby never mentioned this?": Woman and in-laws visit the graveyard at 1 am on Easter, SA divided

"Hubby never mentioned this?": Woman and in-laws visit the graveyard at 1 am on Easter, SA divided

People

a year ago

A new makoti shared a clip of a 1 am graveyard visit with her husband's family, sparking a huge debate about family traditions and beliefs online.

"From bosses to cheap labour": SA stunned by Afrikaner farmers doing hard manual labour in the USA

"From bosses to cheap labour": SA stunned by Afrikaner farmers doing hard manual labour in the USA

People

a year ago

While digging the ground with shovels, an American man teased two Afrikaner farmers working on their farm, asking if they thought they'd only drive trucks.

"Let's control our anger": SA disturbed by waitress throwing rack of hot chips at customer

"Let's control our anger": SA disturbed by waitress throwing rack of hot chips at customer

People

a year ago

An angry restaurant employee threw food at a customer standing close to the door, sparking debates about workplace behaviour and anger management.

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