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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"A perfect meal": Husband surprises wife with chicken heads and feet with pap, SA in stitches

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"May your pockets never run dry": Broke student uses her last money to buy a woman food, SA touched

People

a year ago

"Such an awesome young man": Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu shares details about himself, SA touched

People

a year ago

"Someone thinks we're all from KZN": Woman claims she spent over R345k in Dec, SA not buying it

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"Tell them": Male nurse calls out colleagues for bad treatment towards patients, SA moved

People

a year ago

"Groom is just here for vibes": Man weds in Gucci shorts set and sandals, SA astonished

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"Shaka Zulu blood": Zulu gent with no boxing experience wows with swift punches, SA stans

People

a year ago

A Zulu man showed he was ready to fight a boxer even though he had never had formal training by sharing a video of him throwing punches on TikTok.

"He was so invested in flirting": Man chats up a poster, SA entertained

People

a year ago

A man was captured chatting with a poster of a lady modelling for Clicks. The guy seemed to enjoy himself as he used hand gestures to impress the poster.

"Old people can be sweet": Mkhulu video-bombs woman's dance content, SA entertained

People

a year ago

A young lady was minding her business and taking content with her phone when she turned around and saw a mkhulu dancing behind her, feeling amused.

"You deserve a partnership": Mom and kids go on grocery weekly shopping at Woolies, SA stunned

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A mom and her two kids left home to get weekly groceries. The content creator filmed the journey and shopping experience and shared it on TikTok.

"Being a firstborn is a struggle": Woman wishes to cut off financially abusive family, SA divided

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A mother forced her first child, who does not have a child, to pay for her unemployed younger sister's baby shower as her baby daddy ditched her at the last minute.

"This is beautiful": US working hubby arrives at his rural mansion for the first time, SA wowed

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A wife shared a video of her hubby arriving at his rural mansion for the first time after his wife looked after its building project until it was complete.

"You know culture": Woman calls out Joburg parents for allowing cohabitation in homes, SA stunned

People

a year ago

A Xhosa woman was shocked when she got to Jozi and realised that some parents allowed their male kids to live with girlfriends on their premises.

"She won this round": Little sister teases brother about being mkhwetha in cute siblings fight, SA amused

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A little girl reminded her brother that the initiation school awaits him when he grew up in a cute, humorous sibling argument that left SA in stitches.

"You could create a business out of this": Couple transforms kitchen cabinets for R5K, SA wowed

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A husband and wife shared three videos of their step-by-step R5K kitchen cupboard renovations on TikTok and received much praise from social media users.

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