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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"She's even doing the robot move": Woman performs at a kids' party in a Spider-Man suit, SA's amused

People

a year ago

"Going to provoke your village people": Siblings drive home in matching cars, SA's touched

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"Go back to that garage": Woman falls for petrol attendant and seeks to find him, SA entertained

People

a year ago

"That cuts deep": Mom breaks down seeing daughter return with another car after accident, SA's moved

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"Blessings will follow you": Woman takes parents to first hotel stay on 50th anniversary, SA's moved

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"Men are doing fine without women": Gents cool off the heatwave in a bakkie, SA's entertained

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"It's the wink at the end for me": Mbali Nhlapho dishes belly fat reduction tips, SA's wowed

People

a year ago

A woman known for sharing many home cleaning and lifestyle hacks shared a tip to lose weight around the belly on TikTok, and SA was grateful for the plug.

"This was thoughtful of your employer": Boss gifts employees Choice Assorted biscuits, SA's moved

People

a year ago

A young lady enjoyed her company's year-end party, where each employee was gifted a box of biscuits loved by South Africans around Christmas time.

"You're a great father": Dad teaches his son how to make pap, SA's moved

People

a year ago

A dad took the time to show his son the process of cooking pap at home and shared the video on TikTok. The dad received a lot of love from social media users.

4 Affordable family-friendly activities to enjoy in Cape Town under R100

People

a year ago

A list of cheap things to see or do in Cape Town includes visiting the Iziko Museum, the Bo-Kaap Museum and neighbourhood, and the Kalk Bay train ride.

"Some people are just haters": Woman caught intentionally denting another car's door, SA stunned

People

a year ago

An older woman was captured on camera denting another car's door with the corner of her own by a person parked in front of her. The clip was shared on TikTok.

"December clips are always funny": Man eats bread and margarine at groove, SA's entertained

People

a year ago

A man was captured eating bread and buttering it with margarine outside a tavern, and the clip made it to TikTok. Mzansi shared they found the clip very funny.

"Small change, big difference": Woman transforms living room into a gorgeous space, SA's amazed

People

a year ago

A TikTok user wowed social media users after showing off how she transformed her living room with less than R1500. Many asked for other home item details.

"Outstanding piece of work": Man gives his taxi a glow-up, SA's impressed

People

a year ago

A TikTok user showed off his old taxi and the fantastic work he had done on it, pimping it to look brand new. Social media users complimented him on the feed.

"So true, they run the world": Street vendor moms ace a Beyoncé choreography, SA's impressed

People

a year ago

A video of mothers from Ghana dancing to the classic hit, Run the World (Girls) by Beyoncé had social media user singing their praise. Many aspired to be like them.

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