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

3310 articles published since 08 Aug 2024

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"Everything is good including the body": Besties try their stylish Shein shopping haul, SA impressed

"Everything is good including the body": Besties try their stylish Shein shopping haul, SA impressed

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"Let's start our own": Woman shows off bricks bought through home building stokvel, SA motivated

"Let's start our own": Woman shows off bricks bought through home building stokvel, SA motivated

People

a year ago

"Proud of you": Man with college qualification shares humble flight cleaner job with pride, SA moved

"Proud of you": Man with college qualification shares humble flight cleaner job with pride, SA moved

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"They're a vibe": Wynberg Boys' High School show off their war cry performance, SA impressed

"They're a vibe": Wynberg Boys' High School show off their war cry performance, SA impressed

People

a year ago

"Keep winning brother": Petrol attendant juggled studies, work and home creation, SA inspired

"Keep winning brother": Petrol attendant juggled studies, work and home creation, SA inspired

People

a year ago

"You're a motivation": Man shares his path from pumping petrol to practising medicine, SA inspired

"You're a motivation": Man shares his path from pumping petrol to practising medicine, SA inspired

People

a year ago

"Don't harm her": Woman disturbed by strange gogo in her backyard at 2 am, SA divided

"Don't harm her": Woman disturbed by strange gogo in her backyard at 2 am, SA divided

People

a year ago

A woman filmed a gogo she found kneeling in her backyard and asked how she got in as the gate was locked. She also mentioned that she knocked on her window first.

"We've got a new problem": Slow-walking varsity student channels Wits 'Undertaker' style, SA amused

"We've got a new problem": Slow-walking varsity student channels Wits 'Undertaker' style, SA amused

People

a year ago

A student was captured in a video walking slowly in the rain with no care while others ran for cover. Online users were in stitches, and advised him to walk slower.

"Missing a lil seasoning": Man shows his Aaron Pierre lookalike moment, but SA remains unconvinced

"Missing a lil seasoning": Man shows his Aaron Pierre lookalike moment, but SA remains unconvinced

People

a year ago

A man shared a video after someone commented on his Aaron Pierre's resemblance, but social media users were not convinced that he looked like him.

"You look like the sangoma": Woman has people mistaking her for Gogo Maweni, SA stunned

"You look like the sangoma": Woman has people mistaking her for Gogo Maweni, SA stunned

People

a year ago

A young lady shared a video of herself at the Mandisi Dyantyis concert, singing and having a good time, but social media users thought she was gogo Maweni.

"You'll never understand the logic": Wife questions why Xhosa hubby calls R10 a 'tiger', SA amused

"You'll never understand the logic": Wife questions why Xhosa hubby calls R10 a 'tiger', SA amused

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A wife married to a Xhosa gent shared a video asking others why her husband calls a R10 note a tiger, adding that it has a rhino instead of a tiger.

"He is Xhosa indeed": Toddler corrects mom on skin colour in an adorable conversation, SA amused

"He is Xhosa indeed": Toddler corrects mom on skin colour in an adorable conversation, SA amused

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A mom listened attentively as her toddler tried to explain that they were not black, but instead were brown, in a conversation about skin colour.

"Met mine on there too": Woman brags about Tinder relationship that ended in marriage, SA hopeful

"Met mine on there too": Woman brags about Tinder relationship that ended in marriage, SA hopeful

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A happy hun showed off the man she met on a dating site and shared pictures of her wedding day, leaving many social media users ready to download the dating app.

"May they hire you": Determined woman travels to drop her CV hoping to better her life, SA motivated

"May they hire you": Determined woman travels to drop her CV hoping to better her life, SA motivated

People

a year ago

A young lady shared a video of herself going to look for a job. She detailed that the job wasn't what she studied for, but said she was going to take anything.

"You have now passed the initiation": American man's phone snatched in Sandton, SA sympathises

"You have now passed the initiation": American man's phone snatched in Sandton, SA sympathises

People

a year ago

An American man living in Johannesburg detailed how he was robbed by a man who drove off in a white Mercedes in Sandton, and online users sympathised with him.

Bongiwe Mati