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 very appreciative girlie she is": Mom's priceless reaction to iPhone 13 gift has SA touched

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"Great stuff, don't blow in in December": Woman impresses Mzansi with 2025 savings plan

People

a year ago

"Things I'd do for my siblings if I could": Woman surprises older sister with a car, SA's touched

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"A present father is everything": Young dad celebrates daughter's creche graduation, SA touched

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"Is Cape Town that rich?": Mzansi's impressed by fleet of super-fast cars flexing V8 engines

People

a year ago

"Dad understood the assignment": Family's late-night antics go viral, SA's entertained

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"Sisterhood is proud of you": 19-Year-old babe shares her nail bar business journey, SA's proud

Women Empowerment

a year ago

A TikTok user had Mzansi moved after posting a video of her nail bar-building process. The post attracted many comments from people who congratulated her.

"Your husband must be proud": Makoti breaks into worship song at father-in-law's funeral, SA's moved

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A gospel-singing wife had online community members singing her praise after seeing her worshipped in a song during the funeral of her husband's father.

"A family that prays together stays together": Groovist couple gets baptised, SA's moved

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A TikTok video of a couple showing their new journey as born-again Christians warmed the hearts of many social media users, who wished them well in their journey.

"She was right in front of you": Man seeks help to locate his crush, SA reacts

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A man was sitting in a local restaurant when he spotted a gorgeous woman and took a video of her. She later asked TikTok users to help him locate her.

"The other one was Zulu before": Two boys steal spotlight, dancing to amapiano, SA's heart melted

People

a year ago

A guy shared a video of two young boys dancing to the sound of amapiano beat on his TikTok account. The youngest added traditional Zulu dance moves.

"Hand me those concealers": Makeup artist shows off her skill in a viral challenge, SA's in stitches

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Watch: A group of lady were happy after having their faces were made up and participated in a viral challenge on TikTok. Social media users found the clip funny.

"No more bodyguards": Woaman spots Bheki Cele in the queue at Chicken Licken, SA cracks jokes

People

a year ago

A lady saw Bheki Cele standing in a queue at Chicken Licken in Durban and took a picture of him. She shared it on her TikTok account, leaving SA laughing.

"You always come back": Fake doctor Matthews details why he's not deleting ex's photos, SA amused

People

a year ago

A man famous on TikTok for claiming to be a doctor is back on the app with new content. The man shared information about his ex that left Mzansi peeps amused.

"Tastes like chicken with fish": Woman tries Food Lover's Crocodile meat for first time, SA's stunned

People

a year ago

A TikTok user shocked social media users after sharing a video of crocodile meat she bought from Food Lover's Market. She also showed how she prepared it.

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