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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"R80 000 saved": Couple flex beautiful home affairs wedding, gets SA's blessing

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"That's a present father": Cashiers gush over man buying son's birthday cake, SA's moved

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Couple's public engagement receives love online: "Capetonians are still romantic at heart

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"Winning on and off the field": Sharks rugby player Vincent Tshituka pays lobola, SA touched

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"Your sanity comes first": Woman celebrates going into 2025 without miserable husband, SA relates

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"Something is wrong with you mama": SA reacts to woman bragging about 500K Forever Living salary

People

a year ago

"My husband lost a lower leg from incompetent medical staff": Mzansi shares bad hospital experiences

People

a year ago

A hospital employee took to the TikTok platform to ask members of the online community to share their bad hospital experiences and SA peeps did not hold back.

"This is a whole house": Woman shows off Shein storage shed, video goes viral with 6.2M views

People

a year ago

A TikTok user bought a massive storage house from Shein and shared a video of how she put it together. The lady got many compliments from netizens.

"Normalise using neutraliser shampoo": Woman receives advice after relaxing 3-year-old afro

People

a year ago

A TikTok user took her followers to show how she straightened her natural afro after growing it for three years. SA peeps advised her on products to use.

"As long as you bring food to the table": Musician quits singing for a job, SA in doubt

People

a year ago

An artist signed under Master KG's label Wanitwa Mos, Casswell P, confused many social media users after sharing that he was quitting music for a job.

"Umjolo, the pandemic": Woman captured climbing gate after bae refuses for her to leave, SA amused

People

a year ago

An e-hailing driver was requested to pick up a woman from a specified address. When he got there, he saw the lady climbing the gate and captured that in a video.

"Bathong, why am I smiling": Mzansi reacts to petrol attendant dancing for customer

People

a year ago

A video of a petrol attendant dancing in front of a customer after rendering a service made it to the TikTok platform, leaving social media users laughing.

"She doesn't know how much it costs": Toddler caught playing with Vaseline, SA's in stitches

Family and Relationships

a year ago

After finding her playing with Vaseline, a father filmed his daughter and shared the clip on his TikTok account. The video left social media users laughing.

"I'm coming for this one": Woman plugs huns with R399 Refinery sneakers, SA's impressed

People

a year ago

A TikTok user plugged other huns with Refinery clothing store sneakers priced at R399. The post got many ladies excited, and they promised to buy them.

"That will rot in the store": Woolworths mangoes priced at R160 leave SA in disbelief

People

a year ago

A TikTok user took to the video streaming platform to share the price tag for two mangoes she picked at Woolworths. Mzansi felt the price was too high.

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