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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"Dlamini, basop blood pressure": Man cooking inside truck receives advice from Mzansi

People

a year ago

"Cancel your order, they'll refund you": Woman's Shein customs fee leaves Mzansi astonished

People

a year ago

"People living in shacks aren't poor": Woman's gorgeous mkhukhu wows SA

People

a year ago

"May this kind of bravery never locate me": Woman records plane experience, SA divided

People

a year ago

"The way I was invested and proud": Young student teases Mzansi with a sad story, SA's captivated

People

a year ago

"Teach them while they're young": Toddler and dad wash their cars, SA entertained

People

a year ago

"As men, we're inspired by you": Young female bus driver's video goes viral, SA's motivated

People

a year ago

A TikTok user shared a video of herself at work, driving a bus to pick up schoolchildren at a bus stop. The clip went viral, reaching 1 M views and 50K likes.

American woman clarifies: "South Africa is closed" statements, and Mzansi shows her love

People

a year ago

A TikTok user from America called out people from her country after they thought a South African woman's comment about unwanted visitors was directed at them.

"Type yami": Afrikaans man's farming video sparks wholesome comments online

People

a year ago

A video of a farmer going on about his daily duties left women online wishing to get to know him better. Many took to the comment section to share amusing comments.

"Life of a service provider": SA empathises with exhausted baker getting back massage from daughter

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A TikTok user shared a video of her daughter stepping on her back after working for three days on orders that needed to be finished. Bakers understood her pain.

"If we keep waiting, it will drop": Woman finds new Aero flavour at Dischem for R60, SA's baffled

People

a year ago

A lady spotted the new Aero chocolate flavour at Dischem but was unhappy with its retail price. Social media users were also not keen on paying massive amounts.

"South Africa to the world": Woman teaches Chinese kids Mzansi dance moves, SA's proud

People

a year ago

A video of a young lady teaching kids in China local dance moves warmed many social media users' hearts. Some expressed their pride in being South African.

"Can't wait to buy it": Woman shares R199 Christmas tree plug from Pep, SA's grateful

People

a year ago

A Pep Store employee plugged social media users with a gorgeous Christmas tree that retails for R199. Mzansi loved it, and social media users promised to buy it.

"Someone's father wanted to run for his life": Grown men scared of puff adder, SA's entertained

People

a year ago

A TikTok user shared a video of a snake catcher saving the reptile while a group of field workers watched. The men got scared, leaving Mzansi peeps entertained.

"Your space is everything": Woman wows Mzansi after showing off her gorgeous shack

People

a year ago

A local lady living in Cape Town left the online community blown away after sharing a video of her modern and stylish shack on her TikTok account.

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