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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"This was so intentional and thoughtful": Woman shows cute birthday surprise for bae, SA touched

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"He is choosing peace over stress": Man washes car in the rain, SA speculates

People

a year ago

"Imagine being rejected by Mkhulu": 60-year-old man seeks woman between ages 38 and 45, SA's baffled

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"Can I see those shoes, sis?": Woman buys Nike on Shein, checks if they're real, SA's unsure

People

a year ago

"Keep on inspiring our kids": Young man flexes impressive maths scores, SA's impressed

People

a year ago

"Seeing it like this is so beautiful": Checkers Franschhoek gives Mzansi rich vibes

People

a year ago

"When is she going to finish?": SA's amused by dramatic young girl eating cornflakes with chopsticks

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A TikTok user shared a video of her drama queen daughter enjoying her morning cereal using chopsticks on TikTok. The post left social media users laughing.

"Finally, he has been located": Young guys spot Mr KFC next to the restaurant, SA's entertained

People

a year ago

An Instagram account shared a video of young guys asking an older man who resembled the man on the KFC logo if he was the one drawn in the food package boxes.

"South Africa is not for beginners": Hospital patients take part in a TikTok challenge, SA's amused

People

a year ago

A video of a group of hospital patients with their arms in braces participated in a viral TikTok challenge. The post entertained the online community.

"Half of it's useless": SA unimpressed with woman's R5.6K grocery haul

People

a year ago

A TikTok user took out her groceries from Checkers one by one and unpacked after buying them. Social media users had many questions after seeing the list of foods.

"Ask him for money": Woman exposes dating app guy who communicates with ChatGPT, SA's entertained

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A TikTok user was disappointed after realising that a man she had been chatting with on a dating app was using AI-generated messages, and SA felt for her.

Man posts video of his shack to show future wife, SA reacts: "Don't invite distraction"

People

a year ago

A Cape Town guy who once lost a shack in a fire wowed the online community after sharing a video of his rebuilt home and beautiful furniture on TikTok.

"This needs to be played in a club": Lyrics on Gwababa song have SA in stitches

People

a year ago

A TikTok user shared the lyrics of a song he wrote about a girl on a school campus who he is scared to approach. The song left many social media users amused

"Please, don't let kids do that": Toddler feeds on cow teat, leaving netizens divided

People

a year ago

A farmer shared a video of a young boy enjoying milk directly from a cow. Even though many found the video cute, some were worried about the child's health.

"This can't be real": Pastor proposes to widow at husband's funeral, SA in disbelief

Family and Relationships

a year ago

An Instagram user shared a video of a man going down one knee to propose to a woman at her late husband's funeral. The post left social media users baffled.

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