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

2408 articles published since 08 Aug 2024

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"We don't need an invitation": CPUT students surprise couple during viral beach proposal, SA moved

Family and Relationships

5 days ago

"PEP, where were you in 2010?": Mzansi praises PEP for affordable R99 Bafana Bafana t-shirt replicas

People

5 days ago

"Beautiful life story": SAA cabin crew member inspires her daughter to become a pilot, SA moved

Family and Relationships

5 days ago

"Brother is speaking English in Zulu": Taxi driver charms uMlungu on the roadside, SA amused

People

6 days ago

"Lovely home": Man showcases the most expensive home in Mzansi, sold for R700 million, SA wowed

People

6 days ago

"She's happy for you": Jayden Crosson stuns domestic worker with R1,5 million car, SA moved

Family and Relationships

6 days ago

"You nail it every time": Content creator's hilarious skit of Fadiel Adams has SA in stitches

People

6 days ago

TikTok star Ongie delivered a stellar impersonation of Fadiel Adams at the Ad Hoc commission, leaving South Africans in stitches with her comedic talent.

"Effects of a present dad": Student visits taxi rank to surprise her father with lunch, SA moved

People

8 days ago

A South African student honoured her father’s hard work by delivering lunch to him at a busy taxi rank in a viral video on TikTok, showing their strong family bond.

"We know he means it": General Mkhwanazi promises to find cop killers dead or alive, SA moved

Family and Relationships

8 days ago

Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi delivered a chilling promise at Captain Louis Nel’s funeral, vowing that the Special Task Force killers would be found.

"They are panic hunters": Man avoids lions' attack by walking backwards during a face-off, SA wowed

People

8 days ago

A man was filmed trying to walk away in reverse from two lions who were staring at him in the bush, sparking a massive debate online about the predator's behaviour.

"No wonder it feels like 7°C out here": Northern Cape snow pictures spark an online debate

Family and Relationships

8 days ago

A viral X post captured families building snowmen in the Northern Cape as an early winter cut-off low brings disruptive snow in South Africa and Lesotho.

"I doubt he is ok": Cape Town man jumps before approaching cars on a busy road, SA disturbed

People

8 days ago

A viral Facebook video captured a man jumping onto moving vehicles and rolling across a busy Cape Town road, sparking a debate about road safety.

"This is a first": Fisherman rescues a python in deep KwaZulu-Natal sea, SA shocked

Family and Relationships

8 days ago

A viral video showed the moment a fisher rescued a python from the ocean, sparking a massive debate about how the land-dwelling snake ended up so far from shore.

"What a mature man": Nigerian man calls out fellow nationals for messing up SA, Mzansi moved

People

9 days ago

A Nigerian man gained traction on Instagram for defending Mzansi against xenophobic claims while calling out illegal activities by some of his countrymen.

"What a man": SA impressed by Kouga Mayor for leading emergency evacuation amid heavy floods

People

9 days ago

Executive Mayor Hattingh Bornman coordinated overnight evacuations in Humansdorp and Kruisfontein, in the Eastern Cape, as heavy storms caused widespread flooding.

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