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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"Jet is really doing great things": Woman shares trench coats plug costing less than R500, SA wowed

People

5 months ago

"Who signs these laws?": Husband ordered to maintain stepchildren after pending divorce, SA divided

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

"Serving us cappuccino": Woman checks if Peet Viljoen is still in ICE Detention, SA entertained

People

5 months ago

"She ate and let no crumbs": German woman and Xhosa choir's dance moment goes viral

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

"This mirror is doing the most": Reflection of a woman from a Chinese shop mirror leaves SA in tears

People

5 months ago

"Teachers should be celebrated": Multiple functions of being a teacher, SA moved

People

5 months ago

Clicks removes popular baby snack from shelves over urgent safety concerns and contamination risk

People

5 months ago

The National Consumer Commission has issued an urgent recall for Made 4 Tots Puffs Corn Chicken sold at Clicks after a batch tested positive for Listeria.

"Keep at it, my sister": Cape Town woman overwhelmed by massive crowd of job seekers, SA moved

People

5 months ago

A TikTok user recorded a large group of people standing outside hiring offices in Cape Town looking for employment and noted that there were probably 500 inside.

"The wrong person made money": Varsity dropout drags professors' cars, SA outraged

People

5 months ago

A young man who dropped out of university gave a tour of his former university's car park to rate the cars driven by proffesors against his own, sparking a debate.

"Can we contribute?": University friends feed the homeless with NSFAS allowance, SA moved

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

A group of university students was filmed cooking large pots of food for the homeless people, with money from NSFAS, touching many social media users.

"What a beautiful sight": Baptism of hundreds at Cape Town beach moves Mzansi

People

5 months ago

An American man visiting Cape Town's Camps Bay beach filmed hundreds of church congregants lining up to get baptised, moving many social media users.

"You make me proud": Renovation of a run-down home in the Karoo has SA inspired

People

5 months ago

A local woman left social media users believing that her Karoo home would be a palace once she was done with her renovations after showing her living room.

"Please design something for women": KZN designer goes viral after showcasing stunning merchandise

People

5 months ago

A young designer from KZN wowed many social media users on Facebook after showcasing the pants and tops he had just finished creating, ready to ship them.

"Your work is beautiful": Interior decorator gives client's bedroom the ultimate glow-up, SA wowed

People

5 months ago

A local interior designer shared a video of her bedroom project, which took her two days to finish, revealing a gorgeous, spacious room which impressed SA.

"Need to try this": Man has SA drooling after giving review of the new Speckled Eggs McFlurry

People

5 months ago

A content creator was advised to try the new McDonald's Speckled Egg McFlurry when he visited the establishment, and after trying it, he raved about it.

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