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Jim Mohlala

Education: Masters Candidate (Media and Communications), Postgraduate Diploma in Media Leadership and Innovation (2025), Advanced Diploma in Journalism (2024), Diploma in Journalism (2020-2023)

Experience: Human Interest Writer at Briefly News (2026-present), Social justice reporter at Daily Maverick (2023-2024), Freelance Journalist at Sunday Times/TimesLIVE (2024-2025), Assistant to Office of FID Dean, CPUT (2025)

Awards: Deans Special Award (CPUT) - Excellent Editorial Leadership

Jim Mohlala is a Human Interest writer for Briefly News (joined in 2025). Mohlala holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Media Leadership and Innovation and an Advanced Diploma in Journalism from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. He started his career working at the Daily Maverick and has written for the Sunday Times and TimesLIVE. Jim has several years of experience covering social justice, crime and community stories. You can reach him at jim.mohlala@briefly.co.za

1007 articles published since 31 Dec 2025

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“I feel sorry for him": Kind stranger hands over cash gift to struggling former maintenance manager

“I feel sorry for him": Kind stranger hands over cash gift to struggling former maintenance manager

People

4 months ago

"A big girl purchase": Pretoria woman buys iPhone 17 with cash saved in soft drink bottles

"A big girl purchase": Pretoria woman buys iPhone 17 with cash saved in soft drink bottles

People

4 months ago

"We're cooked": Cape Town motorist warns Mzansi about after petrol station caps his fill up

"We're cooked": Cape Town motorist warns Mzansi about after petrol station caps his fill up

People

4 months ago

"Cashier of the year": Eastern Cape girl’s spoof of South African cashiers leaves Mzansi in stitches

"Cashier of the year": Eastern Cape girl’s spoof of South African cashiers leaves Mzansi in stitches

Family and Relationships

4 months ago

"The difference is insane": Mzansi reacts to The City Makoti finally getting her teeth whitened

"The difference is insane": Mzansi reacts to The City Makoti finally getting her teeth whitened

People

4 months ago

“They were warned”: Mzansi reacts with zero sympathy as KZN houses are flattened by Eskom

“They were warned”: Mzansi reacts with zero sympathy as KZN houses are flattened by Eskom

People

4 months ago

"He's always eating": Mzansi reacts as popular local streamer fumbles burger eating contest

"He's always eating": Mzansi reacts as popular local streamer fumbles burger eating contest

People

4 months ago

South African streamer Tshepe went viral after he was seen dancing and making gestures during a burger-eating contest that he ended up totally fumbling.

Slow at work, fast on dancing": Mzansi reacts to Shoprite staff having a viral Bacardi dance off

Slow at work, fast on dancing": Mzansi reacts to Shoprite staff having a viral Bacardi dance off

People

4 months ago

Shoprite staff members from Mamelodi Mall went viral on TikTok after a Bacardi dance off that left many South Africans laughing and very impressed.

"Once a beautiful city": Throwback photo of 1950s Port Elizabeth leaves Mzansi in their feelings

"Once a beautiful city": Throwback photo of 1950s Port Elizabeth leaves Mzansi in their feelings

South Africa

4 months ago

A vintage Port Elizabeth photo from the 1950s sparks nostalgia and heartbreak as South Africans reflect on the city's decline amid rising crime and urban decay.

"A giant leap": Cape Town medics use freezing technology to destroy recurrent thyroid cancer

"A giant leap": Cape Town medics use freezing technology to destroy recurrent thyroid cancer

South Africa

4 months ago

A team of Cape Town doctors at UCT Private Academic Hospital successfully used cryoablation to treat recurrent thyroid carcinoma for the first time.

"South Africans are wonderful": Mzansi touched as N3 crash survivor shares how strangers showed up

"South Africans are wonderful": Mzansi touched as N3 crash survivor shares how strangers showed up

People

4 months ago

A Durban woman and her friend survived a crash on the N3 Freeway and were stranded for over three hours before strangers on the road changed everything for them

"He even started tiling": Ghanaian man sends money to build a house back home, returns to nightmare

"He even started tiling": Ghanaian man sends money to build a house back home, returns to nightmare

Africa

4 months ago

A Ghanaian man who worked in Dubai for seven years sent money home to build a house only to return and find an incomplete structure built with inferior materials

"This makes me so happy:" Domestic worker gets new smile after running buddy arranges dental gift

"This makes me so happy:" Domestic worker gets new smile after running buddy arranges dental gift

Family and Relationships

4 months ago

A domestic worker received a life-changing dental makeover, and her running friend shared her incredible before-and-after transformation with South Africans online

"The Mzansi we pray for": Cape Town man gets tourists and locals singing together at the Waterfront

"The Mzansi we pray for": Cape Town man gets tourists and locals singing together at the Waterfront

People

4 months ago

Mannenberg singer Vernon White brought Cape Town to a standstill at the V&A Waterfront when his gospel performance drew a multiracial crowd that sang every word

Doctor adopts five-year-old boy after heart surgery, secures homes for all his siblings

Doctor adopts five-year-old boy after heart surgery, secures homes for all his siblings

US

4 months ago

A Nebraska anaesthesiologist found a five-year-old boy alone before major heart surgery and made a decision that led to all six siblings finding loving homes

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