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Johana Mukandila

Education: National Diploma in Journalism CPUT( 2020-2023); Google News Initiative training (2024)

Experience: Journalist Intern at Bonzia Media (2021), Journalist Intern at UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (2022), Journalist Intern at PAICTA (2022), Journalist at BONA Magazine (2022-2023) and Writer at Briefly News (2023- present).

Johana Tshidibi Mukandila has been a Human Interest Reporter at Briefly News since 2023. She has over four years of experience as a multimedia journalist. Johana holds a national diploma in journalism from the Cape Peninsula University Of Technology (2023). She has worked at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, PAICTA, BONA Magazine and Albella Music Production. She is currently furthering her education in journalism at the CPUT. She has passed a set of trainings from Google News Initiative. Reach her at johana.mukandila@briefly.co.za

3103 articles published since 21 Dec 2023

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Mzansi taxi drivers dress up as ladies to celebrate the end of Women’s Month, SA cracks up

Mzansi taxi drivers dress up as ladies to celebrate the end of Women’s Month, SA cracks up

People

a year ago

“Ramaphosa from Temu”: SA cracks jokes over President Cyril’s look-alike

“Ramaphosa from Temu”: SA cracks jokes over President Cyril’s look-alike

People

a year ago

Mzansi man goes viral teaching his white makoti and kid Zulu, SA peeps crack up

Mzansi man goes viral teaching his white makoti and kid Zulu, SA peeps crack up

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"Mina it's working yaz": SA raves over woman’s hairline growth product plug

"Mina it's working yaz": SA raves over woman’s hairline growth product plug

People

a year ago

SA man gives Masters a chance and ends up showing him flames, shares video

SA man gives Masters a chance and ends up showing him flames, shares video

People

a year ago

South African woman shares tips on how to avoid Shein customs fees in a video

South African woman shares tips on how to avoid Shein customs fees in a video

People

a year ago

"Stop wasting your precious years on men": USA woman warns ladies to stay single in their 20s

"Stop wasting your precious years on men": USA woman warns ladies to stay single in their 20s

Women Empowerment

a year ago

An American woman took to TikTok to advise women on staying single in their 20s. The clip went vrial online, leaving many people with mixed reactions.

"I saw coke and went straight to the comments": SA concerned over man's DIY skincare

"I saw coke and went straight to the comments": SA concerned over man's DIY skincare

People

a year ago

A young man showed off his DIY skincare recipe in a TikTok video. The clip went vrial online, leaving many people in South Africa concerned for the gent.

“Your lobola cows noticed you”: SA cracks jokes over video of cows checking woman out

“Your lobola cows noticed you”: SA cracks jokes over video of cows checking woman out

People

a year ago

A TikTok video shows cows checking a woman out. The footage went viral online, leaving many people in South Africa in laughter, with some cracking jokes.

Cape Town school Kids jump onto a moving truck in a video, SA is amused

Cape Town school Kids jump onto a moving truck in a video, SA is amused

People

a year ago

A TikTok video shows Cape Town schoolchildren jumping onto a moving truck. The footage went vrial online, leaving many people in South Africa amused.

Mzansi couple flexes glow-up with matching Mercedes-Benz cars in a video

Mzansi couple flexes glow-up with matching Mercedes-Benz cars in a video

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A South African couple showed off their massive glow-up with matching Mercedes-Benz cars in a TikTok video. The clip went viral online, leaving peeps in awe.

NWU professor goes viral for buying students meals of their choice, SA gushes

NWU professor goes viral for buying students meals of their choice, SA gushes

People

a year ago

Students praised a professor at North-West University for buying them meals of their choice. The TikTok video went vrial, leaving many people in awe of the gesture.

“I wasn’t ready for this change”: SA woman cries over car traded in, Mzansi is touched

“I wasn’t ready for this change”: SA woman cries over car traded in, Mzansi is touched

People

a year ago

A South African woman was in tears over her car being traded in. The TikTok video went viral, leaving many people in Mzansi with mixed reactions.

“I call it Stella”: SA peeps can’t pronounce Woolworths ice cream, Mzansi cracks up in laughter

“I call it Stella”: SA peeps can’t pronounce Woolworths ice cream, Mzansi cracks up in laughter

People

a year ago

A South African man posted a tweet inquiring about Woolworths Ice Cream, and people in Mzansi struggled with its pronunciation. The video went viral.

Mzansi mom takes kids to collect new car and goes viral flexing her new whip

Mzansi mom takes kids to collect new car and goes viral flexing her new whip

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A woman in South Africa took her kids to collect her brand-new Golf GTI. The TikTok video went viral online, leaving many people in Mzansi inspired.

Johana Mukandila