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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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Dog eats owner's homework, video leaves SA cracking up over the pet’s mischief

Dog eats owner's homework, video leaves SA cracking up over the pet’s mischief

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Mzansi woman scores dunked wings from KFC for R39, and SA loves the hun's plug

Mzansi woman scores dunked wings from KFC for R39, and SA loves the hun's plug

People

a year ago

South African woman wins trolley dash at Makro, video goes viral on TikTok

South African woman wins trolley dash at Makro, video goes viral on TikTok

People

a year ago

“May God see her through”: Woman leaves SA concerned after video shows her kneeling in the rain

“May God see her through”: Woman leaves SA concerned after video shows her kneeling in the rain

People

a year ago

SA man impresses Mzansi after showing off R13k Checkers savings in video

SA man impresses Mzansi after showing off R13k Checkers savings in video

People

a year ago

Mzansi woman visits waitress friend at workplace, video warms hearts in SA

Mzansi woman visits waitress friend at workplace, video warms hearts in SA

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Mzansi woman breaks out in laughter after hearing e-hailing driver’s voice

Mzansi woman breaks out in laughter after hearing e-hailing driver’s voice

People

a year ago

A young woman in South Africa burst out laughing after hearing an e-hailing driver’s voice in a TikTok video. The clip went viral online, leaving peeps amused.

Mzansi woman gifts sister prelims exams care package in a heartwarming video

Mzansi woman gifts sister prelims exams care package in a heartwarming video

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A TikTok video shows a woman and her family gifting her sister a care package for her upcoming prelim exams. The footage went viral online, leaving peeps in awe.

“I don’t want to end up in the psych ward”: SA man quits job to protect his mental health

“I don’t want to end up in the psych ward”: SA man quits job to protect his mental health

People

a year ago

A SA man took to TikTok to share how he quit his toxic job. He expressed how the workplace took a huge toll on his mental health, and the video went viral.

SA man’s hilarious stage climb goes viral on TikTok, leaving peeps in stitches

SA man’s hilarious stage climb goes viral on TikTok, leaving peeps in stitches

People

a year ago

A young South African man climbed the stage in a TikTok video. The clip went viral online, leaving many people in Mzansi cracking jokes and some confused.

Viral video shows elderly lady scolding man grooving in gront of her yard, SA is not impressed

Viral video shows elderly lady scolding man grooving in gront of her yard, SA is not impressed

People

a year ago

A TikTok video shows an elderly lady calling out a young man for grooving in front of her yard. The video went viral online, leaving many people unimpressed.

Mzansi man’s viral video shows Potch lively at 2 am, leaving SA stunned

Mzansi man’s viral video shows Potch lively at 2 am, leaving SA stunned

People

a year ago

A South African man took TikTok to showcase Potch at 2 a.m. The video went viral online, leaving many people in Mzansi with mixed reactions. Some cracked jokes.

South African woman dresses to kill as she meets baby daddy at the gate

South African woman dresses to kill as she meets baby daddy at the gate

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A South African woman showed off how she dresses up to meet her babby daddy at the gate in a TikTok video. The footage went vrial, leaving people amused.

“It’s not Christ-like”: South African woman warns Christians against clubbing

“It’s not Christ-like”: South African woman warns Christians against clubbing

People

a year ago

A South African woman took to social media to warn Christians against clubbing. The video went viral online, leaving many people sharing the same sentiments.

Durban dad dances with his sons in video, SA thinks the math isn’t matching

Durban dad dances with his sons in video, SA thinks the math isn’t matching

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A dad in Durban danced with his sons in a viral TikTok video that left many people in South Africa with questions. Many reacted, as they were not convinced.

Johana Mukandila