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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

Author's articles

Viral video of school kids cramped into car sparks outrage in Mzansi

Viral video of school kids cramped into car sparks outrage in Mzansi

People

a year ago

"The in-denial laughter”: Student scores zero on a test, video leaves SA cracking jokes

"The in-denial laughter”: Student scores zero on a test, video leaves SA cracking jokes

People

a year ago

"Can never be": Medical Students' before-and-after mortuary video stuns peeps

"Can never be": Medical Students' before-and-after mortuary video stuns peeps

People

a year ago

Mzansi woman stuns SA by downing a bottle of castor oil for summer body goals

Mzansi woman stuns SA by downing a bottle of castor oil for summer body goals

People

a year ago

"What a transformation": Mzansi woman stuns SA with her inspiring weight loss journey

"What a transformation": Mzansi woman stuns SA with her inspiring weight loss journey

Women Empowerment

a year ago

Mzansi cracks up over woman struggling to open BMW boot in viral video

Mzansi cracks up over woman struggling to open BMW boot in viral video

People

a year ago

SA woman's bestie pulls up in a brand-new Lamborghini, and Mzansi gushes over the car

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A South African woman shows off how her friend pulled up in a brand-new Lamborghini in a TikTok video. The clip went viral online, leaving people in awe of the car.

Delivery drivers unite in viral tribute to fallen colleague in Snake Park Soweto

Delivery drivers unite in viral tribute to fallen colleague in Snake Park Soweto

People

a year ago

A TikTok video shows delivery drivers from different companies paying tribute to their co-worker who was murdered in Snake Park, Soweto. The clip went viral online.

Student in Cape Town shows mouldy accommodation in video, SA reacts

Student in Cape Town shows mouldy accommodation in video, SA reacts

People

a year ago

A student in Cape Town took to TikTok to expose her res room, which was in poor condition and full of mould. The video went viral, and people reacted to the clip.

19-year-old woman flexes 42-year-old man in viral video, sparks massive debate online

19-year-old woman flexes 42-year-old man in viral video, sparks massive debate online

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A 19-year-old woman took to TikTok to flaunt her relationship with a 42-year-old in a video. The footage went viral online, sparking a huge debate among netizens.

SA stunned as thief snatches woman’s iPhone in broad daylight, escapes in white Audi

SA stunned as thief snatches woman’s iPhone in broad daylight, escapes in white Audi

People

a year ago

A TikTok video shows a woman's iPhone getting snatched in broad daylight, and the thief gets away in a white Audi. The clip went viral, shocking many people online.

SA woman cries in the car after daughter asks why deadbeat dad "hates" them

SA woman cries in the car after daughter asks why deadbeat dad "hates" them

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A South African woman cried in a TikTok video after her daughter asked why their absent father hates them. The video went viral online, leaving many people touched.

“Very cutesy, very demure”: African dad hilariously uses daughter’s devices, SA pokes fun

“Very cutesy, very demure”: African dad hilariously uses daughter’s devices, SA pokes fun

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A South African woman took to TikTok to showcase how her African dad uses her services. The video went viral online, amusing many people in Mzansi.

“They look good”: Hun shares Shein haul, shows how items looked online vs. on her, SA gush

“They look good”: Hun shares Shein haul, shows how items looked online vs. on her, SA gush

People

a year ago

A young woman took to TikTok to showcase her Shein summer haul and compare how the items looked online versus on her. The video went viral, leaving people impressed.

"That’s a lot of money”: South Africans react to geologist’s salary reveal in video

"That’s a lot of money”: South Africans react to geologist’s salary reveal in video

People

a year ago

A South African woman showed off a geologist’s salary in a TikTok video. The clip went viral online, leaving many people in Mzansi shocked by the amount.

Johana Mukandila