Justin Williams

Education: Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Film & Multimedia Production, and English literary studies, University of Cape Town (UCT). 2021-2024.

Experience: Writer and Chief Editor at Right for Education Africa: South African chapter from 2022 - 2023. Opinion Editor and Current Affairs Writer at Briefly News since 2024.

Awards: Best Performing Articles for Right for Education (2023). UCT Dean's Merit List (2023)

Justin Williams joined Briefly News in 2024. He is currently the Opinion Editor and a Current Affairs Writer. He completed his Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Film & Multimedia Production and English Literary Studies from the University of Cape Town in 2024. Justin is a former writer and chief editor at Right for Education Africa: South African chapter. Contact Justin at justin.williams@briefly.co.za

1332 articles published since 11 Jul 2024

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Giving teenagers a pathway into the workshop could help solve South Africa's artisan crisis

Opinion

4 months ago

The importance of Grade 11 final results for matric and university success

Opinion

5 months ago

Rescue mission launched after baboon hitches ride from Cape Town to Durban

South Africa

5 months ago

"Hope he doesn’t let Mkhwanazi down": Masemola’s testimony at Madlanga commission sparks anticipation

South Africa

5 months ago

Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson blocks 40 contractors

South Africa

5 months ago

Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela pledges to fight illiteracy with new campaign

South Africa

5 months ago

South Africans sceptical as Helen Zille prepares to restore Joburg as DA’s 2026 mayoral candidate

Politics

5 months ago

As Helen Zille is unveiled as the DA’s mayoral candidate for Johannesburg in the 2026 elections, many South Africans remain sceptical about her ability

Civil society urges Madlanga inquiry to act as doubts linger over justice in South Africa

South Africa

5 months ago

Civil society calls on the Madlanga commission to help fix SA’s justice system, but voices concern that the inquiry may not bring the change the country needs.

South Africans fume as EFF acts on clinic blockade by Operation Dudula

Politics

5 months ago

The EFF has filed criminal charges against Operation Dudula after the group's blockade allegedly caused a child's death by denying clinic access to the mother.

South Africans outraged as foreign nationals nabbed in R350M drug bust in Mpumalanga

South Africa

5 months ago

Police in Mpumalanga raided a R350 million meth lab and arrested five foreign nationals. South Africans have reacted with outrage over the drug operation.

South Africans outraged after armed robbers disrupt church service in Durban

South Africa

5 months ago

SA express disgust after two armed robbers held up 60 churchgoers during a service at Zayoni Kingdom Catholic Church in Waterloo, Durban, on 19 September 2025.

Acting Police Minister Cachalia blames weak schools and unemployment for gun violence in Cape Town

South Africa

5 months ago

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia addresses Cape Town's gun violence in Parliament, citing weak education and high unemployment as key factors

South Africans speak out on allegations against Shadrack Sibiya’s SAPS appointment

South Africa

5 months ago

Shadrack Sibiya’s appointment as SAPS Deputy National Police Commissioner has sparked widespread debate, with South Africans weighing in on the issue.

DA names Helen Zille as 2026 Johannesburg mayoral candidate at Soweto event

Politics

5 months ago

On Saturday, 20 September 2025, the Democratic Alliance revealed its candidate for the 2026 Johannesburg Mayoral election at an event in Soweto, Johannesburg.

MKP councillor confirms alleged plot to arrest him before by-election, as Mkhwanazi testified

South Africa

5 months ago

Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is accused by MKP Councillor Doshie 'Gaddafi' Govender of attempting to have him arrested ahead of the KwaDukuza by-election.

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