Best News & Entertainment '24

Privie Kandi

Education: Journalism and Mass Communication graduate, the Christian College of Southern Africa (2014 - 2016), The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing (2020) - Google, Google News Initiative training (2024)

Experience: Communications Officer, Zimbabwe International Film & Festival Trust (2016-2018); Online writer and editor, CMETV (2019-2022); Entertainment HOD, Briefly News (2022- Present)

Privilege Kandi is the Entertainment HOD at Briefly News (joined in 2022). A Journalism and Mass Communication graduate from the Christian College of Southern Africa (2016), she has been in the arts and entertainment industry for over 10 years. Privie has worked for the Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust as a communications officer and a writer and TV producer for the lifestyle and entertainment channel CME TV. She passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at privie.kandi@briefly.co.za.

5071 articles published since 03 Feb 2022

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Weekly Wrap: SA finally sees man switching off power and clip of little girl with lashes and nails causes stir

Weekly Wrap: SA finally sees man switching off power and clip of little girl with lashes and nails causes stir

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Man sets dance floor on fire at year end function, Mzansi impressed with the moves: "He can groove"

Man sets dance floor on fire at year end function, Mzansi impressed with the moves: "He can groove"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Khanyi Mbau attributes her big stomach to bloating, pours cold water on pregnancy claims

Khanyi Mbau attributes her big stomach to bloating, pours cold water on pregnancy claims

Celebrities

3 years ago

Black Coffee trends after woman claimed she used to date him but is still broke, peeps tell her to find a job

Black Coffee trends after woman claimed she used to date him but is still broke, peeps tell her to find a job

Celebrities

3 years ago

Minnie Dlamini, Moshe Ndiki and Abdul Khoza react to Unathi and Thomas Msengana's 18th bday tribute for son

Minnie Dlamini, Moshe Ndiki and Abdul Khoza react to Unathi and Thomas Msengana's 18th bday tribute for son

Celebrities

3 years ago

Missing Kruger Park ranger Checkers Mashego's family breaks silence on report that remains found belong to a woman

Missing Kruger Park ranger Checkers Mashego's family breaks silence on report that remains found belong to a woman

South Africa

3 years ago

Kelly Rowland raves over Cassper Nyovest in viral interview, says she listens to Mufasa's music

Kelly Rowland raves over Cassper Nyovest in viral interview, says she listens to Mufasa's music

Celebrities

3 years ago

'Coffee' hitmaker Kelly Rowland had Mzansi gushing when she revealed that she enjoyed Cassper Nyovest's fire performance at the 2018 Global Citizen in Mzansi.

'Uzalo' star Sandile "Masandi" Mfusi hailed for having his mom as his date at the 2022 Crown Gospel Awards

'Uzalo' star Sandile "Masandi" Mfusi hailed for having his mom as his date at the 2022 Crown Gospel Awards

Celebrities

3 years ago

'Uzalo' actor Sandile "Masandi" Mfusi won the Best Music Video award for his song 'Ithemba' at the 2022 Crown Gospel Awards. Fans congratulated him on the win

Connie and Shona Ferguson: From baecations to sweet posts, a look at 5 times the stars served couple goals

Connie and Shona Ferguson: From baecations to sweet posts, a look at 5 times the stars served couple goals

Celebrities

3 years ago

Connie and Shona Ferguson painted timelines red with their love story. The lovely couple have been hailed as one of the sweetest in the Mzansi showbiz industry

Influencer Bontle Maela responds to backlash after being dragged for vlogging at DJ Sumbody's funeral

Influencer Bontle Maela responds to backlash after being dragged for vlogging at DJ Sumbody's funeral

Celebrities

3 years ago

A content creator named Bontle Maela came under fire for vlogging at DJ Sumbody's funeral and fired back. She said there was nothing wrong with updating fans

Brenda Mhlongo and daughter Snikiwe Mhlongo leave Mzansi drooling with their saucy snaps trending online

Brenda Mhlongo and daughter Snikiwe Mhlongo leave Mzansi drooling with their saucy snaps trending online

Celebrities

3 years ago

Former 'Imbewu' actress Brenda Mhlongo and her daughter Snikiwe Mhlongo served hot body goals on social media when their shared saucy snaps went viral online.

Will Smith breaks down during emotional interview with Trevor Noah as he addresses the Oscars scandal

Will Smith breaks down during emotional interview with Trevor Noah as he addresses the Oscars scandal

Celebrities

3 years ago

Will Smith opened up about the Oscars slap during a recent interview on 'The Daily Show' with Trevor Noah. The actor admitted that he regretted that moment

Cassper Nyovest donates 100 pairs of sneakers to children ahead of the highly anticipated '#FillUpMmabathoStadium'

Cassper Nyovest donates 100 pairs of sneakers to children ahead of the highly anticipated '#FillUpMmabathoStadium'

Music

3 years ago

Cassper Nyovest has donated 100 Root of Fame sneakers to the children in Mahikeng ahead of his much-awaited '#FillUpMahikengConcert' on Saturday, 3 December.

Big Zulu trends as Mzansi shares mixed reactions to a viral picture of the star without dreadlocks

Big Zulu trends as Mzansi shares mixed reactions to a viral picture of the star without dreadlocks

Celebrities

3 years ago

Big Zulu is being trolled by social media users after a picture of the 'Ivolovolo' hitmaker without dreadlocks went viral. Peeps said he was looking different.

Will Smith responds to threats to boycott his upcoming movie 'Emancipation' after the Oscar's slap

Will Smith responds to threats to boycott his upcoming movie 'Emancipation' after the Oscar's slap

Movies

3 years ago

Will Smith has begged his fans not to boycott his upcoming movie 'Emancipation' as it would affect his co-workers work worked hard to ensure the film's success

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