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Sibusisiwe Lwandle

Education: BA, (2010), Independent Media cadet school (2011), BSc, University of KwaZulu Natal (2018), Finance course, Yale University (2024), Corporate Communications course, University of California (2025),PgDip Management, UCT (2025), MBA (2026)

Experience: Independent Media (2011-2013), Washington Post Communities contributor (2012), Edgars MAN, SEED magazine (2011-2012), Head of News Department (1KZNTV, 2021-2023), Briefly News (2019-present)

Sibusisiwe Lwandle is the Head of the Current Affairs and Sports desks at Briefly News (joined in 2019). She holds a Master's degree and short-course certificates from Yale and UCL. She has 14 years of media experience, having worked in print, online, and broadcast media. She has worked at Independent Media and 1KZNTV and has contributed columns to the Washington Post. Passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Email: sibusisiwe.lwandle@briefly.co.za

1503 articles published since 02 Jan 2019

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Eish: Somizi to appear in court over Mbalula lockdown slip

Eish: Somizi to appear in court over Mbalula lockdown slip

Entertainment

5 years ago

Hawu: Enhle Mbali shows gratitude to Black Coffee, confuses fans

Hawu: Enhle Mbali shows gratitude to Black Coffee, confuses fans

Entertainment

5 years ago

AKA pulls lawyer card on SABC over 'The Braai Show' drama

AKA pulls lawyer card on SABC over 'The Braai Show' drama

Entertainment

5 years ago

Lady Du passes out while performing ‘Umsebenzi Wethu’, apologises to fans

Lady Du passes out while performing ‘Umsebenzi Wethu’, apologises to fans

Entertainment

5 years ago

Ubuntu: Amapiano Awards to raise funds for Mpura and Killer Kau’s funeral

Ubuntu: Amapiano Awards to raise funds for Mpura and Killer Kau’s funeral

Entertainment

5 years ago

Mpura: Mzansi to host unofficial street memorial in Soweto for Amapiano star

Mpura: Mzansi to host unofficial street memorial in Soweto for Amapiano star

Entertainment

5 years ago

Killer Kau: SA shows love to late artist with emotional vigil outside home

Killer Kau: SA shows love to late artist with emotional vigil outside home

Entertainment

5 years ago

South African Amapiano fans took to Killer Kau's home to pay tribute to their fave who passed away earlier this week. A video of the emotional event was shared.

Womandla: Nomzamo Mbatha helps empower women in business

Womandla: Nomzamo Mbatha helps empower women in business

Entertainment

5 years ago

Nomzamo Mbatha is doing her part in making sure that women are empowered in the month of August. She has partnered in a project to help Mzansi boss ladies.

3 Mzansi celebrity death hoaxes that have left peeps shook

3 Mzansi celebrity death hoaxes that have left peeps shook

Entertainment

5 years ago

Celebrity death hoaxes have been trending in Mzansi and have left many fearful and anxious. Briefly News takes a look at the recent ones that made the news.

AKA remembers Nelli Tembe 4 months after her passing: “I will never be the same”

AKA remembers Nelli Tembe 4 months after her passing: “I will never be the same”

Entertainment

5 years ago

AKA has taken to social media to remember Anele Tembe. It has been four months since her tragic passing and it seems to still haunt the South African rapper.

Eish: Bathu kicks Somizi to the curb, Mzansi shares thoughts

Eish: Bathu kicks Somizi to the curb, Mzansi shares thoughts

Entertainment

5 years ago

South African social media users have reacted to Bathu allegedly distancing themselves from Somizi Mhlongo amid his abuse allegations by hubby Mohale Motaung.

Mpura and Killer Kau: Police launch investigation into fatal accident

Mpura and Killer Kau: Police launch investigation into fatal accident

Entertainment

5 years ago

The South African police force have launched an investigation into the fatal accident that took the lives of Amapiano artists Mpura, Killer Kau and four others.

Happy heavenly birthday Whitney Houston: Remembering the talented songstress

Happy heavenly birthday Whitney Houston: Remembering the talented songstress

Entertainment

5 years ago

The late legendary songstress Whitney Houston would have turned 58 years on the 9th of August. Briefly News celebrated the day by looking back at her legacy.

Mpura and Killer Kau: Mzansi celebrities mourn ‘the boys’

Mpura and Killer Kau: Mzansi celebrities mourn ‘the boys’

Entertainment

5 years ago

South African celebrities have expressed their pain over the recent passing of Mpura and Killer Kau. Taking to social media, they shared their tributes to them.

Prince Kaybee says death can sometimes be preventable, divides Mzansi

Prince Kaybee says death can sometimes be preventable, divides Mzansi

Entertainment

5 years ago

Prince Kaybee has made some controversial statements about death. The opinionated local media personality divided Mzansi and ended up trending on social media.

Sibusisiwe Lwandle