Sibusisiwe Lwandle

Education: BA, University of Cape Town (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)

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 Current Affairs at Briefly News (joined in 2019). She holds 3 degrees from the University of Cape Town and the University of KZN and short course certificates from Yale and UCL. She has 14 years of experience in journalism, 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

1496 articles published since 02 Jan 2019

Author's articles

Collen Mashawana feeds 10k families in 60 days amid Covid-19 lockdown

Collen Mashawana feeds 10k families in 60 days amid Covid-19 lockdown

South Africa

5 years ago

Couple goals: Durban man buys his girlfriend Mercedes G-Wagon

Couple goals: Durban man buys his girlfriend Mercedes G-Wagon

People

5 years ago

Beautiful houses in rural KZN leave social media users inspired

Beautiful houses in rural KZN leave social media users inspired

People

5 years ago

Halala: Mzansi social media users celebrate gogo's 116th birthday

Halala: Mzansi social media users celebrate gogo's 116th birthday

People

5 years ago

Grieving husband appeals for Mzansi's help to raise his 4 children

Grieving husband appeals for Mzansi's help to raise his 4 children

People

5 years ago

Graduate sets new record as youngest person to obtain Tuks LLD

Graduate sets new record as youngest person to obtain Tuks LLD

People

5 years ago

Talented young DJ, 7, dreams of being the best in South Africa

Talented young DJ, 7, dreams of being the best in South Africa

People

5 years ago

A young DJ may be small but he has big ambitions. He learnt to play at a tender age and is now ready to take on the national stage.

Mzansi pokes fun at first-year student who brought headboard to res

Mzansi pokes fun at first-year student who brought headboard to res

People

5 years ago

A first-year student is abut to learn a hilarious lesson after moving into res with a headboard. A video of the incident was shared online.

Man shares video of gogo's first driving experience at age of 80

Man shares video of gogo's first driving experience at age of 80

People

5 years ago

A proud grandson post an adorable video of his grandmother driving for the first time. The sweet footage inspired many social media users.

Meet Tshilidzi Nenzhelele, who obtained PhD while living in mud house

Meet Tshilidzi Nenzhelele, who obtained PhD while living in mud house

People

5 years ago

A man has inspired Mzansi with his encouraging story. He managed to achieve a doctorate degree despite being poor and living in a mud house.

Generous young woman makes free lunch packs for general workers

Generous young woman makes free lunch packs for general workers

People

5 years ago

A local woman has shared how she does her part to help others in need. She makes and distributes packed lunches to general workers on the streets.

South Africans hilariously spot Samthing Soweto lookalike online

South Africans hilariously spot Samthing Soweto lookalike online

People

5 years ago

Social media users recently spotted a man who looks like Mzansi musician Samthing Soweto. Many came up with fun new names for him.

Mzansi hilariously captions video of man dancing: "Alcohol is bad"

Mzansi hilariously captions video of man dancing: "Alcohol is bad"

People

5 years ago

A funny video of a man dancing has gone viral on social media. Mzansi social media users took the opportunity to caption the video themselves.

Meet the generous cop who donated school shoes to 25 needy kids

Meet the generous cop who donated school shoes to 25 needy kids

People

5 years ago

A kind policeman has been praised by the department and Mzansi after his generous act of charity recently. He bought and donated 25 pairs of shoes to disadvantaged school children in Cradock.

Halala: Meet the top Joburg pupil with a whopping 8 distinctions

Halala: Meet the top Joburg pupil with a whopping 8 distinctions

People

5 years ago

A pupil from Crawford College Sandton has been named as the top matriculant in Johannesburg. She achieved eight distinctions and wishes to pursue an actuarial science degree.

Sibusisiwe Lwandle