Zingisa Chirwa

Education: Bachelor of Arts in Communication Science at UNISA (2020 – present); Google News Initiative training (2024); The JournalismAI Discovery course at Polis LSE/Google Initiative (2023); Writing Radio News Bulletins at The Institute for Advancement of Journalism (2013)

Experience: Current Affairs Writer, Briefly News (March 2024 – present); Digital Editor, Sowetan (April 2023 – January 2024); News Editor, RISE fm (February 2017 – March 2023); Business Show Presenter & Producer, RISE fm (May 2020 – March 2023); Current Affairs Presenter, RISE fm (February 2017 – June 2019)

Awards: 2018 Liberty Radio Award Nominee in two categories; News Bulletin Reader - Commercial News and Actuality Show – Commercial

Zingisa Chirwa is an experienced broadcast journalist who has worked predominantly in radio newsrooms for over 15 years. Chirwa has occupied numerous positions, including news journalist, editor and current affairs host, focusing mainly on Mpumalanga politics and business. You can reach Zingisa at zingisa.chirwa@briefly.co.za.

491 articles published since 22 Mar 2024

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ANC and FF Plus cooperation agreement in Northern Cape sparks netizen outcry

ANC and FF Plus cooperation agreement in Northern Cape sparks netizen outcry

5 months ago

MK Party ends boycott, joins Progressive Caucus in National Assembly

MK Party ends boycott, joins Progressive Caucus in National Assembly

5 months ago

Deputy President Paul Mashatile pledges job creation focus for seventh administration

Deputy President Paul Mashatile pledges job creation focus for seventh administr...

5 months ago

Investigating Directorate rejects reports of Gwede Mantashe's impending arrest

Investigating Directorate rejects reports of Gwede Mantashe's impending arrest

5 months ago

DA's John Steenhuisen eyes key government role in GNU agreement

DA's John Steenhuisen eyes key government role in GNU agreement

5 months ago

ANC's Gwede Mantashe in hot water over Bosasa bribery allegations

ANC's Gwede Mantashe in hot water over Bosasa bribery allegations

5 months ago

Monkeypox cases surge in South Africa: Health Department urges medication compliance

Monkeypox cases surge in South Africa: Health Department urges medication compliance

The Health Department urges citizens on medication to stick to their regimen to reduce the risk of Monkeypox infection after the disease claimed a seventh victim.

Mpumalanga opposition calls for inclusion in ANC-led government structures

Mpumalanga opposition calls for inclusion in ANC-led government structures

Mpumalanga’s opposition parties have called on the provincial ANC government to incorporate opposition members into provincial government structures.

Tributes pour in for Dudu Myeni, former SAA Chairperson

Tributes pour in for Dudu Myeni, former SAA Chairperson

The Jacob Zuma Foundation has confirmed that its Chairperson and former South African Airways Chairperson, Dudu Myeni, passed away on 14 June 2024.

Mpumalanga's Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane elected NCOP chair: Promises constitutional commitment

Mpumalanga's Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane elected NCOP chair: Promises constitutional commitment

Scores of Mpumalanga residents have congratulated the province’s former Premier, Refilwe Mtaweni-Tsipane, for being elected as the Chairperson of the NCOP.

Mpumalanga Police Commissioner suspended amid misconduct allegations

Mpumalanga Police Commissioner suspended amid misconduct allegations

Many South Africans have welcomed the suspension of Mpumalanga’s Police Commissioner, General Daphney Manamela, following misconduct allegations.

ANC-DA agreement primarily economic, not political: Analyst

ANC-DA agreement primarily economic, not political: Analyst

A political analyst believes the pact between the ANC and the DA is a business agreement that aims to improve the economy, as envisioned by both parties' founders.

EFF’s Julius Malema slams ANC-DA pact, vows to present effective opposition

EFF’s Julius Malema slams ANC-DA pact, vows to present effective opposition

Julius Malema said the ANC-DA deal sought to consolidate white monopoly power over the economy and undermine the country's changing property relations.

South Africans divided over MK Party’s address on political developments

South Africans divided over MK Party’s address on political developments

After the MK Party missed the first parliamentary sitting, Jacob Zuma's upcoming briefing on the country's current political developments has divided South Africans.

Gauteng’s bogus initiation schools: 138 boys reunited with families

Gauteng’s bogus initiation schools: 138 boys reunited with families

Gauteng's CoGTA department said two boys lost their lives while authorities rescued 138 other initiates from illegal initiation schools across Gauteng.

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