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

Author's articles

Joslin Smith: Ex-cop's DNA machine pinpoints missing child’s location

Joslin Smith: Ex-cop's DNA machine pinpoints missing child’s location

6 months ago

Mpumalanga SAPS rescues victims abducted near Hazyview school

Mpumalanga SAPS rescues victims abducted near Hazyview school

6 months ago

Mpumalanga Land Deal: Former HOD faces scrutiny over R400,000 car deposit

Mpumalanga Land Deal: Former HOD faces scrutiny over R400,000 car deposit

6 months ago

Mpumalanga on-duty officer shoots girlfriend and himself in murder-suicide

Mpumalanga on-duty officer shoots girlfriend and himself in murder-suicide

6 months ago

EFF’s Julius Malema moved by 8-year-old Kelebogele’s poem

EFF’s Julius Malema moved by 8-year-old Kelebogele’s poem

6 months ago

Jacob Zuma faces ANC disciplinary hearing: MK Party affiliation under scrutiny

Jacob Zuma faces ANC disciplinary hearing: MK Party affiliation under scrutiny

6 months ago

EFF’s Julius Malema advocates for R17,500 minimum salary for miners

EFF’s Julius Malema advocates for R17,500 minimum salary for miners

Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema believes a R17,500 minimum wage is the only way mineworkers can share the country’s mineral wealth.

Luke Fleurs murder: Accused’s immigration status under the spotlight

Luke Fleurs murder: Accused’s immigration status under the spotlight

The Roodepoort Magistrate's Court found that accused number two in the murder of Kaizer Chiefs player Luke Fleurs, Fernando Siva, is living in the country illegally.

Johannesburg M1 bridge inferno: Firefighters contain blaze after 18 hours

Johannesburg M1 bridge inferno: Firefighters contain blaze after 18 hours

Firefighters battled the M1 fire for 18 hours after threatening the bridge's structure. The blaze was thought to have been started by cable thieves.

DA leader John Steenhuisen sounds alarm on ANC’s unemployment record

DA leader John Steenhuisen sounds alarm on ANC’s unemployment record

The Democratic Alliance’s John Steenhuisen cautioned that unemployment would continue deteriorating under the ANC and the only way to change it was to unseat it.

Thabo Mbeki condemns Jacob Zuma’s alleged role in weakening SARS

Thabo Mbeki condemns Jacob Zuma’s alleged role in weakening SARS

Former president Thabo Mbeki accused Jacob Zuma of undermining SARS and described his successor as a wolf in sheep's skin who reversed many of the gains made.

Democracy in Action pushes for public release of IEC-US ambassador meeting notes

Democracy in Action pushes for public release of IEC-US ambassador meeting notes

Civil society group Democracy in Action has called on the IEC to publicise the meeting minutes between the commission and a delegation of the US ambassador.

Limpopo bus tragedy: Families in Botswana to receive their loved ones

Limpopo bus tragedy: Families in Botswana to receive their loved ones

The South African and Botswana governments repatriated the remains of the 45 Botswana citizens who died in a bus accident on the R518 in Limpopo over Easter.

Tshwane Metro cop out on bail after raping woman seeking help

Tshwane Metro cop out on bail after raping woman seeking help

A TMPD officer accused of rape is out on R1,000 bail. The officer reportedly offered to help the woman but instead took her home and allegedly violated her.

SA Post Office workers fight for unpaid salary deductions

SA Post Office workers fight for unpaid salary deductions

The South African Post Office workers are still unhappy despite the government and unions agreeing to pause the retrenchment of over 6,000 workers.

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