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

Charles Nqakula stands by his wife Nosiviwe Mapisa as she faces corruption charges

Charles Nqakula stands by his wife Nosiviwe Mapisa as she faces corruption charg...

7 months ago

Police Minister Bheki Cele to talk to Mariannhill residents after 9 suspects die in shootout

Police Minister Bheki Cele to talk to Mariannhill residents after 9 suspects die...

7 months ago

MK Party vows to expel members who incite public violence after Visvin Reddy's case was postponed

MK Party vows to expel members who incite public violence after Visvin Reddy's c...

7 months ago

“These Criminals Are So Heartless”: SA on Vosloorus Church Theft That Left One Dead and Two Injured

“These Criminals Are So Heartless”: SA on Vosloorus Church Theft That Left One D...

7 months ago

Limpopo bus crash’s 8-year-old lone survivor returns to Botswana

Limpopo bus crash’s 8-year-old lone survivor returns to Botswana

7 months ago

Mpumalanga ANC councillor Thabo Ngwenya gunned down in front of his wife

Mpumalanga ANC councillor Thabo Ngwenya gunned down in front of his wife

7 months ago

MK Party’s Visvin Reddy faces Riotous Assemblies Act charges for ‘anarchy’ statements

MK Party’s Visvin Reddy faces Riotous Assemblies Act charges for ‘anarchy’ statements

MK Party member Visvin Reddy is facing charges of inciting public violence for comments he made after the MK's appearance at the Durban High Court in March.

ACDP’s Reverend Kenneth Meshoe says ‘I Do’ for the second time, gets married in East Rand

ACDP’s Reverend Kenneth Meshoe says ‘I Do’ for the second time, gets married in East Rand

ACDP President Kenneth Meshoe married Wonkie Nconco Ekurhuleni in March 2024. Meshoe said his late wife, Dr Lydis Meshoe, introduced him to Nconco.

Curro apologises for racial faux pas after depicting black learner as cashier

Curro apologises for racial faux pas after depicting black learner as cashier

Curro Holdings has apologised for its career day posters that show a black learner posing as a cashier next to a white classmate who played a vet.

KwaZulu-Natal policeman arrested for assault after girlfriend cries foul on social media

KwaZulu-Natal policeman arrested for assault after girlfriend cries foul on social media

A KZN policeman was arrested for assault after his girlfriend posted pictures of her bruises online. The victim alleged that police had refused to charge her lover.

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is ready to face the music over bribery allegations

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is ready to face the music over bribery allegations

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is ready to hand herself over to the police after her failed bid to have her arrest interdicted by the North Gauteng High Court

Limpopo man nabbed for fatally shooting wife in church

Limpopo man nabbed for fatally shooting wife in church

A man handed himself over to police after shooting his wife on Saturday, 30 April 2024. The man reportedly walked into a church service and shot his spouse.

Easter traffic numbers hike as holidaymakers head home before schools reopen

Easter traffic numbers hike as holidaymakers head home before schools reopen

Officials anticipate traffic volumes to remain high on 2 April 2024 as many South Africans return from the Easter break in time for schools reopening on Wednesday.

ZCC ‘Dove’ pilgrimage underway while ‘The Star’ remains closed

ZCC ‘Dove’ pilgrimage underway while ‘The Star’ remains closed

Millions of ZCC St Engenas' congregants are descending on Moria while its sister church remains closed for the fourth year since the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020.

MK Party continues to fight IEC over Jacob Zuma’s National Assembly candidacy

MK Party continues to fight IEC over Jacob Zuma’s National Assembly candidacy

The MK party said it would appeal the IEC's decision to remove former president Jacob Zuma from its parliamentary list as the case's merits are unclear.

Zingisa Chirwa