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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8-Year-old survivor of Moria bus crash that claimed 45 recovering in hospital

8-Year-old survivor of Moria bus crash that claimed 45 recovering in hospital

7 months ago

Come for Christ, not campaigns: Churches caution politicians

Come for Christ, not campaigns: Churches caution politicians

7 months ago

“AMG, sorry I meant ANC”: Mmusi Maimane pokes fun at ANC’s and MK’s trademark dispute

“AMG, sorry I meant ANC”: Mmusi Maimane pokes fun at ANC’s and MK’s trademark di...

7 months ago

“Someone in the ANC is thinking of taking the EFF to court”: SA on Niehaus’ wife’s ‘Come Duze’ dance

“Someone in the ANC is thinking of taking the EFF to court”: SA on Niehaus’ wife...

7 months ago

“13000 students’ dreams have been crushed”: Educor colleges deregistered

“13000 students’ dreams have been crushed”: Educor colleges deregistered

7 months ago

"What happened to Naledi Chirwa will happen to more EFF members": Netizens react to the MP's demotion

"What happened to Naledi Chirwa will happen to more EFF members": Netizens react...

7 months ago

ATM's Vuyo Zungula wants to bring back the death penalty to fight crime

ATM's Vuyo Zungula wants to bring back the death penalty to fight crime

ATM leader Vuyo Zungula's party manifesto focuses on the death penalty as a deterrent to criminality, adding that reindustrialisation is the key to job creation.

Ex-Springbok coach Peter De Villiers expelled from GOOD, guilty of sexual misconduct

Ex-Springbok coach Peter De Villiers expelled from GOOD, guilty of sexual misconduct

Former Springbok coach Peter De Villiers was removed from the Western Cape Legislature and dismissed by the GOOD party after being found guilty of sexual misconduct.

KZN dismayed after murdered Pietermaritzburg doctor's body was discovered in her own car boot

KZN dismayed after murdered Pietermaritzburg doctor's body was discovered in her own car boot

Pietermaritzburg doctor Zamambo Siphokazi Mkhize was found murdered and stuffed in her own car close to the Harry Gwala Regional Hospital where she worked.

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa positive about party's future after General Election 2024

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa positive about party's future after General Election 2024

President Cyril Ramaphosa said the ANC's election campaign in the Eastern Cape has convinced him the party will fare well in the General Election 2024 on May 29.

Mmusi Maimane's BOSA: What you need to know ahead of 2024 polls

Mmusi Maimane's BOSA: What you need to know ahead of 2024 polls

Mmusi Maimane formed his own political party called Build One South Africa (BOSA) in 2022. The party will be present on the 2024 election ballot.

Zingisa Chirwa