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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Gauteng's bid automation plan: Addressing corruption or lip service?

Gauteng's bid automation plan: Addressing corruption or lip service?

4 months ago

Forecast: The SARB expected to maintain 8.25% repo rate

Forecast: The SARB expected to maintain 8.25% repo rate

4 months ago

Joburg mayor calls for thorough investigation into forensic investigator's assassination

Joburg mayor calls for thorough investigation into forensic investigator's assas...

4 months ago

Gauteng: Suspects linked to ATM bombings scheduled for Palm Ridge Court

Gauteng: Suspects linked to ATM bombings scheduled for Palm Ridge Court

4 months ago

KwaZulu-Natal: Several firefighters lose lives in tragic R617 veld fire

KwaZulu-Natal: Several firefighters lose lives in tragic R617 veld fire

4 months ago

Western Cape: Fake doctor and associates to face charges for fraud and gas trading

Western Cape: Fake doctor and associates to face charges for fraud and gas tradi...

4 months ago

IPID launches probe into fatal shoot-out of triple murder suspect in KZN

IPID launches probe into fatal shoot-out of triple murder suspect in KZN

The Independent Police Directorate is expected to probe a police shoot-out that resulted in the death of a suspect dead in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal, on 14 July 2024.

Mpumalanga sheep theft: 24-year-old caught with R232K worth of livestock

Mpumalanga sheep theft: 24-year-old caught with R232K worth of livestock

A 24-year-old in Daggakraal, Mpumalanga, who was found with 80 stolen sheep worth R232K, is set to appear before the Amersfoort Magistrate's Court on 15 July 2024.

VBS scandal: Minister in the Presidency urges crackdown on culprits

VBS scandal: Minister in the Presidency urges crackdown on culprits

Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, hoped that Tshifiwa Matodzi's guilty plea in the VBS saga would fast-track the capture of the other perpetrators.

Cash-in-transit heist rocks Mpumalanga: Hawks appeal for assistance

Cash-in-transit heist rocks Mpumalanga: Hawks appeal for assistance

The Hawks in Mpumalanga have called on South Africans to assist them in their probe into a cash-in-transit heist on the Leandra-Ogies road near Goed Gevonden Mine.

Eastern Cape court hands down life sentences for witchcraft murders

Eastern Cape court hands down life sentences for witchcraft murders

The Mthatha High Court, sitting in Ntabankulu, Eastern Cape, sentenced seven people, convicted of burning alive two sisters accused of witchcraft, to life.

Bushbuckridge gang members receive multiple life sentences for 5 murders

Bushbuckridge gang members receive multiple life sentences for 5 murders

Sikhumbuzo Shaun Mpangane (36) and Bonginkosi Shakoane (24) were sentenced to multiple life terms for the murder of five people in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga.

Western Cape teen's bail demand sparks outcry amid assault charges on grandmother

Western Cape teen's bail demand sparks outcry amid assault charges on grandmother

Many South Africans demanded that the Cape Town teenager Luvo Ngqaza, caught on camera assaulting his 82-year-old grandmother, must be denied bail.

Mpumalanga mystery unsolved: Teen accused in Pienaar murders dies in hospital

Mpumalanga mystery unsolved: Teen accused in Pienaar murders dies in hospital

The 18-year-old accused of killing Junior Mabandla (6) and Peaceful Khoza (3) in Pienaar near Mbombela, Mpumalanga, died while under police guard in hospital.

Gauteng police pursue suspects in Jacques Freitag murder case

Gauteng police pursue suspects in Jacques Freitag murder case

Gauteng police were searching for Rudie Lubbe and Chantelle Oosthuizen, who were allegedly involved in the murder of former high jump champion Jacques Freitag.

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