Lindy Mtongana joined CGTN Africa in June 2015 as a news anchor and reporter. Her journalism career spans nearly a decade with experience in print, online, radio and television.  Having found her home in broadcast, Lindy has worked for premier independent platforms in South Africa including the award-winning Talk Radio 702 and the country's first 24-hour news channel, eNewsChannel Africa (eNCA). At ease both in front of and behind the camera Lindy has reported and anchored in the field, and has also produced a current affairs news program.

Driven by a passion for telling Africa’s stories, Lindy's career has taken her across the continent engaging with regional leaders, newsmakers and community change-agents. Lindy has a Bachelor of Journalism Degree from Rhodes University, South Africa.