Hilary Sekgota

Education: Diploma in Journalism, Varsity College (2008-2010), BA in Communications Science, UNISA (2015-2018), Google News Initiative training (2024), Currently: BA Honours in Integrated Organisational Communication, UNISA (From 2024)

Experience: Briefly News (2022-present), Junior Editor at Crosskeys Professional Services (2016-2020), Assistant Producer at Letsema La Tsela (2011-2013), Journalist at Tshwane Sun (2010-2011)

Awards: Top performer 2023 by Briefly News

Hilary Sekgota is the Head of the Human Interest desk at Briefly News. She completed a BA in Communication Science from Unisa in 2018 and a Diploma in Journalism from Varsity College in 2010. She also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Hilary joined the Briefly News team in 2022 and started her journalism career at Tshwane Sun. She has 14 years of experience covering current affairs and human interest topics. Email: hilary.sekgota@briefly.co.za

3057 articles published since 22 Aug 2022

Author's articles

Woman fakes a seizure doing the Eno prank, TikTok video sparks mixed reactions: "Give that girl an acting job"

Woman fakes a seizure doing the Eno prank, TikTok video sparks mixed reactions: "Give that girl an acting job"

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

Limpopo man arrested for brutal assault on wife and leaving her stranded and naked, SA upset

Limpopo man arrested for brutal assault on wife and leaving her stranded and naked, SA upset

South Africa

2 years ago

Beautiful Xhosa bride wows Mzansi with modernised traditional wedding dress

Beautiful Xhosa bride wows Mzansi with modernised traditional wedding dress

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

Emtee's studio session gets fans hyped about upcoming 'DIY 3' album

Emtee's studio session gets fans hyped about upcoming 'DIY 3' album

Music

2 years ago

Man imitates how South Africans do house chores while listening to amapiano, funny clip clocks 3 million views

Man imitates how South Africans do house chores while listening to amapiano, funny clip clocks 3 million views

People

2 years ago

2 Adorable kids revive 'Umlando' dance challenge, TikTok video gets 334k views

2 Adorable kids revive 'Umlando' dance challenge, TikTok video gets 334k views

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

Dramatic video of Unity Secondary School pupils confronting their principal gets 2 million views

Dramatic video of Unity Secondary School pupils confronting their principal gets 2 million views

People

2 years ago

Unity School Pupils accused their principal of being unprofessional and exposed her on TikTok. The footage sparked mixed reactions from South African people.

Video of Varsity student stunned by cheese grillers price at Checkers spark complaints about food prices

Video of Varsity student stunned by cheese grillers price at Checkers spark complaints about food prices

People

2 years ago

A video of a Mzansi woman's shock after seeing the cost of sausages at Checkers got a lot of attention on TikTok. Users flooded her comments with their stories.

Kind man offers to pay for girl's items at grocery store, gives her 30 seconds to fill basket in viral video

Kind man offers to pay for girl's items at grocery store, gives her 30 seconds to fill basket in viral video

People

2 years ago

A content creator who randomly pays for people's groceries posted a TikTok video featuring a young girl that went viral. SA loved the items the girl chose.

Musa Khawula accuses Lira of skin bleaching, and makes fun of her slurred speech following stroke

Musa Khawula accuses Lira of skin bleaching, and makes fun of her slurred speech following stroke

Celebrities

2 years ago

Controversial entertainment blogger Musa Khawula dragged Lira for bleaching her skin and made fun of her slurred speech while she is recovering from aphasia.

Man with crazy appetite devours pizza like shawarma, TikTok video stuns SA

Man with crazy appetite devours pizza like shawarma, TikTok video stuns SA

People

2 years ago

A famous foodie and content creator posted a video eating a pizza like a rolled-up shawarma, and it shocked many TikTok users and went viral within a few days.

Connie Ferguson commemorates 2nd anniversary of Shona Ferguson's passing: "You are just unforgettable man"

Connie Ferguson commemorates 2nd anniversary of Shona Ferguson's passing: "You are just unforgettable man"

Celebrities

2 years ago

South African media personality Connie Ferguson took to Instagram to observe the anniversary of Shona Ferguson's death. The actress said his memory lives on.

TikTok video of woman's razor haircut leaves people comparing it to artificial lawn: “Ke 2023 chomi”

TikTok video of woman's razor haircut leaves people comparing it to artificial lawn: “Ke 2023 chomi”

People

2 years ago

A South African woman went viral on TikTok after she posted a video admiring her new hairstyle. The majority of people did not like the edgy short haircut.

KZN student finally buried after passing away in Philippines, SA saddened

KZN student finally buried after passing away in Philippines, SA saddened

South Africa

2 years ago

Sinegugu Myeni, who died in the airport in the Philippines, was buried in her hometown in Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal after the government repatriated her remains.

Jacob Zuma Foundation says former president made a submission to Correctional Services Commissioner, SA split

Jacob Zuma Foundation says former president made a submission to Correctional Services Commissioner, SA split

South Africa

2 years ago

The Jacob Zuma Foundation confirmed the former president's submissions to the Correctional Services Commissioner about the possibility of his return to jail.

Hilary Sekgota