Best News & Entertainment '24

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

3074 articles published since 22 Aug 2022

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Burna Boy to headline concert at FNB stadium, fans anticipate upcoming show

Burna Boy to headline concert at FNB stadium, fans anticipate upcoming show

Celebrities

3 years ago

Truck arson attacks: Police arrest 4th suspect in Mpumalanga, SA citizens pleased

Truck arson attacks: Police arrest 4th suspect in Mpumalanga, SA citizens pleased

South Africa

3 years ago

Former 'Isibaya' actor Muzi Mthabela shows wife love with spiced-up Bible verse

Former 'Isibaya' actor Muzi Mthabela shows wife love with spiced-up Bible verse

Celebrities

3 years ago

Father chases scared baby with vacuum cleaner, TikTok video gets 5 million views

Father chases scared baby with vacuum cleaner, TikTok video gets 5 million views

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

KFC waiter gets praised for giving couple romantic photoshoot at the restaurant, video trends

KFC waiter gets praised for giving couple romantic photoshoot at the restaurant, video trends

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Zuma Foundation keeps public guessing on former president's illness

Zuma Foundation keeps public guessing on former president's illness

South Africa

3 years ago

Exhausted KFC employee shows her struggles in viral video, SA empathises

Exhausted KFC employee shows her struggles in viral video, SA empathises

People

3 years ago

The KFC employee opened up about the gruelling nature of her job and recorded her breakdown while she was in the bathroom, which garnered sympathy on TikTok.

Dodgy husband chooses to wear girls' school uniform than give wife cellphone password, video amuses SA

Dodgy husband chooses to wear girls' school uniform than give wife cellphone password, video amuses SA

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A video of a married couple arguing about a cellphone password went viral on TikTok. The husband didn't want the wife to see his private messages in the phone.

Woman posts plug for cheap dinner sets and kitchenware from China Mall, video goes viral

Woman posts plug for cheap dinner sets and kitchenware from China Mall, video goes viral

People

3 years ago

A video of affordable homeware sold at a shop in China Mall in Johannesburg attracted a lot of potential customers interested in buying the beautiful sets.

Swae Lee posts Twitter video apologising for insinuating amapiano genre originates from Nigeria

Swae Lee posts Twitter video apologising for insinuating amapiano genre originates from Nigeria

Music

3 years ago

US Rapper Swae Lee apologised for mistakenly attributing the origin of amapiano music to Nigeria. He posted his apologies on Twitter after he was dragged.

Video of romantic marriage proposal makes people believe in love and goes viral

Video of romantic marriage proposal makes people believe in love and goes viral

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A dreamy marriage proposal restored people's faith in love and trended on social media. The man pulled out the stunning diamond ring while on bended knee.

SA man flaunts R6 500 mid-year savings, video of him counting R5 coins inspires TikTokkers

SA man flaunts R6 500 mid-year savings, video of him counting R5 coins inspires TikTokkers

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A TikTok users shared with the world that he managed to save a few thousand rands since the beginning of the year. His video showing the money was a viral hit.

Vibey kiddies party in Polokwane with entertainment from people wearing cartoon characters costumes goes viral

Vibey kiddies party in Polokwane with entertainment from people wearing cartoon characters costumes goes viral

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A video of a children's party with cartoon character performers got South Africans hyped on TikTok. The kid's in the clip were excited to see their lit dances.

Mzansi woman displays stunning and affordable imported coats in viral TikTok video

Mzansi woman displays stunning and affordable imported coats in viral TikTok video

People

3 years ago

A woman selling thrifted clothes posted a video of the new stock of coats imported from Europe. Potential customers gave her collection rave reviews on TikTok.

Caster Semenya applauded for winning discrimination case, citizens reacts

Caster Semenya applauded for winning discrimination case, citizens reacts

Sports

3 years ago

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya won her appeal to the European Court of Human Rights that her rights were violated by World Athletics in Switzerland.

Hilary Sekgota