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

3054 articles published since 22 Aug 2022

Author's articles

Pretoria woman performs Bacardi dance for mourners at funeral after tears in TikTok video

Pretoria woman performs Bacardi dance for mourners at funeral after tears in TikTok video

South Africa

2 years ago

Andile Ncube writes baby mama Rosette Ncwana a heartfelt message, SA swoons

Andile Ncube writes baby mama Rosette Ncwana a heartfelt message, SA swoons

Celebrities

2 years ago

Limpopo High school student arrested after he faked own kidnapping to extort R7 000 from parents

Limpopo High school student arrested after he faked own kidnapping to extort R7 000 from parents

South Africa

2 years ago

Nadia Nakai shattered by Costa Titch's passing, questions God in Twitter posts: "Death please stop"

Nadia Nakai shattered by Costa Titch's passing, questions God in Twitter posts: "Death please stop"

Celebrities

2 years ago

Costa Titch family releases a statement after rapper's collapse: "Death has tragically knocked at our door"

Costa Titch family releases a statement after rapper's collapse: "Death has tragically knocked at our door"

Celebrities

2 years ago

SA woman rebuilds RDP house into stunning mansion, TikTok video of transformation goes viral

SA woman rebuilds RDP house into stunning mansion, TikTok video of transformation goes viral

Women Empowerment

2 years ago

Video of Costa Titch collapsing on stage at the Johannesburg Ultra Music Festival trends: " So heartbreaking"

Video of Costa Titch collapsing on stage at the Johannesburg Ultra Music Festival trends: " So heartbreaking"

Celebrities

2 years ago

A video of Costa Titch performing and collapsing on stage has went viral on social media after reports of his sudden death. The event venue was with a crowd.

Costa Titch dies on stage at Johannesburg Ultra Music Festival, SA posts tributes

Costa Titch dies on stage at Johannesburg Ultra Music Festival, SA posts tributes

Celebrities

2 years ago

South African rapper Costa Titch collapsed and died at 27 while performing at the Ultra Music Festival at the Expo Centre, in Johannesburg on Saturday night.

Beautiful woman in short leather pants performs lit Bacardi dance, Mzansi glued to viral TikTok video

Beautiful woman in short leather pants performs lit Bacardi dance, Mzansi glued to viral TikTok video

South Africa

2 years ago

A woman from Nigeria showed off her Bacardi dance moves in a viral TikTok video. Mzansi gushed over her stunning body and impeccable routine in the comments.

Eskom announces loadshedding will be reduced to Stage 1, SA in disbelief: "Don’t give us false hope"

Eskom announces loadshedding will be reduced to Stage 1, SA in disbelief: "Don’t give us false hope"

South Africa

2 years ago

Eskom announced it will be reducing loadshedding to Stage 1 after a few generators were returned to service at several power stations. SA people are unfazed.

Zahara gets engaged to engineer boyfriend, video of romantic proposal trends online

Zahara gets engaged to engineer boyfriend, video of romantic proposal trends online

Celebrities

2 years ago

Zahara's boyfriend asked the singer to marry her and got on bended knees. The footage of their engagement got South Africans discussing their pending nuptials.

Young SA school teacher skips rope with students during break, fun TikTok video goes viral

Young SA school teacher skips rope with students during break, fun TikTok video goes viral

South Africa

2 years ago

A female school teacher spent her break time playing with students. The TikTok video of her having fun went viral and people loved seeing her youthful energy.

2 SA children living in a shack deliver moving sermon in Zulu and Sotho, video goes TikTok viral

2 SA children living in a shack deliver moving sermon in Zulu and Sotho, video goes TikTok viral

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

2 Talented and underprivileged children preached a sermon with translation and amazed Mzansi social media users. The TikTok gathered close to a million views.

Black Coffee to perform at Madison Square Garden in New York: "It’s finally a reality"

Black Coffee to perform at Madison Square Garden in New York: "It’s finally a reality"

Celebrities

2 years ago

DJ Black Coffee will be headlining a concert at Madison Square Garden for the first time. South Africans reacted with excitement on social media platforms.

SA woman wearing sundress wows internet with flirtatious amapiano moves, video gets 1.6 million views

SA woman wearing sundress wows internet with flirtatious amapiano moves, video gets 1.6 million views

Women Empowerment

2 years ago

A vibey South African woman went viral on TikTok after she performed a lit dance. Social media users loved her summer dress and impressive amapiano moves.

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