Kelly Lippke

Education: Bachelor of Arts, Communication Science (major in Psychology), UNISA (2007), Additional major in Linguistics, UNISA (2008), Certificate in Community Journalism, UNISA (2014), Google News Initiative training (2024)

Experience: Subeditor, Caxton, Northern Natal Courier (2012-2014), Highway Mail/Northglen News/Queensburgh News (2015-2018), Briefly News (current)

Kelly Lippke is a copy editor/proofreader who started her career at the Northern-Natal Courier with a BA in Communication Science/Psychology (Unisa, 2007). Kelly has worked for several Caxton publications, including the Highway Mail and Northglen News. Kelly’s unique editing perspective stems from an additional major in Linguistics. Kelly joined Briefly News in 2018 and she has 16 years of experience. Kelly has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at kelly.lippke@briefly.co.za.

6698 articles published since 27 Feb 2019

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Hidilyn Diaz, Filipino weightlifter, wins gold medal at 2020 Olympics

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Hidilyn Diaz won the women's weightlifting 55 kg at the Tokyo Olympics for Philippines setting an Olympic record with a clean of 124 kg and then lifting 127 kg.

Tokyo Olympics: Moroccan boxer Youness Baalla disqualified after he attempted to bite opponent's ear

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Youness Baalla was trailing by points when he leaned towards New Zealand’s David Nyika’s right ear trying to bite him. The Moroccan went on to lose the bout.

Tokyo Olympics: Argentine participant Maria Belen accepts marriage proposal from coach

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Maria Belen Perez Maurice had lost to Hungary's Anna Marton in the women's saber when her boyfriend Lucas Guillermo Saucedo asked for her hand in marriage.

'Insecure' actress Issa Rae gets married to longtime lover in discrete France wedding

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Actress Issa Rae got married to longtime lover and businessman Louis Diame in a lavish wedding in France. The two had for a while kept their love life private.

22-year-old student raises over R940K for homeless man who gave her R61 to get home when she was stranded

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3 years ago

A mere act of kindness has turned around the story of a man who slept on the street. Robbin had given his last R61 to a stranded student but got R940k later.

Video of groom operating laptop on his big day causes massive stir online

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3 years ago

A groom has caused quite a stir on social media with a video of him operating a laptop on his wedding day. The video has caused mixed reactions on Instagram.

Barcelona star Lionel Messi among top 5 players with most trophies in football

Sports

3 years ago

Lionel Messi is ranked among the top five players with most trophies. The 34-year-old won his 37th title when Argentina clinched his first Copa America trophy.

Man who saved his 3 kids from gunfire gets R4.5 million from strangers

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3 years ago

A heroic dad lost his jobs after saving three of his kids from gunfire that would have claimed their lives. Surprisingly, he got R4.5 million from strangers.

Ahmed Hafnaoui: 18-year-old African athlete wins Olympic gold in 400m swimming

Sports

3 years ago

African swimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui has made his nation of Tunisia proud after clinching gold in the 400m freestyle event at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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