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 (2018-present)

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 17 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.

9793 articles published since 27 Feb 2019

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Man gets busted for speeding while trying to make wife happy, details bad day

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Paul Scholes reveals what could cost Man United the Premier League title

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Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly tells Man United chiefs to sign former teammate from Juventus at all cost

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Cristiano Ronaldo with R30m per post on Instagram tops rich list of premier league earners

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Mixed reactions as 23-year-old lady gets R36k, iPhone 13 and boxes of gifts from boyfriend on birthday

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Two young girls spotted helping their dad fix heavy truck go viral, video sparks mixed reactions

World

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Young man surprises his mum with new car in video, woman blushed and hugged him tightly

World

4 years ago

A Nigerian woman couldn't contain her emotions after being gifted a new car by her son. The woman blushed and gushed as she hugged her son in appreciation.

Constance Edjeani Afenu: Meet Ghana's 1st female General of the armed forces

World

4 years ago

Constance Edjeani-Afenu has been appointed a General in Ghana's Armed Forces (GAF) after recently becoming the first female to be appointed Brigadier General.

Old soldier keeps letter a kid wrote him 12 years ago, video shows how they finally met when she’s 21

World

4 years ago

A World War II veteran finally met the girl who wrote him a letter in 2009 when she was nine years old. In 2021, the two reunited and he showed the letter.

Ghanaian girl saves over 1 year to buy herself bicycle on 8th birthday

World

4 years ago

Abena Manokekame's 8-year-old daughter was able to save a lot of money over an entire year to buy herself a bicycle. Her mother shared the picture and story.

Man lost both legs as a kid, his rich parents spent R359k to get him prosthetics, he now helps children

World

4 years ago

A man who lost his legs when he was little and fishing with his parents has turned his accident into a mission to helping children who faced the same thing.

Awet Tesfaiesus: Meet the first African born woman elected into German's parliament

World

4 years ago

Eritrean-born politician, Awet Tesfaiesus, has become the first African-born Black woman to be elected into the German parliament, known as the Bundestag. Read.

Kind hearted man puts smiles on hawker's face; uses part of his salary to take him for lunch at KFC

World

4 years ago

A young man who showed empathy and put smiles on the face of a hawker with a disability has recounted how he used part of his salary to have lunch with him.

5 Stories that went viral in SA this week, from a cleaner's incredible weekend glow-up to a classic clap-back

People

4 years ago

It was an eventful week for Briefly News as we covered some pretty incredible stories that will have you feeling all sorts of emotions. We picked out the top 5.

Mzansi weighs in on Ntsiki Mazwai’s opinions about fight between Boity and Bujy, people are divided

People

4 years ago

Ntsiki Mazwai shares her thoughts on the hectic fight between Boity and Bujy. Mzansi is divided about how they feel with some agreeing and others disagreeing.

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