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.

10489 articles published since 27 Feb 2019

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“None of his business”: Mzansi divided as Pastor Chris warns SA against targeting illegal foreigners

People

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Heat on the horizon? Super El Niño sparks fears of “unprecedented” summer conditions

South Africa

2 months ago

Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma announces march starting points as national shutdown nears

South Africa

2 months ago

Zimbabwean nationals seek refuge as anti-immigration protests trigger mass displacement in Polokwane

South Africa

2 months ago

Capitec sounds alarm over new Fraud scam targeting bank customers

Money

2 months ago

"Bring him home": UK streamer wants Mbokazi in the Premier League after Bafana's World Cup exit

People

2 months ago

Mystery deepens in Maj-Gen Feroz Khan shooting as police recover note and laptop at scene

South Africa

2 months ago

New insights from the police report reveal Maj-Gen Feroz Khan was shot, with recovered cartridges and a note implicating two generals in Houghton.

New hiring laws on foreigners set to shake up SA job market as crackdown looms

South Africa

2 months ago

The SA government seeks to tighten foreign worker hiring rules with new legislation, imposing penalties for non-compliance and improving labour law enforcement.

Malawian national arrested at Beitbridge border post with explosive cables, South Africans react

South Africa

2 months ago

A Malawian national was arrested at the Beitbridge border post after Border Management Authority officers found explosive cables worth R100,000 aboard a bus.

Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma's leaked chat with Zimbabwean journalist goes viral

Celebrities

2 months ago

Activist Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma allegedly declined a Zimbabwean journalist's podcast invitation and explained why in a leaked WhatsApp conversation.

John Steenhuisen says he refused to lie about white genocide during White House visit

South Africa

2 months ago

John Steenhuisen challenges the 'white genocide' narrative, asserting that South Africa's farm murders are rooted in violent crime, not racial persecution.

"Ok’salayo we are still proud": Celebs rally behind Bafana after World Cup exit

Celebrities

2 months ago

Bafana Bafana exit the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a 1-0 defeat to Canada, but South African celebrities urge pride in the team's historic journey.

"The world is wicked": Jason Vanporppal breaks his silence about scammed donation money, SA stunned

People

2 months ago

American skateboarder Jason Vanporppal went viral after demanding a local third-party representative return R25k in stolen charity sponsorship money.

"Whoever did it must pay": Deputy Crime Intelligence Head Feroz Khan's uncle speaks after shooting

South Africa

2 months ago

Major-General Feroz Khan, critically injured in a shooting in Houghton, seeks justice as he prepares to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.

Ronwen Williams pinpoints Bafana Bafana's biggest World Cup flaw after Canada heartbreak

Football

2 months ago

Bafana Bafana's 2026 World Cup run ends in heartache against Canada as Ronwen Williams calls for clinical finishing and improved tactics in South African football.

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