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.

9851 articles published since 27 Feb 2019

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Emotional moment kind man buys homeless single father hotel room for a week, gifts him R14k

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Cute video shows moment granny is surprised on her 90th birthday, gets emotional as she's celebrated

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Couple who met online mark wedding anniversary with screenshot of their 1st chat, get many people talking

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Ugandan weightlifter runs away from Olympics camp in Japan to seek greener pastures

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'Uyajola 9/9' star host Jub Jub apologises for encouraging looters

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Video shows brave moment US officers rescue dad & his daughters who were stranded on their car during flood

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Physically challenged man who hustles on busy street to feed family goes viral

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37-year-old Issa Odedele hustles in Lagos state to cater for his wife and children who reside in Osun state. The physically challenged man wanted to be a nurse.

Steve Harvey's in laws celebrate 60th anniversary, warm hearts with endearing hug

World

4 years ago

A cute video of Steve Harvey's in-laws celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary has warmed hearts on social media. Many have celebrated the lovebirds online.

Video: Funny moment 2 old men play hide and seek game like kids

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The clip of two men playing pranks on each other has served as funny entertainment. The two plays the popular hide & seek game as they chased themselves around.

Young student in his 20s inspires many with his hustle as a palm oil producer

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A young man, Anthony Thaddeus Thompson has been celebrated on social media for hustling as a palm oil producer despite being a student. He inspired many people.

University graduate dumps juicy job offers, goes to village to become a teacher

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4 years ago

A young lady has given her all to teaching as she became a teacher in a rural community over an office job. She said that she finds fulfilment in doing it.

Mzansi falls in love with Skeem Saam’s Mmapitsi & Lizzy’s BBF relationship

Entertainment

4 years ago

'Skeem Saam' duo Mogau Motlhatswi and Amanda Manku, who play Lizzy and Mapitisi on TV, are best friends in real life just as they are on the television show.

School cleaner becomes teacher in his 40s, receives gifts from us actor Dwayne Johnson

World

4 years ago

US actor Dwayne Johnson visited a teacher who graduated from university in his 40s to become a teacher after working as a school cleaner for more than 20 years.

DJ Black Coffee breaks his silence: “It’s so hard to watch the country burn”

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4 years ago

DJ Black Coffee has pleaded with the country's leader Cyril Ramaphosa to ensure the end of the looting violence. "It's hard to watch the country burn," he said.

Jose Mourinho leads Roma to a 10-0 win in his first game with the Italian side

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4 years ago

Jose Mourinho began his reign as AS Roma manager with an emphatic 10-0 win over Serie D side Montecatini. Mourinho was appointed as Roma coach in May, 2021.

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