Lebogang Mashego

Education: Bachelor of Arts, majored in Journalism and Media Studies, and History, Rhodes University (2015-2018)

Experience: Journalist at Oppidan Press (from 2015 - 2017), W24 (now called News24 Lifestyle (2018), Intelligence Transfer Centre (2019), Opera News (2019-2020)

Awards: Recipient of the INMA Elevate Scholarship (2022)

Lebogang Mashego runs the Current Affairs desk. She joined the Briefly News team in 2021. She has 6 years of experience in the journalism field. Her journalism career started while studying at Rhodes University, where she worked for the Oppidan Press for 3 years. She worked as a lifestyle writer and editor at W24 and Opera News. She graduated with a BA degree majoring in Journalism and Media Studies in 2017. She's a recipient of the INMA Elevate Scholarship. Email: lebogang.mashego@briefly.co.za

2387 articles published since 17 Jun 2021

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Father shaves dreadlocks in support of young son battling cancer

Rayshawn Mims has warmed the hearts of many social media users after cutting off his long dreadlocks to show support for his 7-year-old son battling cancer.

'Let him start praying for himself': SA is not interested in Zuma's welcome home prayer

The Jacob Zuma foundation has announced that a welcome home prayer session will be held in honour of former President Jacob Zuma on 14 October 2021 in KZN.

Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina crashed in a blue light car he had no authority to drive

Mzwandile Masina, the City of Ekurhleni mayor was involved in a car accident in which he drove a blue light vehicle assigned to his office on 20 August 2020.

Nkandla upgrades: Public Works official says he was pressured from above to sign off on non security upgrades

An official from the Department of Public Works has stated some of the non-security upgrades at Jacob Zuma's homestead in Nkandla were done without approval.

South Africans speculate about what Ramaphosa's state of the nation address could be about

President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to hold a family meeting on Thursday, 30 September at 8pm. Reports are speculating that he will move SA to Lockdown Level 1.

YouTube is putting an end to vaccine misinformation, removes anti vax content

Video sharing company, YouTube is taking a stand against the spread of vaccine misinformation on its platform and is removing anti-vax creators and content.

Son finally gets the opportunity to go to work with dad after always asking

A dad obliged his son one day and took him to work so that he could pretend to be a site manager for once. The kid was happy. He was paid a wage for showing up.

SA is not happy with Ramaphosa singing Zweli Mkhize's praises after Digital Vibes report

President Cyril Ramaphosa took the opportunity to recognise ex-Health Minister Zweli Mkhize's contributions despite being implicated in the Digital Vibes report

City of Cape Town's controversial by laws regarding homeless people gets negative feedback from Mzansi

The City of Cape Town has passed a few by-laws that will prohibit people from sleeping in public spaces. The city says it is trying to enforce the Constitution.

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