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

2373 articles published since 17 Jun 2021

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Suspended ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule is taking the NPA to court over R255 million asbestos case

Politics

4 years ago

Ekurhuleni ANC councillor arrested for allegedly looting a liquor store

South Africa

4 years ago

Explainer: Your employer could fire you for not getting the Covid19 vaccine

South Africa

4 years ago

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Commission for Gender Equality calls for investigation into inhumane treatment of looters

South Africa

4 years ago

EFF councillor set to appear before Equality Court over 'Tracy Zille' racist tweets

Politics

4 years ago

Transnet Port Terminals systems hacked, ships bypass South African ports

South Africa

4 years ago

Data shows more and more South African citizens are looking into emigrating from SA

South Africa

4 years ago

Emigration data shows that due to the unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in the past few weeks, South African citizens and businesses are considering leaving.

ActionSA's Herman Mashaba has given Ramaphosa 60 days to establish an inquiry into civil riots

Politics

4 years ago

Herman Mashaba, ActionSA party leader, is giving President Cyril Ramaphosa 60 days to establish a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the civil unrest

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

World

4 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.

Public Protector Mkhwebane hopes ConCourt will judge her latest rescission bid on merit

Politics

4 years ago

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has stated that her application of rescission to the Constitutional Court is not about overturning the court's judgement.

Alleged instigator and Patriotic Alliance leader Nimmerhoudt facing charges of terrorism

South Africa

4 years ago

The National Prosecuting Authority has charged Patriotic Alliance senior member Bruce Nimmerhoudt with terrorism under the Terrorism Act for inciting violence.

Marikana Massacre: 5 Police officers and former North West police general appear in court

South Africa

4 years ago

A former North West police deputy commissioner appeared before the High Court in Mmabatho alongside five other police officers for the killings in Marikana.

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says South Africans need to reapply for social grants

South Africa

4 years ago

Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu says that unemployed South Africans who were recipients of the previous R350 social grant will need to reapply.

EFF leader Julius Malema says seeing Zuma going to jail was painful

Politics

4 years ago

Leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters Julius Malema says that despite his differences with former president Jacob Zuma he was not happy seeing Zuma go to jail

Civil society groups ask government to pardon looters amid police raids to retrieve stolen goods

South Africa

4 years ago

Civil society organisations have called on the South African government to consider not punishing looters who voluntarily return stolen goods amid police raids.

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