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

2393 articles published since 17 Jun 2021

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Man who tried to cheat wife from getting 50/50 share in divorce loses court bid...

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Mzansi outraged after a Durban woman was murdered while driving to work: “What h...

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Fraudulent police impersonators target South Africans at their homes: authorities sound the alarm

SAPS has warned citizens to take caution when dealing with fake police officers. This comes after an elderly woman was robbed by a gang of fake police officers.

Western Cape police launch murder investigation after man’s body was found in car boot at Cape Flats

Western Cape police are investigating the murder of a man who was found with his hands and feet tied inside a car boot in Mitchell's Plain at the Cape Flats.

South Africans doubt body cameras for JMPD cops will stop “cool drink” bribery: “They will use sign language”

The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department plans to implement the usage of body cameras to stop corrupt officers from extorting and bribing citizens.

Desperate search for Titanic tourist submersible continues as passengers only have a few hours of oxygen

The US Coast Guard has confirmed that new unidentified banging sounds have been heard under the ocean as search for Titanic tourist submersible intensifies.

Rising teen pregnancies in South Africa: NGO says crises is a pandemic as KZN records over 26k cases

The Department of Health in KZN wants parents to get more involved in their children's lives after over 26 000 teens fell pregnant in the last eight months.

South Africa grapples with critical nursing shortage, posing a challenging nurse-to-citizen ratio

Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaala, has confirmed that South Africa has a huge nursing staff shortage. The country only has 22 090 nurses in the whole country.

DA threatens more legal action if ANC fails to hand over cadre deployment minutes, ruling party heads to SCA

The ANC is heading to the Supreme Court of Appeal to appeal a high court ruling that would force the party to hand over cadre deployment records to the DA.

PA leader Gayton McKenzie backs Diepsloot residents as they vow to continue protesting

Diepsloot residents have summoned President Cyril Ramaphosa. Community members vowed to continue protesting until their concerns about crime are addressed.

Court rules woman married in community of property does not deserve 50/50, SA praises judge for “fair ruling”

The Pretoria High Court has ruled in favour of a man who asked the court not grant his estranged wife a 50% share in the joint estate, after she cheated on him.

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