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

2383 articles published since 17 Jun 2021

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ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina calls the EFF “an embarrassment” for acting out and getting kicked out Sona

Politics

2 years ago

Julius Malema encourages David Mabuza to jump ship and join EFF’s national shutdown, says ANC doesn’t want him

Politics

2 years ago

Oscar Pistorius parole: Reeva Steenkamp’s family wants the law to take its course, parents still grieving

South Africa

2 years ago

Sona debate: Energy minister Gwede Mantashe says new minister of electricity will be like a project manager

Politics

2 years ago

Sona debate 2023: EFF submits motion of no confidence in national speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula

Politics

2 years ago

Government declares state of disaster in 7 provinces affected by floods, Mzansi fears looting

South Africa

2 years ago

Young girl who has been crawling all her life needs help, her sick mom speaks in sad video; netizens emotional

Africa

2 years ago

A 12-year-old Ghanaian girl named Stephen, who has spent her entire life crawling, needs a wheelchair to aid her mobility. Her video has triggered emotions.

ANC SG Fikile Mbulula’s Minister of Electricity joke angers South Africans: “Read the room, man”

Politics

2 years ago

Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula rubbed South Africans up the wrong way when he shared a tasteless joke about the appointment of a Minister of Electricity.

Julius Malema calls on KZN police to crack AKA’s murder case before a “certified fool” hijacks investigation

South Africa

2 years ago

Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema has weighed in on the brutal killing of famed rapper Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes and wants the case solved quickly.

Billionaire Douw Steyn’s Empire: 8 Things you didn’t know about his multi-billion-rand lifestyle estate Steyn City

Feature

2 years ago

Billionaire Douw Steyn has made a name for himself as an insurance magnate and developer of one of the most upmarket lifestyle estates in Joburg, Steyn City.

Government agency spends R200k to avoid paying worker R2k bonus, South Africans lose hope: “Rubbish”

South Africa

2 years ago

The Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA) has defended its decision to spend R222 000 on legal fees to avoid paying an employee a bonus of R2 000.

Sona 2023: Minister of electricity, R350 SRD grant & 6 other things President Cyril Ramaphosa promised Mzansi

Editorial

2 years ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the State of the Nation Address on Thursday, 9 February at the Cape Town City Hall and made many promises to South Africans.

Sona2023: President Cyril Ramaphosa declares a national state of disaster, appoints minister of electricity

Politics

2 years ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national state of disaster over energy crisis and a Minister of Electricity will be appointed to deal with Eskom.

Kusile, Tutuka and 4 other power stations identified as the driving force behind loadshedding

Energy

2 years ago

Eskom executives recently briefed MPs about the condition of power stations and said six power stations have been identified as the main causes of loadshedding.

Malema says Police Minister Bheki Cele called Marshall Dlamini to inform him about IFP assassination plot

Politics

2 years ago

EFF leader Julius Malema claims that Police Minister Bheki Cele called secretary-general Marshal Dlamini to inform him about the IFP's assassination plot.

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