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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Matric class of 2022 achieves 80.1% overall pass rate, all provinces show huge improvements

Education

2 years ago

Jacob Zuma instructs lawyers to appeal Johannesburg High Court’s decision to grant Ramaphosa an interdict

Politics

2 years ago

Matric results: 216 Eastern Cape pupils to rewrite exams after Department of Education finds irregularities

Education

2 years ago

Johannesburg police launch investigation into Sheba the tiger's escapades, South Africans want victim to sue

South Africa

2 years ago

ANC accuses Eskom of sabotaging its chances of winning 2024 elections, DA blames cadre deployment

Politics

2 years ago

Sheba the tiger euthanised for public safety, South Africans want the owner held accountable: “Owner must pay”

South Africa

2 years ago

EFF leader Julius Malema raises concerns about the delays in the release of matric results

Education

2 years ago

The Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema has called out the Department of Basic Education for delaying the release of the 2022 matriculants' results.

Mzansi fed up as Minister Enoch Godongwana says loadshedding will end in 12–18 months: “Heard this before”

Politics

2 years ago

The Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana is assured that loadshedding will come to an end in the next 12-18 months. The minister says government has a plan.

Nkandla residents shutdown town over poor service delivery, Kroonstad residents take a stand against blackouts

South Africa

2 years ago

Residents of Nkandla protested on Monday, January 16 over the lack of proper roads in the area. Community members approached the municipality to fix the roads.

Stranger gifts 11-year-old talented autistic Ghanaian living in US R256k piano, video surfaces

2 years ago

An 11-year-old Ghanaian-American boy named Jude Kofie has been gifted a $15,000 piano by a stranger who heard him play. The child's dad has shown gratitude.

Duduzile Zuma throws her weight behind Phoenix residents as they protest against 40 hours of no electricity

South Africa

2 years ago

Phoenix residents protested on Sunday, January 15 after experiencing blackouts since Friday. Residents argued that technicians were not sent to fix the issue.

"Losing beke le beke": South Africans react to Ramaphosa's successful interdict against Zuma

Politics

2 years ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa was granted a court order by the Johannesburg High Court to interdict ex-president Jacob Zuma's private prosecution case against him.

Mpumalanga anti-corruption unit arrests police captain and 2 others for extorting R10K from foreign nationals

South Africa

2 years ago

A Mpumalanga police captain and two police officers have been arrested after they were caught red-handed soliciting a R10 000 bribe from construction workers.

“Sit back and watch this space”: ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa stays mum about imminent cabinet reshuffle

Politics

2 years ago

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked journalists to stop asking him when he will reshuffle his cabinet and says the announcement will be made in due course.

Ramaphosa closes “historic” ANC 55th conference, thanks delegates for standing against destructive forces

Politics

2 years ago

The ANC's 55th conference came to an end on Friday, 6 January with words from Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa thanked delegates for committing to the path of renewal

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