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

2592 articles published since 17 Jun 2021

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Cabinet reshuffle: Cyril Ramaphosa fires Lindiwe Sisulu and Nathi Mthwetha, a look at their scandals

President Cyril Ramaphosa made a decision to fire former Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and the ex-Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture on Monday, 6 March.

"She is a wall gecko": Female painter paints 2-storey building alone, viral video shows her at work

A young lady who works as a painter has singlehandedly painted a very large 2-storey building, and her work went viral and elicited many reactions on TikTok.

Man leaves adopted billionaire family, returns to biological millionaire family: “Money can’t buy happiness”

Mei Zhiqiang, abducted at age two by human traffickers, left his adopted billionaire family to reunite with his multimillionaire birth parents 25 years later.

"No bills to pay": Sad baby jumps up & dances when mum plays Kizz Daniel's 'Rich Till I Die'

A video of a kid vibing hard to Kizz Daniel's song received many praises, and they commended her energy level. There were some who said the kid was so pretty.

Former 'CNN' journalist Isha Sesay becomes mum for 1st time aged 47

Isha Isatu Sesay, a British journalist of Sierra Leonean descent and former 'CNN' journalist who became a mum for the first time at 47 years old, is overjoyed.

Activists say City of Cape Town is not ready to house over 5K homeless people after court order to evict

Activist Carlos Mesquita says the City of Cape Town needs to rethink its plan to evict over 5 000 homeless people who live on the streets and in public spaces.

South African billionaire Christo Wiese back on Africa’s richest list after successfully suing Steinhoff

Billionaire Christoffel "Christo" Wiese is back on Africa's Richest List after he was knocked off following the Steinhoff International's accounting scandal.

"Story of my life": Woman enters room, sees foster kids sleeping on her bed, their video trends

A Nigerian lady who gives help to the less privileged shared a video showing kids on her bed instead of sleeping in their rooms. The TV was on while they slept.

Man presumed dead from road accident found alive 9 years after cremation

When an elderly man had made a surprise appearance in a village, his likeness matched that of a man who had been cremated nine years earlier after a road crash.

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