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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The Economic Freedom Fighters and the Inkatha Freedom Party leaders held a bilateral meeting in Johannesburg to discuss coalitions and governance-related issues

South African crime statistics show a rise in hijacks: How you can protect yourself from becoming a victim

The latest crime statistics released by the South African Police Service show that a car is stolen every 22 minutes, and hijackings have increased by over 14%.

South Africans call Fikile Mbalula the worst minister after licence card machine breaks again

The Democratic Alliance has called on the Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula to speed up the process of introducing new driving licence cards in Mzansi.

South African citizen buys an upscale New York townhouse for over R1 billion in upmarket neighbourhood

A South African citizen has purchased an upscale New York townhouse for over R1 billion. The deal was sealed over FaceTime and took over a year to finalise.

"Mum is alive": Young man tearfully reunites with his mother 30 years after they got separated, video trends

A man known as Abdullah Khojali has met his mother some 30 years after they got separated due to divorce. He broke down in profuse tears during the reunion.

Democratic Alliance launches legal action against Zuma’s benefactor Louis Liebenberg for alleged racist rant

The Democratic Alliance has approached the Equality Court in a bid to hold Jacob Zuma's benefactor Louis Liebenberg accountable for his alleged racist rant.

Special tribunal rules ex-SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng and ex-execs unlawfully gave 53 music legends R50k each

A Special Tribunal has ruled that former SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng and former executives unlawfully awarded music legends R50 000 each, totaling R2.4 million.

Bokgabo Poo’s father, Irvin Ndlovu says he was overcome by rage when he tried to attack her alleged killer

Bokgabo Poo's father, Irvin Ndlovu, broke his silence about why he tried to attack her daughter's alleged killer, Ntokozo Zikhali, in court earlier this week.

"Your beauty is like candy, can I have your number?" Man asks American female police officer in video

A young man has got many people laughing hard on social media after he approached a police officer to tell her how very beautiful she is. The woman was amazed.

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