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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"Not even the police protect women": 4 Women share harrowing experiences of assaults and re-victimisation by cops

Editorial

3 years ago

Former Gauteng MEC rubbishes claims she was involved in a plot to coverup Senzo Meyiwa's murder

South Africa

3 years ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa responds to Arthur Fraser's allegations, confirms theft at Limpopo farm

Politics

3 years ago

Arthur Fraser lays criminal complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa for alleged theft and kidnapping

Politics

3 years ago

Senzo Meyiwa murder trial: State witness says crime scene was challenging and could have been contaminated

South Africa

3 years ago

Explained: Why South Africa’s food basket gone up by at least 12% this year

Explainer

3 years ago

Pretoria High Court sentences unremorseful Pakistani man to 2 life terms and 6 years for murder

South Africa

3 years ago

A 44-year-old Pakistani national and businessman Muhamed Sajid Khan has been given two life sentences by the Pretoria High Court for murders he committed.

Comair grounds Kulula and British Airways due to lack of funding, South Africans left stranded

Industry

3 years ago

On Tuesday night 31 May, Comair announced that all Kulula and British Airways flights will be cancelled from Wednesday, 1 June due to lack of sufficient funding

Mom opens room door, sees cat sleeping beside her baby, tells it to stand up in viral funny video

3 years ago

A cute video has shown the moment a mother wanted to get her cat off her sleeping baby. The animal protested and never wanted to leave. Many found it funny.

14 Dudula Movement members arrested after violent clash and illegally evicting residents in Alexandra township

South Africa

3 years ago

The Dudula Movement that operates in the township of Alexandra in Johannesburg has now been labelled a vigilante after a violent clash with community members.

City of Johannesburg plans to write off debt of residents, churches, small businesses and NPOs

South Africa

3 years ago

The City of Johannesburg has launched a programme that will allow residents, small businesses, non-profit organisations to have their municipa debt written-off.

Zim government plans to deploy security forces to force farmers to sell maize stocks to GMB

Africa

3 years ago

The Zimbabwean government is accusing farmers of selling maize stocks to other buyers and not to the country's sole grain buyer, the Grain Marketing Board.

"She looks more beautiful": Reactions as lady stops bleaching skin, goes back to original ebony colour

Africa

3 years ago

A lady is currently receiving applause on social media after she came out about how she quit bleaching her skin. Many internet users have reacted to the post.

Helen Zille weighs in on calls to bring back the death penalty, says innocent people will die

Politics

3 years ago

Helen Zille, the Democratic Alliance's Federal Council chairperson does not believe that South Africa should be looking into reinstating the death penalty.

EFF accuses Hillary Gardee's murder suspect of using ANC influence to smuggle a cellphone into prison

South Africa

3 years ago

The Economic Fighter Fighters are unhappy that Philemon Lukhele got a cellphone while he is in prison for his involvement in Hillary Gardee's brutal murder.

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