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

2373 articles published since 17 Jun 2021

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

South Africa

4 years ago

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

South Africa

4 years ago

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

Africa

4 years ago

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

Africa

4 years ago

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

Politics

4 years ago

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

South Africa

4 years ago

"Very creative": Peeps impressed as lady shares video of braids hairstyle hack

Africa

4 years ago

A video has since gone viral on social media as it captures a young lady showing how to pull off a braid hairstyle look with only one layer of a braided wig.

Operation Dudula set to build squatter camps outside politicians, homes, Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse 1st on list

Politics

4 years ago

Operation Dudula leader Nhlanhla Lux Dlamini told his supporters that the next plan of action would be to build informal settlements outside politicians' homes.

Orania builds solar power plant to stop dependence on Eskom for electricity

South Africa

4 years ago

The whites-only Afrikaner town of Orania is looking into being completely energy independent. The Northern Cape town has built a 900KW solar plant for residents

Supreme Court of Appeal dismisses Jacob Zuma's appeal to have Billy Downer removed from arms deal trial

Politics

4 years ago

Former President Jacob Zuma will have to face the charges levelled against him after the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed his bid to have Billy Downer removed.

Gauteng father suspected of killing his 3 kids with poisoned energy drinks, 1 child survives, another unharmed

South Africa

4 years ago

The Gauteng Police is investigating a father for the murder of three of his children who were killed after consuming energy drinks he gave them on Thursday.

76-year-old granny says she is in love with 19-year-old lover: "He proposed to me"

4 years ago

A couple with a 57 years age gap has gone viral on TikTok with many TikTok users referring to the 76-year-old white woman as the 19-year-old's man grandmother.

Mmusi Maimane wants answers after 3 women were assaulted by a man inside Eastern Cape police station

South Africa

4 years ago

One SA Movement leader Mmusi Maimane wants answers after a man was caught on camera assaulting at least three women inside a police station in the Eastern Cape.

EFF lambasts Mpumalanga officials for bad roads after 4 members die in car accident, 1 person survives

Politics

4 years ago

The lives of four members of the Economic Freedom Fighters were tragically lost on Wednesday, 25 May after they were involved in a car accident in Mpumalanga.

Phambili High School teacher suspended after using her gun to threaten 'unruly' schoolkids, shocks South Africans

Education

4 years ago

The Department of Education in KwaZulu-Natal says it has suspended a Phambili High School teacher who used her gun as form of discipline in the Umlazi District.

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