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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City of Joburg residents warned not to buy or sell illegal fireworks for New Year's Eve celebrations

South Africa

4 years ago

"This is petty": EFF plans Siyabonga Rally on the same day as the ANC's birthday party, Mzansi weighs in

Politics

4 years ago

Best celeb couple of 2021: South Africans choose between Siya & Rachel Kholisi and Murdah Bongz & DJ Zinhle

Entertainment

4 years ago

"Sorry, Minister of Alcohol": South Africans worried about Bheki Cele now that he can't enforce curfew any more

South Africa

4 years ago

Campers and fishermen spot unknown man dump a mutilated body into a Pretoria dam

South Africa

4 years ago

Groom got drunk at their wedding: Lady ends her marriage just 10 hours after tying the knot

Africa

4 years ago

Good News: Eskom connects Kusile Unit 4 to the National grid but South Africans say it's too soon to celebrate

Energy

4 years ago

Eskom issued a statement on Thursday, 28 December announcing that Unit 4 at Kusile Power Station in Delmas, Mpumalanga has been connected to the national grid.

High Court throws out urgent application to stop the SA government from scrapping Zimbabwean Exemption Permits

Politics

4 years ago

Aaron Motsaledi, the Minister of Home Affairs, is happy that an application to halt the South African government from ending ZEP has been struck off the roll.

Mmusi Maimane calls for a new subject in place of LO to help with critical thinking, Mzansi in 2 minds

Education

4 years ago

Mmusi Maimane, One SA Movement leader headed to social media to ask followers if they agreed that Life Orientation should be phased out the education system.

"It's been a nightmare": South Africans reflect as the coronavirus pandemic nears the 2 year mark

South Africa

4 years ago

The Covid-19 pandemic has had adverse impacts of the lives of many people across the globe. The virus was first announced to the world on 31 December 2019.

South Africans who earn R10k and above prefer drinking wine and gin over beer, survey finds

Business and Economy

4 years ago

South Africans earning a monthly salary of R10 000 and above seem to prefer drinking wine and gin over beer. This is the first time gin has outranked beer.

10 Most popular website in the world in 2021: TikTok beats Google, others

4 years ago

Google has been dethroned as the world’s most popular website in 2021 as TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, took the number spot in this year's list.

Covid19 infections going down in the Western Cape but trauma cases are increasing

South Africa

4 years ago

The Western Cape province says Covid-19 infections are decreasing, however, the province acknowledges that this could be caused fewer tests being conducted.

Health Department's reversal of new Covid19 protocols has a negative impact on healthcare workers in rural areas, says Rudasa

South Africa

4 years ago

The Rural Doctors Association of Southern Africa says it is disappointed that the Department of Health has retracted its circular ending Covid19 contact tracing

South Africans worried about more loadshedding following explosion at Camden Power Station

South Africa

4 years ago

The explosion of a transformer at Camden Power Station in the Mpumalanga province on Wednesday morning, will not result in any loadshedding, according to Eskom.

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