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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PnP online customers left vulnerable, personal details blowing in the wind

Industry

4 years ago

Bantu Holomisa and Mmusi Maimane want the state capture report handed over to Parliament live and not Ramaphosa

Politics

4 years ago

Archbishop Desmond Tutu's final wishes: Cheap coffin and no lavish spending, SA thinks the ANC won't listen

Politics

4 years ago

Covid19 continues to Impact businesses, Apple Inc stores close down due to rise in infections

Technology

4 years ago

I'm so sorry: Robbers empty lady's room overnight, drop her apology note, photo of letter goes viral

Africa

4 years ago

Minister Fikile Mbalula defends Archbishop Desmond Tutu's legacy in the wake of online criticism

Politics

4 years ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa set to speak at ANC's 110th birthday party at Peter Mokaba in Limpopo

Politics

4 years ago

The African National Congress will be throwing a party at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Limpopo to celebrate the ruling party's 110th birthday on 8 January 2022.

"ANC trying to cash in": South Africans accuse ANC of using Desmond Tutu's death to prop up its image

Politics

4 years ago

The African National Congress says it will commit to fighting corruption within the party as Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu had wanted while he was alive.

Teen Girl, 15, living with her boyfriend in rented house found dead, identity of boyfriend unknown

South Africa

4 years ago

The South African Police Service in the North West is struggling to find the boyfriend of a 15-year-old girl who was found dead in the rented house they shared.

7 Carjacking gang members operating in Gauteng and the North West nabbed by police, 36 cars stolen

South Africa

4 years ago

The South African Police Service has made seven arrests in connection to the theft of 36 cars in Gauteng and the North West provinces over a four-year period.

US woman celebrates as she reunites with delivery driver who nursed her after falling in bathroom

4 years ago

Becky Taylor, from the US, had just ordered groceries through a delivery app when she fell in the bathroom, inuring he head. The delivery driver helped her.

2021: A Successful year for political underdogs at local government elections, Action SA, Patriotic Alliance, IFP

Politics

4 years ago

The year 2021 saw a few political parties gain support across the country. Smaller political organisations saw big improvement and some were able win seats

Telkom customers caught off guard as call rates increase by 18.5% with 1 week's notice

Industry

4 years ago

Telecommunications company Telkom has not given its wholesale customers enough time to prepare for an 18.544% increase in rates that begins 28 December 2021.

Limpopo husband shoots and kills wife on Boxing Day, flees in a BMW

South Africa

4 years ago

A man from a Namakgale township in Limpopo is on the run after allegedly shooting and killing his wife over the weekend. The man is said to driving a BMW.

Criminal court trials that left South Africa stunned: Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu, Alutha Pasile and more

South Africa

4 years ago

A number of murder trials made the headlines in South African in 2021. These include the murder trials of Nomia Ndlovu and Alutha Pasile who killed loved ones.

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