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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2021: The year former President Jacob Zuma was sent to prison twice by the 2 different courts

Politics

4 years ago

Man sheds tears of joy after reuniting with his siblings on his birthday 20 years later

4 years ago

Robbers use a fancy Porsche as a getaway car after bank heist in Umhlanga KwaZulu-Natal, R200 000 stolen

South Africa

4 years ago

AfriForum and the Democratic Alliance welcome the court's decision to send Jacob Zuma back to prison

Politics

4 years ago

"Not the change we ordered": SA not impressed with Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse's stance on non paying residents

Politics

4 years ago

Hawks nab 2 people who tried to sell a lion's head for R350k, Mzansi wants to know how they did it

South Africa

4 years ago

"Eskom is a joke": South Africans are not happy with Eskom's Stage 8 loadshedding warning

South Africa

4 years ago

Eskom says it will have to shut down a third of electricity generation that will result in a loss of 16 000 MW on the grid. Loadshedding could be implemented.

Breaking

South Africans Raise Concerns About Looting Now that Jacob Zuma Has to Return to Prison

Politics

4 years ago

The Pretoria High Court has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma's medical parole was unlawful and he has to return to prison to finish his 15-month sentence.

Drinking contaminated water prompts rural boy to invent technology that will decontaminate SA’s water

South Africa

4 years ago

Phuti Mokgehle is dedicating his studies to decontaminating drinking water in South African after his teeth got discoloured from drinking contaminated water.

Department of Basic Education says schools are not allowed to make parents pay yearly registration fees

Fact check

4 years ago

The Department of Education says it is illegal for schools to require registration fees from parents yearly or withhold reports because of unpaid school fees.

"Selling like cupcakes": South Africans make fun of Jacob Zuma selling 2 000 copies of his tell all book

Politics

4 years ago

Former President Jacob Zuma's autobiography 'Jacob Zuma Speaks' seemingly done well on the market and is currently sold out. Around 2000 copies have been sold.

"Let them enjoy": South Africans say crowded Durban beaches will help SA reach herd immunity

South Africa

4 years ago

South Africans headed to Durban beaches over the weekend and some people raised concerns that there was no sign of social distancing or Covid protocols followed

"The damage is already done": South Africans unmoved by UK's decision to end travel ban

South Africa

4 years ago

South Africans say it is a little too late for the United Kingdom to put an end to the travel ban after 11 countries were placed on the list because of Omicron.

EFF's Floyd Shivambu says R500 for Covid tests is still too much, calls on labs to drop prices further

Politics

4 years ago

Floyd Shivambu, the Economic Freedom Fighters deputy president has called on South African laboratories to bring down the steep price of Covid-19 PCR tests.

GBV victim says police refused to arrest man who beat her, shares pics as proof

South Africa

4 years ago

A woman from Mamelodi took to social media to complain about a police officer at Silverton Police Station who refused to arrest the man who allegedly beat her.

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