Maryn Blignaut

Education: BA in Communication Science, the University of South Africa (2012-2016), AFP Digital Investigation Techniques course (Google News Initiative, 2023), Google News Initiative training (2024)

Experience: Briefly News (2017-present)

Awards: Best Appealing Storytelling: Highest Average Pageviews, 2023 by Briefly News

Maryn Blignaut is the Editor-in-Chief at Briefly News. She holds a BA in Communication Science from the University of South Africa (2016) and has over seven years of journalism experience. She specialises in digital journalism and feature writing. Maryn completed the AFP Digital Investigation Techniques course and multiple Google News Initiative training programmes. For enquiries, contact maryn.blignaut@briefly.co.za.

1263 articles published since 30 Oct 2017

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Mhlengi Ngcobo didn't have money to fund his business after dropping out of Stellenbosch University, so he resorted to 'flipping' to raise capital.

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Mhlengi Ngcobo struggled while studying civil engineering at the University of Stellenbosch. So, he dropped out and founded not one, but five businesses.

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Tinashe Zano is a chartered accountant who used his background in finance to self-fund his own company. Now, he shared four budgeting and saving tips to help others.

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