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Maryn Blignaut

Education: BA in Communication Science, University of South Africa (2012–2016), AFP Digital Investigation Techniques (GNI, 2023), Google News Initiative training (2024), Thomson Reuters Foundation AI Adoption Training and WAN-IFRA Women in News Programme (2025)

Experience: Briefly News (2017-present)

Awards: - Best Appealing Storytelling: Highest Average Pageviews, 2023 by Briefly News - Awarded the 2023 Gender Mainstreaming Award (Empowerment of Women in the Community) as part of the Briefly News team

Maryn Blignaut is the Editor-in-Chief at Briefly News, with nine years of experience in digital journalism. She holds a BA in Communication Science from the University of South Africa (2016) and specialises in digital storytelling and feature writing. She has completed advanced professional training in media and innovation, including the AFP Digital Investigation Techniques course, multiple Google News Initiative programmes, Thomson Reuters AI Adoption Training, and the WAN-IFRA Women in News leadership programme. For enquiries, contact maryn.blignaut@briefly.co.za

1172 articles published since 30 Oct 2017

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Actress Julia Roberts posts rare photo with hubby Daniel Moder on 19th wedding anniversary

Actress Julia Roberts posts rare photo with hubby Daniel Moder on 19th wedding anniversary

World

4 years ago

Couple who met at age 12 still together after 18 years; share then & now photos

Couple who met at age 12 still together after 18 years; share then & now photos

World

4 years ago

Covid-19: Prince William's wife goes into self-isolation after exposure to coronavirus

Covid-19: Prince William's wife goes into self-isolation after exposure to coronavirus

World

4 years ago

Kind man praised for braving the rain to fix young boy's broken bicycle

Kind man praised for braving the rain to fix young boy's broken bicycle

World

4 years ago

Couple who met on Facebook get married, screenshots of their 1st chat showed the lady DMed him

Couple who met on Facebook get married, screenshots of their 1st chat showed the lady DMed him

World

4 years ago

Nick Cannon now father of 7 after girlfriend Alyssa Scott welcomes baby boy

Nick Cannon now father of 7 after girlfriend Alyssa Scott welcomes baby boy

World

4 years ago

Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck display enviable romance during stroll in the Hamptons

Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck display enviable romance during stroll in the Hamptons

World

4 years ago

Ben Affleck and lover Jennifer Lopez enjoyed their time away from the kids with a stroll in the Hamptons. The couple appeared to be in a deep conversation.

2 Brothers escape from leopard by hitting It with a birthday cake

2 Brothers escape from leopard by hitting It with a birthday cake

World

4 years ago

The two lucky brothers told the press that the leopard leapt out from sugarcane fields and started catching up with their motorcycle. Read more on TUKO.co.ke.

Woman fights pastor during prayer session, stops him from putting hand on her head

Woman fights pastor during prayer session, stops him from putting hand on her head

World

4 years ago

A video showing a woman refusing to let a pastor place his hands on her head during a prayer session has gone viral. Many wondered what she was doing there.

Cute video shows priceless moment dad meets and carries his newborn baby

Cute video shows priceless moment dad meets and carries his newborn baby

World

4 years ago

A man identified as Gay Danny Tanner couldn't hide his joy as he met and carried his cute baby for the first at the hospital where his partner gave birth...

Prince Harry, William put feud aside as they reunite to unveil statue of Princess Diana at Kensington Palace

Prince Harry, William put feud aside as they reunite to unveil statue of Princess Diana at Kensington Palace

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4 years ago

Prince William and Harry put their feud aside to celebrate their mum on what would have been her 60th birthday. They unveiled the statue at Kensington Palace.

Flying car equipped with BMW engine completes 35-minute flight test between 2 airports

Flying car equipped with BMW engine completes 35-minute flight test between 2 airports

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4 years ago

Anton Rajac, an adviser and investor in Klein Vision, said if the company could attract even a small percentage of global airlines, it would be a huge success.

Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot, husband welcome baby daughter at home

Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot, husband welcome baby daughter at home

World

4 years ago

Wonder Woman superhero star Gal Gadot welcomed a baby girl into their family and shared the news on Instagram, and her fans congratulated her for the blessings.

135 Doctors to separate twins joined at the head in R7.2 million surgery

135 Doctors to separate twins joined at the head in R7.2 million surgery

World

4 years ago

A set of twins have has been born in Ghana conjoined at their heads. They are at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital awaiting a historic surgical procedure.

Emilio Flores Marquez: Puerto Rican man named world's oldest man at 112

Emilio Flores Marquez: Puerto Rican man named world's oldest man at 112

World

4 years ago

According to the Guinness World Records site, Emilio, born on August 8, 1908, in Carolina, Puerto Rico, is the second-oldest of 11 children born to Alberto.

Maryn Blignaut