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 Human Interest manager and feature writer. She holds a BA degree in Communication Science, which she obtained from the University of South Africa in 2016. She joined the Briefly - South African News team shortly after graduating and has over six years of experience in the journalism field. Maryn passed the AFP Digital Investigation Techniques course (Google News Initiative), as well as a set of trainings for journalists by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at: maryn.blignaut@briefly.co.za

1263 articles published since 30 Oct 2017

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

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

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

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.

Proudly SA company partners with Google to create its own smartphone

Mara Phones is one of the few companies in the country that is looking to compete against the large international smartphone businesses with their own product.

Husband goes to university for cute photoshoot with young student wife as they welcome baby

A young Nigerian student and her husband stormed a university for beautiful photoshoot as they celebrated her safe delivery. She took pictures with coursemates.

Acrobatic man turns himself into a "car" and rolls across the road in video

A man has got many people talking after displaying amazing acrobatic skills in a video. He could be seen standing on his hands & putting both legs on his head.

Homeless artist Richard Hutchins gets Hollywood offer after his viral video

Homeless artist Richard Hutchins gets lucrative offers from Hollywood to play as an artist. Hutchins spent years homeless after his art studio burned down.

Medical students quickly save a woman’s life during flight, many praise them

Lauren Bagneris and Duplessis, two medical classmates, saved a woman's life during a flight to Greece. They calmed her as they acted according to instructions.

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