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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Dad pretends to steal cartoon's food, son's reaction goes viral

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Couple share how their love story moved from grass to grace

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Teacher gifted over R408k to buy pianos for students after plea online

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Artist gives girl a scholarship, vows to make her an expert as well

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Viral video shows talented man effortlessly creating road markings

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Doctor delivers twins, sends pics to man who delivered her as baby

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Lady recreates childhood photo of her and mum with own daughter 24 years later

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A lady was massively praised by many people who said she put in a lot of work into remaking the photo she took with her mother in 1997. They all look very fine.

Piers Morgan slammed by female rights activist for attacking Meghan Markle

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TV host Piers Morgan got into a heated argument with a female rights activist Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu live on TV after the Meghan and Prince Harry interview.

Young man's realistic pencil sketch of client nearly breaks the internet

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A creative young man has become popular on social media after he posted a photos of the work he did with a pencil. Many said his art looks cute and very neat.

Young man in suit and tie sells goods in traffic, video goes viral

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5 years ago

A viral video of a hardwoking man hustling to make ends meet in the city has gone viral. Many said that he is a gentleman going about business professionally.

GBV and extreme poverty: Women impacted more by Covid-19 pandemic

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5 years ago

Studies found that women across the world have been impacted more by the coronavirus pandemic and Briefly.co.za decided to take a closer look at the numbers.

Rasta the artist bounces back after receiving financial backing

People

5 years ago

Rasta the artist made a plea online after his paint ran out. His calls were heard by many and it saw the infamous artist getting backing from his followers.

Young man bags 1st class in engineering, shares graduation photos

People

5 years ago

A young Nigerian man, Toluwanimi, has shared photos to celebrate himself for bagging first class in production engineering. Congratulations poured in for him.

Friends push woman and man to date, they end up getting married

People

5 years ago

The two lovebirds officially met in 2018 but Joard’s shoddy dressing did not impress Rita. They met again in January 2019 and that is when her heart melted.

Heartbroken man begs wife to return home for sake of their children

World

5 years ago

George Sagala said though he knows that his wife does not love him, he needed her back so that they could raise their two children together. More on Briefly.

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