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 - 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. 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.

1236 articles published since 30 Oct 2017

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Lockdown: 4 stories of Ubuntu that restored SA's faith in humanity

South Africa

5 years ago

The Veedub Club: 5 PSL players who drive affordable Volkswagen cars

People

5 years ago

Ntsiki Mazwai questions whether Ramaphosa would survive on R350

People

5 years ago

Nando's tags Bheki Cele in hilarious post, the minister responds

South Africa

5 years ago

Lockdown: Woman shows off booze stored in garage in viral video

South Africa

5 years ago

Staff donate baby clothes and supplies to desperate new father

People

5 years ago

Man proudly shows off the 1-bedroom house he built, inspires Mzansi

People

5 years ago

An industrious home-owner shared his humble one-bedroom home that he built while striving to improve his living conditions. His pride was echoed by many online.

Video shows locals looting bottle store in broad daylight, SA reacts

South Africa

5 years ago

A video has gone viral on social media showing locals looting a bottle store amid the ban on alcohol during the 21-lockdown and SA had a lot to say about it.

Halala: Woman used R389 to start successful agriculture business

People

5 years ago

An Mzansi woman used money her hubby gave her for her hair to buy seeds. In just two years, she grew it into a successful business and now employs 40 people.

Meet the doctor, 26, who died while trying to fight the coronavirus

People

5 years ago

A Pakistan doctor, Usama Riaz, has been hailed a hero after he lost his life while fighting the novel coronavirus. Dr Riaz was only 26 years old when he passed.

Mzansi in awe of man's creativity: "Defeat coronavirus at taxi ranks"

People

5 years ago

A man has wowed South Africans with his initiative. He used a metal bin and turned it into a portable washing sink. Mzansi felt we needed this in taxi ranks.

Coronavirus: Pastor Mboro says God told him about the outbreak in 2019

South Africa

5 years ago

Mboro said he got a message from God last year that there will be an outbreak in 2020. The infamous self-proclaimed prophet opened up about the coronavirus.

Father wakes up early every morning to walk daughters to bus stop

People

5 years ago

A dad is taking extra measures to ensure his daughters are safe. He wakes up very early every morning to walk them to their bus stops to ensure their safety.

South Africans have the opportunity to try out for WWE in Mzansi

Entertainment

5 years ago

South Africans who love the WWE world now has the opportunity to join it. During the live tour in April, Saffas will have the chance to try-out for the WWE.

Meet the 10 most powerful SA women in Africa according to Forbes

Facts and lifehacks

5 years ago

Forbes released its 2020 Africa's 50 Most Powerful Women list and a couple of local ladies made the cut. Briefly.co.za took a look at who the SA women are.

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