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.

1257 articles published since 30 Oct 2017

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Top goal-scorer to dance master: Gabadinho shows off lit moves

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Google honours SA child Aids activist Nkosi Johnson with doodle

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Prophet Shepherd Bushiri claims he survived an attempted assassination

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Teen, 18, starts own business without money, inspires South Africans

5 years ago

Proudly SA - Young scientist, 18, to represent Mzansi abroad

5 years ago

Taxi driver given R40 000 after he helped pregnant woman give birth

5 years ago

Kind man tracks down little girl, buys her a proper school uniform

A little girl was teased because her school uniform did not fit her. The story touched a Good Samaritan's heart who travelled far to buy her a new, fitting uniform.

Lit dancing in Orlando Pirates' dressing room goes viral, SA reacts

A video was posted online showing a Bucs player dancing to a DJ Maphorisa song in the Orlando Pirates dressing room. The footage gathered more than 63 000 views and it left Mzansi with different opinions.

Reverend dies while preaching, video posted online: "Rest in peace"

Reverend Bassie Jackals has left his congregation and family heartbroken after his last sermon. The religious leader died while preaching and his final moments were caught on video.

Rachel Kolisi hilariously recreates back to school photo, SA loves it

It's time for kids to go back to school and Rachel Kolisi set social media on fire when she hilariously recreated a viral back-to-school photo. We took a look at some of the reactions the pic gathered.

Meet the Pretoria student who completed a physics degree at 17

Meet Hjalmar Rall - the 17-year-old teen who already completed high school and a degree in physics. The Pretoria prodigy now plans on studying towards an honour's degree before going to the US.

From miss to Dr: Stunning Dr S Mlata wows South Africans

South Africa has a new doctor and she does not only have the brains, but the beauty as well. Mzansi social media users were in awe of the gorgeous doc, who was identified as Sinobom Mlata.

Kaizer Chiefs celebrate golden 50th birthday with limited edition kit

The Kaizer Chiefs are celebrating their 50th year of existence by releasing a limited edition black and gold kit. The new jerseys went viral online and we took a look at Amakhosi fans' reactions.

Man makes thieves plant back plants they had stolen, video goes viral

A man filmed two thieves replanting the trees they had stolen from him and his commentary in the video had South Africans doubling over with laughter. Briefly took a look at some of the comments the viral video gathered.

Luxury lifestyles: 4 times pastors flaunted their wealth in 2019

Some pastors benefit financially from their ministries and some of them aren't afraid to flaunt their wealth. In 2019, Briefly reported on several occasions were religious leaders gave SA a glimpse into their lavish lifestyles.

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