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.

1241 articles published since 30 Oct 2017

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Rachel Kolisi: More Than Just a Rugby Player's Wife

9 months ago

King of flipping: Mhlengi Ngcobo turned a bicycle into enough money to fund a business

a year ago

From R150 and a bicycle to 5 booming businesses: Mhlengi Ngcobo flips his way to success

a year ago

Entrepreneur and accountant Tinashe Zano plugs SA with saving and budgeting tips

a year ago

Barefoot beginnings to powerhouse entrepreneur: Tinashe Zano saved 2 years to start a business

a year ago

“My dream life”: Lady shares thrilling scenes as she relocates to the UK, TikTok video trends

a year ago

Student who bought expensive red Benz storms school with it in video, people react

a year ago

A video making the rounds on social media has captured the moment an SS3 student stormed school with an expensive Benz. The video has gone viral.

"Undersea cable cuts": Man working remotely in tech company loses his job due to slow internet

a year ago

A man who works remotely and relies heavily on the internet has lost his job due to the slow internet connection experienced across West Africa in the past week.

‘Lyfie’ dance sensation: Video of cute kid in khaki's moves garners 7.4M TikTok views

a year ago

@kleinkwagga1 steals the show at a school concert with his dance moves to Bernice West’s 'Lyfie.' Dressed in khaki, this young farmer got over 7.4M views on TikTok.

Turning hardships into opportunities: Meet orphaned kid who became a businessman

a year ago

Karabo Letsoalo lost his mother when he was just 12. He faced every struggle until a kind business owner changed his life. Karabo now empowers other people..

Woman tracks down online scammer and demands money back in viral TikTok video, SA applauds her

a year ago

Tracking down a scammer who sold her corsets, @somdanger_the_pitbull demanded her money back in a TikTok video. The clip went viral and South Africans praised her.

Afronita: DWP dancer shows off her sizzling figure as she dances to Soweto, fan says, “Queen of dance”

a year ago

On Friday, December 8, 2023, DWP Academy dancer Afronita flaunted her physique and dance moves in a stunning video on her thrilling Instagram account.

Petrol attendant transforms into slay queen after work, woman stuns viewers: "They think I'm doing fraud"

a year ago

A young Nigerian lady who says she is a pump attendant at a filling station transformed into a very beautiful slay queen after she returned from work.

Cresta Mall mermaid goes TikTok viral after tail gets caught in reef, South Africans react to video

a year ago

Professional mermaid Nokukhanya.the_mermaid faced a perilous situation as her tail got caught in a viral TikTok video. Gabriela Green-Thompson addressed the danger.

TikTok video of swimmer's near-death experience in Cape Town ocean garners 8.3M views, netizens left stressed

a year ago

A swimmer fought nature’s might, narrowly surviving the Cape Town ocean. An adrenaline-pumping video garnering 8.3 million views sparks both awe and criticism.

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