Tebogo Mokwena

Education: Diploma in Journalism, ALISON (2023), Google News Initiative training (2024), Reuters Introduction to Digital Journalism (2024), AWS Introduction to Responsible AI (2025)

Experience: Journalist and photographer, Daily Sun (2015-2019), Subeditor, Capricorn Post (2019), Journalist, Vutivi Business News (2020-2023), Briefly News (2023 to date)

Awards: Exclusive Comments Guru 2023 by Briefly News

Tebogo Mokwena is the Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk and a current affairs writer at Briefly News. With a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON, he has a strong background in digital journalism, having completed training with the Google News Initiative. He began his career as a journalist at Daily Sun, where he worked for four years before becoming a sub-editor and journalist at Capricorn Post. He then joined Vutivi Business News in 2020 before moving to Briefly News in 2023.

3689 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Brown Mogotsi: New details about alleged shooting emerge

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Parties have 1 year left to prepare for the Local Government Elections as a possible date is announced

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Court blocks Operation Dudula from continuing foreign national-targeted operations

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Madlanga Commission adjourns after safety of key witnesses jeopardised

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Alleged attempt on Brown Mogotsi’s life has SA asking questions: “Who trusts this guy?”

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North West businessman Brown Mogotsi's car was allegedly attacked and shot at with eight bullets. He reportedly survived the incident, and South Africans debated.

MK Party president Jacob Zuma visits Burkina Faso leader Ibrahim Traore

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MK Party president Jacob Zuma visited Burkina Faso and attended a Pan African event where he delivered an address. He also visited President Ibrahim Traore.

Former Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya linked to suspected cartel boss Katiso Molefe

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A Hawks officer testified at the Madlanga Commission that the former leader of the Hawks, Godfrey Lebeya, was the one who allegedly gave the Hawks Molefe's address.

South African homeowners warned of house robbery methods

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Fidelity has cautioned South African homeowners who put their houses on the market to be on the lookout for robbers posing as prospective home buyers.

SAPS launches search for missing 12 year-old Limpopo child

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The South African Police Service has launched a search for a 12-year-old boy who went missing in October in Limpopo after he went to the barbers.

General Lesiba Mokoena consults legal team after Madlanga Commission testimony

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General Lesiba Mokoena, the section head in the Hawks' Tactical Operations Management Section (TOMS), has sought legal assistance for his testimony.

Mamelodi murders: community threatens to shut down parts of the city

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Civic movement Soil of Africa called on Tshwane Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya and Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi to address violent crime in Mamelodi, Tshwane.

Government defends removing informal traders in Johannesburg

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The City of Johannesburg defended itself after it faced a court case for evicting informal traders from different parts of Johannesburg on 31 October.

SAPS arrests serial rapist charged with 12 rapes in Gauteng, used e-hailing to lure victims

South Africa

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The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested a Gauteng suspect for allegedly raping, kidnapping, and robbing women after luring them to be his victims.

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