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 a senior 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. Email: tebogo.mokwena@briefly.co.za

5237 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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14-year-old twins found stabbed to death in Mamelodi West home, no arrests made

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Concrete truck driver flees after killing woman on Phoenix Highway in KwaZulu-Natal

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Madlanga Commission to hear Feroz Khan evidence in-camera after criminal charges ordered

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Justice Madlanga ordered criminal charges against Feroz Khan for defying a subpoena, as the Commission rejected his delay bid ahead of closed-door testimony.

Estate attorney Charlotte Tibana faces 123 counts over R11m deceased estate fraud

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Prosecutors add 16 counts in alleged R11m deceased-estate fraud case, bringing charges against four accused to 123 as their Polokwane bail hearing continues.

Ekurhuleni women's bodies: SAPS deploys specialised units, offers R400 000 reward

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Gauteng police have resolved three of 12 cases involving women’s bodies in Ekurhuleni, while forensic teams pursue leads and a R400,000 reward is available.

Missing boy Kutlwano found alive at OR Tambo Airport, woman detained by police

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Police found missing child Kutlwano at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng, a day after he vanished, as questions remain about the woman with him now.

Malema accuses DA's Hill-Lewis of hiding racism behind EFF corruption claims at Joburg Debate

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Malema challenged Hill-Lewis to prove EFF mismanagement at Johannesburg debate, as VBS allegations reignited tensions over coalition governance for 2026 polls.

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula Corruption trial postponed to November after arrest warrant issued

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Arrest warrant issued for Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula after illness kept her from court in Tshwane; corruption and money-laundering trial delayed until November.

Safair sues SAA Technical for R21.1 million over OR Tambo aircraft collision

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FlySafair is suing SAA Technical for R21.1m over an OR Tambo collision that grounded a Boeing 737-800 and forced 132 flight cancellations in December 2022.

Hangwani Maumela files urgent court bid to block sale of R10m Ferrari SF90

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Hangwani Morgan Maumela asks Pretoria High Court to halt transfer of his sold Ferrari SF90, linked to the R2bn Tembisa Hospital fraud investigation.

Drinking game and twerking allegations revealed at Shadrack Sibiya's bail hearing

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Ndlovu told Sibiya’s bail hearing teenage girls were pressured to drink at a Sandton club; WhatsApp messages with a 16-year-old revealed their interactions.

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