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

5163 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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US imposes visa bans on South African officials over and Eepropriation and race policies

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SAPS arrests boyfriend of Ekurhuleni victim as Kempton Park body count reaches 8

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Kempton Park woman kidnapped and raped after boarding fake e-hailing vehicle

South Africa

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Disbarred attorney Malesela Teffo arrested in Pretoria in viral video after contempt of court finding

South Africa

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NDPP Andy Mothibi orders charges against suspended Police Commissioner Masemola withdrawn

South Africa

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Kwanele Foundation's Sibisi blasts Ramaphosa over GBV at Ekurhuleni protest

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Over 200 Durban migrants board buses to Lindela Repatriation Centre in Krugersdorp

South Africa

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More than 200 refugees and asylum seekers leave Durban for Gauteng after three months on the streets, as Che Guevara Road's makeshift camp is now dismantled.

6th body found in Kwa-Thema may be linked to 5 Kempton Park murders, SAPS says

South Africa

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SAPS probes whether a sixth woman found in Kwa-Thema is linked to five Kempton Park deaths as Firoz Cachalia now raises the possibility of multiple killers.

Kempton Park women's killings: Acting Police Minister Cachalia suspects multiple killers

South Africa

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Firoz Cachalia warns multiple killers may be linked to five women found dead in Kempton Park as police identify victim Elizabeth Moselakgomo and review probe.

Hidden electricity habits could be costing SA households R300 more per month

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South African households may waste R300 on hidden electricity habits. Utility expert Matthew Koller explains power-cut surges, overnight use and tariff risks.

FF Plus rules out coalitions with EFF, MK Party and PAC ahead of November elections

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FF Plus leader Corné Mulder rules out coalitions with the EFF, MK Party and PAC ahead of 4 November elections, as FF Plus contests 80% of municipalities.

3 women found in Kempton Park still unidentified as families wait at mortuary

South Africa

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Three female bodies remain unidentified in Kempton Park as Elizabeth Moselakgomo is named, while forensic tests continue amid growing serial killer concerns.

Women For Change slams GBVF response after 5 bodies found in Kempton Park

South Africa

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Five women’s bodies found in Gauteng expose policing failures, as Women For Change demands action after Elizabeth Moselakgomo’s death and criticises GBVF spending.

8-year-old daughter raised alarm after Elizabeth Moselakgomo went missing in Kempton Park

South Africa

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Elizabeth Moselakgomo's family identified her remains after she went missing in Kempton Park. Her daughter raised the alarm, while SAPS investigates her death.

Family of jogger Elizabeth Moselakgomo speaks out after body found in Ekurhuleni

South Africa

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Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo’s family identified her body after she vanished during a Kempton Park jog, as police investigate four bodies found in Ekurhuleni.

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