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

4502 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Search for the parents of an abandoned infant in Mahikeng begins after a six-year-old girl alerts her grandmother about a crying baby found in Itsoseng.

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South Africa launches Lenacapavir, a long-acting HIV prevention drug, aiming to cut infection rates with just two annual injections, benefiting mothers.

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KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested an undocumented foreign national running a tuck shop after a toddler's death linked to food purchased there, igniting fury.

MK Party MP Edward Mzikayise Ntshingila passes away after battling sickness

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MK Party MP Edward Mzikayise Ntshingila has died after a prolonged illness. His contributions were pivotal in the party's advance in South African politics.

Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo hits back at Mmusi Maimane criticism

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Mmusi Maimane confronts Wicknell Chivayo on social media, sparking a heated exchange over Chivayo's influence in South Africa amidst political tensions.

Professor Loren Landau critiques state's role in linking immigration to South Africa's social issues

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Professor Loren Landau discusses the state's complicity in linking immigration to social ills and the implications of the 30 June 2026 shutdown for politics.

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Crime experts speaks about illegal immigration marches ahead of shutdown

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Dr Tinyiku Ngoveni warns that South Africa's security framework is compromised, risking severe economic impacts and loss of life ahead of the June 30 shutdown.

Illegal immigrants arrested in Mpumalanga during Abahambe march

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3 days ago

The Abahambe movement's campaign results in the arrest of 14 undocumented immigrants in Emalahleni during a peaceful anti-illegal immigration demonstration.

2 year-old dies in KwaZulu-Natal after allegedly eating snacks from foreigners' shop

South Africa

3 days ago

An Esikhawini family is demanding justice and burial costs from a local tuck shop owner after their two-year-old toddler died of suspected chip poisoning.

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