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

5352 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Great Brak River kidnapping: 4 Men allegedly kidnaps woman from De Dekke Shopping Complex

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SAPS identifies 331 high-risk voting stations ahead of 4 November Elections, KZN leads with 165

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North West police identify suspects in Donovan Marx farm attack

South Africa

a day ago

Police seize R41 Million in illicit cigarettes at 2 Durban facilities in Avoca and Briardene

South Africa

a day ago

Andrea Johnson and Feroz Khan arrested on defeating justice charges

South Africa

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4 men arrested with AK-47 and 2 handguns after anti-Illegal Immigration Marches in KZN

South Africa

a day ago

Eldorado Park e-Hailing robbery: 5 suspects aged 15–21 arrested after dashcam goes viral

South Africa

2 days ago

Five suspects were arrested after an armed robbery of an e-hailing driver in Eldorado Park; dashcam footage spread online, and police confirmed he was unharmed.

Cape Town pre-election debate: Parties clash over housing and inequality ahead of 2026 LGE

Politics

3 days ago

CapeTalk’s third pre-election debate exposed divides over Cape Town housing, inequality and the DA’s R40bn infrastructure spend before November’s 2026 vote.

Cape Town taxi violence kills 3 and wounds 6 in 24 Hours across multiple areas

South Africa

3 days ago

Taxi violence shootings killed three and wounded six across Cape Town in 24 hours, prompting police deployments and a mayoral pledge of full support for SAPS.

Bopha Foundation to Sue IEC, demands deregistration of ActionSA

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3 days ago

Bopha Foundation plans legal action against the IEC to deregister ActionSA, alleging it bypassed internal democracy rules ahead of the 4 November local elections.

Court strikes off ex-police Major-General Mulangi Mphego's home search legal challenge

South Africa

3 days ago

Mphego failed to overturn the July search of his Centurion home, where police seized firearms and state ammunition linked to the probe into Sindile Mfazi’s death.

Durban High Court clears SARS to sell 5 Sandown properties linked to Shauwn Mkhize

South Africa

4 days ago

Durban High Court approves sale of five Sandown homes linked to Shauwn Mkhize as SARS pursues R125.9m tax debt; proceeds will be held pending court action.

Ramaphosa accuses City of Tshwane of dereliction of duty over Bronkhorstspruit water crisis

South Africa

5 days ago

Ramaphosa condemns Tshwane after a chlorine failure in Bronkhorstspruit left at least 400 ill, as officials dispute the cause and national government steps in.

Ramaphosa says misinformation about ConCourt ruling sparked violent protests

South Africa

5 days ago

Ramaphosa links distorted claims about a court ruling to anti-foreigner violence in KwaZulu-Natal and Soweto, as SANDF deploys under Operation Prosper at R34m.

833 Bronkhorstspruit residents ill after water plant ran without chlorine for three weeks

South Africa

5 days ago

Bronkhorstspruit water crisis: over 833 residents fell ill after three weeks without chlorine; children under four make up 40% of cases amid tanker fears.

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