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

4981 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Taxpayers paid over R1 billion in 5 years for public office bearers' VIP Protection Services

Politics

a year ago

Johannesburg Metro Police Department officer accused of roadblock assault

South Africa

a year ago

Firoz Cachalia sworn in as Minister of Police, comments on Political Killings Task Team

Politics

a year ago

Paul Mashatile fined for not declaring diamond gift, SA is not pleased

Politics

a year ago

SA reacts as SARB governor Lesetja Kganyago cuts repo rate by 25 basis point to 10.5 percent

Economy

a year ago

MK Party loses bid to challenge Cyril Ramaphosa for placing Senzo Mchunu on leave of absence

Politics

a year ago

Johannesburg mother arrested for making child smoke drugs charged with attempted murder

South Africa

a year ago

The Johannesburg Magistrates Court charged a woman and three others for the attempted murder of her four-year-old child whom she forced to smoke drugs.

Gayton McKenzie claps back at Julius Malema's threat to sue him for badmouthing him

Politics

a year ago

Patriotic Alliance president Gayton McKenzie responded to Economic Freedom Fighters president Julius Malema's threats to sue him for calling him a bank robber.

Constitutional Court upholds Vodacom's appeal against SCA ruling on Please-Call-Me saga

Money

a year ago

The Constitutional Court ruled in favour of Vodacom, which appealed the Supreme Court of Appeal's ruling that Nkosana Makate must receive more than R40 billion.

Pretoria Magistrates Court sentences man for rapist an 11-year-old Down syndrome child

South Africa

a year ago

The Pretoria Magistrates Court sentenced a 32-year-old man for raping an 11-year-old child with Down Syndrome. He was given a life term imprisonment sentence.

Free State school burns down, authorities suspect arsonist

South Africa

a year ago

A school in Verkeerdevlei, Free State was set alight. Four classes completely burned down, and one grade R class was set alight. Authorities suspected arson.

Political Killings Task Team arrests 2 suspects for DA councillor's death

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service Political Killings Task Team arrested two suspects for the murder of a Democratic Alliance councillor in KwaZulu-Natal.

South Africans slam John Steenhuisen for gifts he declared in Parliament

Politics

a year ago

The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, declared the gifts he received in 2025, which include bottles of wine, a bee suit, and a ministerial trip to Uganda.

South Africans horrified after elephants trample SANDF soldiers in Limpopo while patrolling

South Africa

a year ago

A South African National Defence Force member was killed in Limpopo after elephants trampled him while he was patrolling the area. South Africans had questions.

Tsunamis hit Russian and Japanese coasts after 8.8 magnitude earthquake strikes

Asia

a year ago

Residents in Russian, Japanese and United States towns were forced to evacuate and move to higher ground after an earthquake struck the Russian coast.

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