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 the Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk and a 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.

3491 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Gayton McKenzie says Die Stem will remain in the National Anthem

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a year ago

ANC rejects Jacob Zuma's request for hearing to be public

Politics

a year ago

Bafana Mahungela officially charged during court appearance, SA discusses

South Africa

a year ago

MK Party is the official opposition: National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza

Politics

a year ago

Musina security guard fatally shot during Emergency Medical Services Centre robbery

South Africa

a year ago

Political parties have expectations about Cyril Ramaphosa's Opening of Parliament speech

Politics

a year ago

Blade Nzimande denies VBS Mutual Bank paid SACP R3 million conference bill

Politics

a year ago

The South African Communist Party's national chairman Blade Nzimande denied that the party's R3 million conference bill was settled by VBS Mutual Bank.

Police minister Senzo Mchunu welcomes 545-year sentence for liquor shooters

South Africa

a year ago

Five men who robbed a liquor store and shot at the police in the Western Cape were sentenced to a collective 545 years in prison for their crimes.

Eastern Cape principal allegedly beats learners for stealing

South Africa

a year ago

An Eastern Cape principal is under investigation after he allegedly assaulted two school children who allegedly stole some items from school during the holidays.

AfriForum to lay charges of corruption against Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu

Politics

a year ago

The lobby group AfriForum is planning to open cases of corruption, fraud and money laundering against the EFF's leaders Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu.

Durban woman demands R100,000 maintenance from cheating husband

South Africa

a year ago

A woman from Durban in KwaZulu-Natal filed court papers demanding that her estranged husband, with whom she is divorcing, must give her R100,000 in maintenance.

Tony Yengeni to represent Jacob Zuma at ANC disciplinary hearing

Politics

a year ago

The ANC's former chief whip and NEC member Tony Yengeni is expected to represent former president and suspended member Jacob Zuma during his hearing.

63-year-old MK Party member walks from Polokwane to Nkandla to fight for new elections

Politics

a year ago

A member of the MK Party from Polokwane in Limpopo is walking from Polokwane to Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal to encourage the party to continue fighting.

Two men sentenced to 15 years each for rhino poaching in SA

South Africa

a year ago

Two men who were caught trying to smuggle rhino horns out of South Africa to Vietnam have been sentenced to 15 years each for their crimes. SA was not pleased.

SABC to respond to MKP's application against it using the GNU term

Politics

a year ago

The MK Party filed papers before the Johannesburg High Court to stop the SABC from using the term "government of national unity", and SABC said it would respond.

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