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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Former SACP leader calls on the party to pay back R3 million VBS Mutual Bank money

South Africa

a year ago

Mpumalanga man arrested for fatally stabbing 62-year-old father

South Africa

a year ago

National Treasury defends former director-general against VBS Mutual Bank saga

Politics

a year ago

Gayton McKenzie looking to bring back physical education as a subject

Politics

a year ago

Minister Pieter Groenewald bemoans budget cuts to Correctional Services department

Politics

a year ago

KZN teen arrested for raping little girl linked to murder of another little girl

South Africa

a year ago

Former VBS Mutual Bank CFO Phillip Truter given parole months ago

South Africa

a year ago

Phillip Truter, VBS Mutual Bank's former CFO, was released on parole in April after serving three years of his 10-year sentence. South Africans were perturbed.

South African Police Service on the hunt for suspects after gogo raped and robbed

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service is on the lookout for three suspects who robbed a gogo. One of them allegedly raped her twice before fleeing the scene.

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says SAPS to rollout crime-fighting technology

Politics

a year ago

The minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, outlined the plans he has for the South African Police Service which includes introducing better technology to fight crime.

Gauteng South African Police Service officers arrested for robbery

South Africa

a year ago

Three members of the South African Police Service were arrested after allegedly robbing a motorist of his phone. South Africans were angry at the officers.

Exclusive: Eskom warns South Africans about viral WhatsApp voice note scam

South Africa

a year ago

Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokoena spoke to Briefly News about a scam which went viral of people claiming to be Eskom workers and extorting money from residents.

Video of inmates in South Africa bragging about prison life sparks outrage

South Africa

a year ago

A South African prisoner went viral on social media after he posted a video of himself and other inmates bragging about the benefits of being in prison.

EFF member advocate Dali Mpofu defends donations allegedly received from VBS

Politics

a year ago

Advocate Dali Mpofu defended the EFF after claims that the party received donations from the VBS Mutual Bank's convicted chairman Tshifhiwa Matodzi arose.

Eskom pats itself on the back for 107 days of no loadshedding

South Africa

a year ago

Eskom praised itself and its employees for maintaining a prolonged suspension of loadshedding which lasted for over 100 days, most of which were in winter.

Former National Treasury Director-General denies receiving bribes from VBS chairman

Politics

a year ago

The former National Treasury director-general, Dondo Mogajane, denied the defunct VBS Mutual Bank's former chairman, Tshifhiwa Matodzi, bribed him.

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