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

5268 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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SAPS provides update on 3 constables found dead at Hennops River

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Madlanga Commission: Dumisani Khumalo unveils "Top 5" criminal cartels in SA

South Africa

a year ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa laughs after being asked about the Afrikaners in the United States

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a year ago

Madlanga Commission responds as Terry Motau asks to be recused from Commission of Inquiry

Politics

a year ago

13 people killed in horrific Limpopo accident involving truck and taxi on R81

South Africa

a year ago

Kenny Kunene sworn in as ordinary councillor, South Africans quizzical

Politics

a year ago

Ad Hoc Committee finalises list of witnesses to testify, SA weighs in

Politics

a year ago

Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee proposed that President Cyril Ramaphosa, former Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa, and Vusimuzi Matlala appear as witnesses.

South Africans slam Mswati III after he asks for donations at UN

Politics

a year ago

The King of Eswatini, Mswati III, pleaded with the United Nations General Assembly delegates for a donation of over R40 billion for climate change.

Gayton McKenzie says he will resign as Sports, Arts and Culture minister on 30 September

Politics

a year ago

The Patriotic Alliance president, Gayton McKenzie, said that he will resign as the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture because of the fallout with the ANC.

NPA regional head says that she was never informed about disbandment of PKTT

South Africa

a year ago

The KwaZulu-Natal National Prosecuting Authority boss, Advocate Elaine Harrison, said that she was not informed of the Political Killings Task Team's disbandment.

JCPS shares General Shadrack Sibiya's letter of PKTT disbandment, SA in a tailspin

South Africa

a year ago

The Political Killings Disbandment letter that Deputy National Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya wrote in April went viral. South Africans called for arrests.

South Africans furious as SASSA increases social grants by R10

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) announced that various child grants will be increased by R10. South Africans were furious at the amount.

Alleged Senzo Mchunu letter reveals directive against Political Killings Task Team

Politics

a year ago

The letter that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu allegedly wrote to National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola about the PKTT disbandment went viral.

SAPS deployed to Yeoville Clinic after locals and foreign nationals clash over healthcare services

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service was deployed to the Yeoville Clinic after conflict erupted between locals and foreign nationals clashed over healthcare services.

Retired Interpol ambassador slams Senzo Mchunu for PKTT disbandment

Politics

a year ago

The former Interpol Ambassador, Andy Mashaile, said Police Minister Senzo Mchunu did not follow protocol in disbanding the Political Killings Task Team.

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