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.

3494 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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MK MPs including Andile Mngxitama and John Hlophe sworn into parliament

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a year ago

Biker dies in Durban M4 crash with truck and car, SA saddened: "Motorbikes are so dangerous"

South Africa

a year ago

National Consumer Commission conducts nationwide inspections of spaza shops

South Africa

a year ago

ANC demands DA act on MP Ian Cameron's racism allegations

Politics

a year ago

12 year-old boy in Bedford shot for allegedly stealing nuts

South Africa

a year ago

Violent clash between initiation educators and community in Limpopo kills 1, injures several

South Africa

a year ago

KZN Finance MEC's decision to close Treasury Office excites South Africans

Politics

a year ago

The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for finance Francois Rodgers said he closed the Durban Treasury office down because he learned that he had two offices and only needed one.

Game farm worker mauled to death by lioness in Free State

Politics

a year ago

A Free State game farm employee died after a lioness attacked him. He and his supervisor were installing a gate in a lion enclosure when the lioness attacked him.

Pastor Timothy Omotoso rape trial continues in Eastern Cape, SA angry at courts

South Africa

a year ago

The case of pastor Timothy Omotoso who was accused of committing acts of rape, assault, racketeering and human trafficking continues in court in the Eastern Cape.

Panyaza Lesufi slams claims Cyril Ramaphosa instructed him to include DA members in cabinet

Politics

a year ago

The premier of Gauteng Panyaza Lesufi denied claims that the president of the African National Congress Cyril Ramaphosa told him to have DA member in his cabinet.

United Democratic Movement accepts invitation to join Government of National Unity

Politics

a year ago

The leader of the United Democratic Movement, Bantu Holomisa, accepted the African National Congress's invitation to join the Government of National Unity.

2 Men shot to death in car in Cape Town, South Africans horrified

South Africa

a year ago

Two men were shot and killed in cold blood in Philippi, Cape Town. A community leader believed that the incident was one of many similar retaliation shootings.

Court orders IEC to respond to MK Party's case by Tuesday

Politics

a year ago

The Independent Electoral Commission is expected to respond to the MK Party's case of declaring the elections invalid by 25 June. SA discussed rigging.

KZN MEC Francois Rodgers says the government must spend money on unemployment, service delivery

Politics

a year ago

The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for finance Francois Rodgers said the government must focus its budget on solving unemployment and focusing on providing service delivery.

Impeached former judge John Hlophe appointed MKP's party leader in parliament

Politics

a year ago

The former judge John Hlophe, who was impeached, has been appointed as the MK Party's National Chief Whip. South Africans celebrated his appointment.

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