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

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Mpumalanga man arrested after he was found sleeping with exhumed corpses' bones

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11 Accused of defrauding SASSA to remain behind bars, SA celebrates

South Africa

a year ago

SAPS still looking for the VW Polo that the 3 missing constables disappeared in

South Africa

a year ago

Botswana President Duma Boko visits President Cyril Ramaphosa

Politics

a year ago

Hennops River body count rises to 5 after SAPS confirms the bodies of 3 missing officers

South Africa

a year ago

Panyaza Lesufi demands answers after the provincial government spent R34 million on office rentals

Politics

a year ago

3 missing Bloemfontein SAPS constables allegedly found dead in Tshwane, police plead for privacy

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service's national spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said the police are investigating the scene where three bodies were found.

IFP KZN chairperson Thami Ntuli roasts MK Party during by-election campaign

Politics

a year ago

The Inkatha Freedom Party's KwaZulu-Natal chairperson, Thami Ntuli, roasted the MK Party and said it was still the ANC which only changed colours.

ANC fires Dannhauser deputy mayor for voting with IFP to remove speaker

Politics

a year ago

The African National Congress fired three members including the Dannahuser deputy mayor for voting with the Inkatha Freedom Party in a no-confidence motion.

Former Cederberg deputy mayor convicted of R20,000 school uniform tender fraud

South Africa

a year ago

The former Cederberg Municipality deputy-mayor, Benjamin Zass, was found guilty of fraud involving a R20,000 uniform tender scandal in 2018. Netizens reacted.

Border Management Authority prevents 6200 people from entering and exiting SA illegally

South Africa

a year ago

The Border Management Authority revealed that over 6000 illegal immigrants who tried to enter and exit the country illegally were apprehended during Easter.

EFF welcomes Western Cape High Court's judgement to set budget aside

Politics

a year ago

The Economic Freedom Fighters celebrated the Western Cape High Court's decision to set Enoch Godongwana's budget aside and suspend the VAT increase.

Firefighter injured while battling the Table Mountain blaze, netizens prayerful

South Africa

a year ago

The City of Cape Town said a firefighter from the city who is part of the team battling the Table Mountain blaze was injured when she fell. SA prayed for her.

Enoch Godongwana ordered to table budget afresh in Parliament after court order

Politics

a year ago

The Western Cape High Court has ordered that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana table a new budget after the original budget was scrapped due to the VAT hike.

SA concerned as hundreds evacuated after Table Mountain bursts into flames

South Africa

a year ago

Over 100 households in Cape Town have been evacuated after a fire spread on Table Mountain. The fire was allegedly deliberately started, and netizens were worried.

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