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

5269 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Eastern Cape floods death toll continues to rise as 2 bodies, including a toddler, were found

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Kruger National Park rangers kill alleged poacher, arrest 1, while a third escapes

South Africa

a year ago

John Steenhuisen said GNU is dead in 2029 if no jobs are created

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a year ago

5 arrested in Durban for supplying foreign nationals with passports

South Africa

a year ago

Mpumalanga man commits suicide after daughter allegedly accuses him of rape

South Africa

a year ago

City of Joburg targets municipal debt and illegal connections in new drive, SA discusses

South Africa

a year ago

Gayton McKenzie praises Liam Jacobs, who ditches DA for Patriotic Alliance

Politics

a year ago

The Democratic Alliance's former Member of Parliament, Liam Jacobs, left the party and joined the Patriotic Alliance. South Africans criticised him on social media.

Driver arrested for clocking 170km/h in accident that killed 5 in Ermelo, Mpumalanga

South Africa

a year ago

A motorist was arrested in Ermelo, Mpumalanga on 13 June 2025 after he crashed into a sedan while driving at over 170 km/h. South Africans reacted.

South Africans slam government's attempt to defend National Dialogue's Eminent Persons

Politics

a year ago

The Chairperson of the National Dialogue Preparatory Committee, Nkosinathi Biko, said the appointment of the Eminent Persons for the National Dialogue were welcomed.

Eastern Cape floods death toll rises to 86, Cyril Ramaphosa calls for a day of mourning

South Africa

a year ago

The Eastern Cape provincial government confirmed that the death toll from the Eastern Cape floods has risen to 86 as more people are reported missing.

SANDF confirms that first group of soldiers deployed in DRC to arrive on 13 June 2025

South Africa

a year ago

The South African National Defence Force has confirmed that the first group of soldiers will arrive in Bloemfontein, Free State, from Tanzania on 13 June 2025.

Municipal police services to be given more power to enforce immigration laws, Mzansi discusses

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service have submitted proposed changes to the legislation to empower municipal police services to enforce the Immigration Act.

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane says the death toll of floods rises to 49 people

South Africa

a year ago

The Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane said that 49 people have died due to the floods caused by the severe weather which began on 7 June 2025.

SA celebrates after influencer in legal trouble after SPCA rescues malnourished dogs

South Africa

a year ago

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have opened a case against an influencer and rescued her malnourished dog. South Africans celebrated.

Over 700,000 waiting for new driver's license cards, SA stumped

South Africa

a year ago

The only driver's license card-printing machine has a backlog of over 700,000 outstanding license cards that must be printed. South Africans made jokes.

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