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

Author's articles

EFF slams Cyril Ramaphosa's list of delegates for National Dialogue

Politics

a year ago

7 killed by severe floods in the Eastern Cape as cold weather persists

South Africa

a year ago

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba retracts old post about Helen Zille: "I was deceived"

Politics

a year ago

EFF KZN calls for probe after man confesses to killing Sindiso Magaqa, implicates municipal officials

Politics

a year ago

MK Party accuses DA of City of Johannesburg's condition as it rejects Helen Zille's mayoral goal

Politics

a year ago

High Court to hear arguments against Operation Dudula, SA amused

South Africa

a year ago

N2 closed due to snow as SAWS warns of severe weather for Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa

a year ago

The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government said that parts of the N2 were temporarily closed due to icy and snowy conditions causing traffic congestion.

Police officer accused of raping trainee at Tshwane academy granted bail

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service officer who was arrested for allegedly raping a traineee was given R8000 bail. South Africans were not happy and fumed.

Vuyo Zungula removed as president of ATM, South Africans disturbed

Politics

a year ago

The African Transformation Movement has removed Vuyo Zungula as the party's leader and replaced him with Professor Caesar Nongqunga. South Africans reacted.

3 bodies recovered with missing aircraft in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africans horrified

South Africa

a year ago

Three people were killed and their bodies were found a day after a light aircraft, which left Virginia Airport in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, disappeared.

Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng apologises after racist comment targetting lawyers

South Africa

a year ago

Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng, presiding over Senzo Meyiwa's case, apologised for uttering racist remarks after Advocate Charles Mnisi asked for a leave of absence.

Picture of Julius Malema and Fikile Mbalula hugging and laughing goes viral

Politics

a year ago

The president of the Economic Freedom Fighters Julius Malema and the African National Congress secretary-general Fikile Mbalula shared a picture. SA reacted.

Most of Mzansi experiences freezing weather, South Africans complain

South Africa

a year ago

South Africans are experiencing a bitterly cold week as the cold front has resulted in cold weather throughout the country. Some parts will experience snow.