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

4991 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Nurses mistreat patient at Mpumalanga hospital, the DA calls for investigation

South Africa

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2 killed in building collapse in Phoenix; South Africans slam building quality

South Africa

a year ago

Pretoria High Court sentences 4 Zimbabweans to life for SANDF member murder during robbery spree

South Africa

a year ago

Siviwe Gwarube discusses with Senzo Mchunu after 7-year-old raped and EC government shuts school down

South Africa

a year ago

Preparation for SADC troops to be withdrawn from DRC commences, SA discusses

Politics

a year ago

Democratic Alliance calls on Cyril Ramaphosa to condemn "Kill the Boer"

Politics

a year ago

EFF calls on government to reject nomination of Brent Bozell as US ambassador to SA

Politics

a year ago

The Economic Freedom Fighters rejected Donald Trump's nomination of Brent Bozell III as his choice of the United States ambassador to South Africa.

Dozens of Ethiopian and Somalian nationals kidnapped for human trafficking escape JHB house

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service processed Dozens of foreign nationals who were kept against their will in a house in Lombardy East in Johannesburg.

3 killed and 55 injured in horrific accident on the R36 in Limpopo, SA horrified

South Africa

a year ago

Three people were killed and 55 were injured when an accident took place on the R26 in Limpopo. A truck overturned and fell into a ditch, and South Africans reacted.

SA has the highest number of alcohol related road accident deaths, netizens agree

South Africa

a year ago

South Africa was ranked the most dangerous country to drive in globally with the highest number of alcohol-related accidents and lowest seatbelt-wearing rates.

Tony Leon politely declines ambassadorship nomination, blames SA policies for US tensions

Politics

a year ago

The former leader of the Democratic Alliance Tony Leon said he was not looking for a job after Helen Zille recommended him to replace Ebrahim Rasool.

Joslin Smith trial: Judge Nathan Erasmus issues stern warning to state witness Lourentia Lombaard

South Africa

a year ago

The Joslin Smith trial's sitting judge, Nathan Erasmus, sternly cautioned state witness Lourentia Lombaard and warned her to be consistent in her testimony.

Marco Rubio joins Elon Musk in condemning Kill the Boer chant, SA roasts him

Politics

a year ago

The United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticised the Kill the Boer chant after EFF president Julius Malema sang it on Human Rights Day.

1 CIT suspect killed in shootout with Eastern Cape SAPS, police minister lauds arrests

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service in the Eastern Cape arrested two suspects who were linked to multiple cash-in-transit heists in the province. One was killed.

SAPS arrests Zimbabwean in connection with Soshanguve shooting as death toll rises to 6

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service arrested a Zimbabwean national for their involvement in the deadly Marry Me Informal Settlement in Soshanguve, Gauteng.

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