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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South Africans dissatisfied as Cyril Ramaphosa says government working on mending US relations

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a year ago

SALGA warns high electricity tariffs could lead to more illegal connections

South Africa

a year ago

Thabo Bester files papers with the Constitutional Court to appeal decision over prison conditions

South Africa

a year ago

Is the employer liable for workplace suicide?: Expert weighs in after Standard Bank Employee tragedy

South Africa

a year ago

SA reacts as Eskom corruption accused Michael Lomas released on R2 million bail

South Africa

a year ago

Kelly Smith's sister testifies that Joslin was still in Saldanha Bay days after her disappearance

South Africa

a year ago

Joslin Smith: Lourentia Lombaard said Kelly was allegedly paid to keep quiet about selling Joslin

South Africa

a year ago

State witness Lourentia Lombaard revealed during her testimony during Joslin Smith's disappearance that someone paid Kelly hush money for what happened.

Ian Cameron suspects political motive behind Lieutenant-General Mkhwanazi's investigation

Politics

a year ago

The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police Ian Cameron suspected that the probe into Lieutenant Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi may be politically-motivated.

Businessman arrested for money laundering after SAPS found R1.2 million in his house

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service arrested a businessman from Komatipoort in Mpumalanga after they found R1.2 million in his house. South Africans reacted.

SAWS warns that severe rainfall in KwaZulu-Natal expected to continue

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Weather Service has issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for most of the country. Rainfall in KZN is also expected to continue with damaging rainfall.

5 ATMs bombed at Hammanskraal Mall near police station, South Africans in disbelief

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service is investigating an incident where 30 suspects stormed the Jubilee Mall in Hammanskraal, Tshwane, and bombed five ATMs.

Experts slam Cyril Ramaphosa's foreign policy stance after Ebrahim Rasool's exit

Politics

a year ago

Political analysts criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa's international relations stance after Ebrahim Rasool was expelled from Washington as SA's US ambassador.

Economic Freedom Fighters willing to engage ANC over budget speech and possibly join GNU

Politics

a year ago

The president of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema, said he was willing to engage the African National Congress on the budget speech and GNU.

KwaZulu-Natal premier says floods caused devastation after 3 bodies found

Politics

a year ago

The Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Thami Ntuli, viited Inanda in eThekwini after floods in KwaZulu-Natal destroyed homes and claimed the lives of three people.

Old TikTok video of Gayton McKenzie saying Kelly Smith is guilty resurfaces

Politics

a year ago

An old video of Patriotic Alliance president Gayton McKenzie sharing his suspicions that Kelly Smith was guilty of Joslin's disappearance resurfaced.

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