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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Father of one of 3 deceased SAPS constables opens up about his daughter

South Africa

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KwaZulu-Natal residents protest against illegal immigrants, netizens slam government

South Africa

a year ago

General Fannie Masemola suspects that deceased SAPS constables died by accident

South Africa

a year ago

SAPS find parts of vehicle belonging to slain constables, SA stunned

South Africa

a year ago

Current gold SASSA cards to continue working until 31 May

South Africa

a year ago

Hundreds of North West residents affected by Vaal River flooding

South Africa

a year ago

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

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service arrested a man who exhumed his father's and grandfather's graves and was found in bed with their skeletal remains.

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

South Africa

a year ago

The 11 accused of defrauding the South African Social Services Agency have been remanded in jail after their bail hearing was postponed to 10 June.

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

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service are yet to find the VW Polo that the three constables who were found dead in Tshwane were last seen in. SA discussed.

Botswana President Duma Boko visits President Cyril Ramaphosa

Politics

a year ago

Botswana's president, Duma Boko, visited South Africa in his first bilateral visit to President Cyril Ramaphosa. The leaders discussed strengthening ties.

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

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service found two more unidentified bodies in Hennops River in Tshwane after confirming the bodies of the three missing constables.

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

Politics

a year ago

The Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, has enlisted the services of an independent forensic investigator to probe how much the government spends on office space.

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.

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