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

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SAAI leader Theo de Jager calls on Donald Trump not to ignore the sufferings of black farmers

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a year ago

Southern African leaders call for immediate ceasefire in the DRC

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a year ago

SA Chamber of Commerce in the US received over 10,000 enquiries to relocate to the United States

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a year ago

Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi praised after 3 die in KwaZulu-Natal during fatal shootout with SAPS

South Africa

a year ago

EFF calls on citizenship of Afrikaners supporting Donald Trump's executive order to be revoked

Politics

a year ago

Afriforum says Afrikaners are not going anywhere in response to Donald Trump's Executive Order

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a year ago

International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola slams US government for issuing executive order

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a year ago

The Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola spoke out against the executive order United States president Donald Trump signed recently.

8 die in horrific Limpopo accident between taxi and bakkie, SA shattered

South Africa

a year ago

Eight people allegedly employed by the same store died in an accident on the R40 in Hoedspruit, Limpopo after a taxi and a bakkie collided with each other.

President Cyril Ramaphosa wants to engage Donald Trump without nasty exchanges

Politics

a year ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa said he will formally engage United States President Donald Trump's administration formally and without public spats. SA agreed.

US signs executive order to classify Afrikaner farmers as refugees, SA unimpressed

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a year ago

United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order inviting Afrikaners as refugees to the United States. Some South Africans slammed the order.

SONA 2025: UNISA political analyst says creating employment is not the job of the government

Politics

a year ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed during the State of the Nation Address that the Presidential Employment Stimulus created over 2.2 million jobs during COVID.

SONA 2025: Cyril Ramaphosa announces R940 billion to be spent on infrastructure

Politics

a year ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced during his State of the Nation Address that the government will spend R940 billion on new and existing infrastructure.

Economic Freedom Fighters wants nothing to do with the MK Party: Julius Malema

Politics

a year ago

The president of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema, said that he wants nothing to do with the MK Party and won't attend Derby matches because of them.

Presidency, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi distances itself from NHI deal between ANC and DA

Politics

a year ago

The Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni and Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi deny knowing anything about an NHI deal with the Democratic Alliance.

Gayton McKenzie and Herman Mashaba roast each other in X spat, SA not amused

Politics

a year ago

The Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie and ActionSA president Herman Mashaba got into a disagreement on X. SA was disappointed.

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