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

5270 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Bodies of slain 14 SANDF members to be repatriated, South Africans heartbroken

South Africa

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SA hotly debates Cyril Ramaphosa's response to Donald Trump's announcement to cut aid

South Africa

a year ago

African National Congress ready for State of the Nation Address

Politics

a year ago

EFF's Julius Malema gunning for KZN, South Africans laugh

Politics

a year ago

Rapist sentenced to 25 years in prison for raping mentally-disabled woman, SA disgusted

South Africa

a year ago

SA slams Elon Musk for tweet criticising SA policy: "You want to eat Starlink money"

Politics

a year ago

South African Chamber of Commerce in USA worried about Donald Trump's statements of cutting aid

Politics

a year ago

The South African Chamber of Commerce in the US said that the more than R8 billion in pledged funding to SA will be jeopardised by Donald Trump's announcement.

South Africans stunned as Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi praises Cyril Ramaphosa

Politics

a year ago

The former Member of Parliament of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, praised Cyril Ramaphosa for signing recent policies into law.

SAPS arrested almost 4000 suspects for rape between October 2024 and January 2025

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service arrested almost 4000 people for rape and attempted rape between October 2024 and 31 January 2025. SA weighed in.

SA amazed that Helen Zille stands with Julius Malema in calling for SANDF soldiers to be withdrawn

Politics

a year ago

The Democratic Alliance's Federal Chair Helen Zille agreed with the Economic Freedom Fighters' President Julius Malema that SANDF forces must be recalled from DRC.

SANDF reportedly sending reinforcements to DRC as soldiers allegedly without water, electricity

Politics

a year ago

The South African National Defence Force is allegedly preparing to send reinforcement soldiers and weapons to the DRC peacekeeping mission. SA reacted.

National Sex Offenders Registry to be made public in March 2025, SA celebrates

South Africa

a year ago

The Minister of Justice Mmamoloko Kubayi announced that the National Sex Offenders Registry will be made public by 1 March 2025 after years of advocacy.

SA suspicious that MKP president Jacob Zuma will attend the 2025 State of the Nation Address

Politics

a year ago

The MK Party president Jacob Zuma will be attending the State of the Nation Address after refusing to attend it for years. SA was suspicious of his reasons.

Representatives from US government request meeting with Aaron Motsoaledi over HIV foreign aid

South Africa

a year ago

The United States government has requested a meeting with Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, reportedly to discuss the foreign aid that the US cut.

Eskom suspends loadshedding, South Africans sceptical

South Africa

a year ago

Eskom announced that loadshedding has been suspended after implementing Stage 3 loadshedding over the weekend. South Africans don't believe that it's gone.

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