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

5271 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

Author's articles

Eskom suspends loadshedding, South Africans sceptical

South Africa

a year ago

SANDF releases the names of 14 soldiers slain by M23 rebels as death toll rises

South Africa

a year ago

MK Party and Democratic Alliance lament the return of loadshedding, SA agrees with them

Politics

a year ago

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says 90% of ARVs paid by South African government

South Africa

a year ago

FlySafair passenger saves the day after pilot fell ill during flight; SA discusses

South Africa

a year ago

Lesotho political party wants to reclaim Free State province, government official responds

Politics

a year ago

South Africans react angrily to the return of loadshedding: "They're being spiteful"

South Africa

a year ago

South Africans were angry at the return of loadshedding, which Eskom announced on 31 January 2025 due to unexpected breakdowns at power stations.

Duduzile Zuma speaks on terrorism charges, says she will not be silenced

Politics

a year ago

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, the daughter of MK Party president Jacob Zuma, said she will not be silenced after she appeared in court on terrorism charges.

Zimbabwean in North West court after earning millions as CFO with fake residence permit

South Africa

a year ago

The Hawks arrested a Zimbabwean national after he was appointed as a Chief Financial Officer for a state-owned entity in the North West. SA reacted.

Limpopo government reports 3 Malaria cases between 2024 and 2025, SA worried

South Africa

a year ago

The Limpopo Department of Health said that five people died from malaria between April 2024 and January 2025. SA was worried about the infections.

UNISA to take legal action against self-proclaimed prophet for fake qualifications

South Africa

a year ago

A self-proclaimed Zimbabwean prophet claimed that he had a PhD from UNISA. The university denied that he had a qualification, and South Africans laughed.

SA shaken by murder of Centurion couple by man allegedly pretending to be home buyer

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service in Tshwane arrested a man who reportedly killed a couple in Centurion that was selling their home. SA was shattered.

Mary Phadi threatened with legal action, ordered to retract statements against John Hlophe

Politics

a year ago

The MK Party's deputy president John Hlophe's legal team wrote a letter of demand to former Mpumalanga convenor Mary Phadi to withdraw her statements.