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

5011 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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SAWS warns that severe thunderstorms in KwaZulu-Natal to follow heatwave

South Africa

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Eskom ex-CEO Brian Molefe recommends all of SA use prepaid electricity

South Africa

a year ago

13-year-old Western Cape boy slain, South Africans reeling from the tragic incident

South Africa

a year ago

Eastern Cape man dies after gunfight with girlfriend's hijacker, SA saddened

South Africa

a year ago

Public Protector to investigate claims of financial mismanagement against Minister Gayton McKenzie

Politics

a year ago

City of Johannesburg manager Floyd Brink's appointment illegal, ordered to vacate office

Politics

a year ago

Democratic Alliance slams Cyril Ramaphosa for reshuffling Thembi Simelane

Politics

a year ago

The Democratic Alliance's Helen Zille slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa for reashuffling Thembi Simelane and giving her the Human Settlement portfolio.

SAFTU urges government to speed up Stilfontein zama zama rescue efforts

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Federation of Trade Unions' General Secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi, called on the government to rescue the trapped zama zamas at Stilfontein.

DA leader Helen Zille calls MK Party leader Jacob Zuma kind but corrupt

Politics

a year ago

The DA's Federal Chair, Helen Zille, revealed during a podcast interview that she was fond of MK Party president Jacob Zuma, but she still thinks he's corrupt.

Cyril Ramaphosa to introduce special visa for Nigerian businesses to boost trade in viral video

Africa

a year ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced after meeting with Nigerian president Bola Tinubu that Nigerians will be given a passport-free visa to visit South Africa.

Foreign nationals operating spaza shops say food poisoning incidents are political

Politics

a year ago

Foreign nationals operating spaza shops in townships believe that political motivation is behind the children who died from food-poisoning related incidents.

Democratic Alliance files motion of no confidence against eThekwini Municipality Speaker

Politics

a year ago

The Democratic Alliance's eThekwini PR councillor Yogis Govender said that the party is filing the motion of no confidence against speaker Thabani Nyawose.

Durban SAPS launch manhunt for taxi drivers who target truck drivers, SA impressed

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service's KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, warned taxi drivers of disrupting the public.

DIRCO willing to engage with Donald Trump over BRICS currency threat

Politics

a year ago

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation wants to meet with Donald Trump's administration to clarify BRICS's stance on a new currency.

Johannesburg informal settlement shacks razed to the ground after explosion, SA stunned

South Africa

a year ago

An informal settlement in Johannesburg caught fire and many of the shacks were destroyed. Netizens were angry that informal settlements were mushrooming.

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