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 joined Briefly News in 2023 and is a Current Affairs writer. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art. He was also a sub-editor and journalist for Capricorn Post before joining Vutivi Business News in 2020, where he covered small business news policy and governance, analysis and profiles. Tebogo passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative Email: tebogo.mokwena@briefly.co.za

3432 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Cape Town e-hailing driver and 2 passengers brutally murdered in shooting

Cape Town e-hailing driver and 2 passengers brutally murdered in shooting

South Africa

2 months ago

Democratic Alliance denies Gayton McKenzie's allegations of a lack of coloured representation

Democratic Alliance denies Gayton McKenzie's allegations of a lack of coloured representation

Politics

2 months ago

Gift of the Givers' Eastern Cape staff victims of extortion, SA heartbroken

Gift of the Givers' Eastern Cape staff victims of extortion, SA heartbroken

South Africa

2 months ago

Thabo Bester: State drops charges against former G4S employee

Thabo Bester: State drops charges against former G4S employee

South Africa

2 months ago

MK Party president Jacob Zuma criticised for comments about the party's former members

MK Party president Jacob Zuma criticised for comments about the party's former members

Politics

2 months ago

South Africans roast SANDF members after general Rudzani Maphwanya praises them for DRC deployment

South Africans roast SANDF members after general Rudzani Maphwanya praises them for DRC deployment

Politics

2 months ago

2 KZN SAPS officers wounded during fatal shootout with CIT heist suspects

2 KZN SAPS officers wounded during fatal shootout with CIT heist suspects

South Africa

2 months ago

Two members of the South African Police Service sustained injuries during a gunfight with two suspected cash-in-transit heist robbers in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

Potchefstroom community members protest ahead of Paul Mashatile's visit for Youth Day

Potchefstroom community members protest ahead of Paul Mashatile's visit for Youth Day

South Africa

2 months ago

Young community members in Potchefstroom embarked on service delivery protests on Youth Day, ahead of Paul Mashatile's commemoration event in the city.

257 SANDF members return from DRC deployment, South Africans happy

257 SANDF members return from DRC deployment, South Africans happy

South Africa

2 months ago

The second group of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) landed at the Waterkloof Base from the Democratic Republic of Congo on 15 June 2025.

3 killed in mosque shooting in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg

3 killed in mosque shooting in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg

South Africa

2 months ago

Three people were killed when armed men in a white Audi shot at a group of nine young men outside of a mosque in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg, on 14 June 2025.

Eastern Cape floods death toll continues to rise as 2 bodies, including a toddler, were found

Eastern Cape floods death toll continues to rise as 2 bodies, including a toddler, were found

South Africa

2 months ago

Eastern Cape authorities and organisations continue to search for victims who went missing or were swept away during the floods that hit the province.

Kruger National Park rangers kill alleged poacher, arrest 1, while a third escapes

Kruger National Park rangers kill alleged poacher, arrest 1, while a third escapes

South Africa

2 months ago

Three suspected poachers were accosted by Kruger National Park rangers. A gunfight ensued after they did not comply, and one of them was shot fatally.

John Steenhuisen said GNU is dead in 2029 if no jobs are created

John Steenhuisen said GNU is dead in 2029 if no jobs are created

Politics

2 months ago

John Steenhuisen, president of the Democratic Alliance, calls on the Government of National Unity to prioritize creating employment and driving economic growth.

5 arrested in Durban for supplying foreign nationals with passports

5 arrested in Durban for supplying foreign nationals with passports

South Africa

2 months ago

Five Department of Home Affairs officials were arrested for engaging in fraudulent activities including issuing undocumented foreign nationals passports.

Mpumalanga man commits suicide after daughter allegedly accuses him of rape

Mpumalanga man commits suicide after daughter allegedly accuses him of rape

South Africa

2 months ago

The South African Police Service opened an inquest docket after a Mpumalanga man committed suicide when his daughter accused him of raping her for years.

Tebogo Mokwena