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 the Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk and a 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.

4070 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Please-call-me founder Nkosana Makate opens up about battle with UK investor for millions

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Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo heads back to work, SA rejoices

South Africa

2 months ago

Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero removed as ANC Johannesburg chairperson

Politics

2 months ago

Gauteng taxi association boss shot dead, 3rd taxi-related killing in 3 days

South Africa

2 months ago

SAWS warns of severe thunderstorms for weekend in 3 provinces

South Africa

2 months ago

Senzo Mchunu admitted to breaking protocol in disbanding the Political Killings Task Team

Politics

2 months ago

Brumelda Zuma replaces Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla as MP in Parliament

Politics

2 months ago

Jacob Zuma's daughter Brumelda Zuma steps in as MP for the MK Party after her sister, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla's resignation amid trafficking allegations.

Velenkosini Hlabisa worried that 5 initiates died in the Eastern Cape since the initiation season began

South Africa

2 months ago

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa warned illegal initiation schools to close down after six deaths in the Eastern Cape.

65 year-old man arrested for R100 million scam released on R10,000 bail

South Africa

2 months ago

A 65-year-old Gauteng man, Stefanus Geldenhuis, arrested by the Hawks for a R100 million fraud scheme, sparks outrage as he walks free on R10,000 bail.

Madlanga Commission: Julius Mkhwanazi admits to receiving money from Cat Matlala

South Africa

2 months ago

The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department's suspended deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi admitted that he occasionally received money from Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala.

MK Party invoiced R20,000 for 17 men trapped in Donbas

Politics

2 months ago

News24 obtained an invoice that a travelling company billed the uMkhonto weSizwe Party for one of the men who was sent to Ukraine to fight in the war.

Former North West TVET SRC member arrested for alleged NSFAS Fraud

South Africa

2 months ago

A former Technical, Vocational, Educational and Training College SRC member was arrested in Rustenburg, North West, for defrauding students of their NSFAS money.

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla sisters seek help from Parliament amid Russia-Ukraine trafficking saga

South Africa

2 months ago

The sisters of Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla approached Parliament, asking for help in bringing back the 17 men who are still trapped in Donbas, Ukraine.

2 bodies found in KwaZulu-Natal due to the heavy rains

South Africa

2 months ago

Rescuers and Emergency Management Services located the bodies of two victims of the flooding that hit the KwaZulu-Natal province. South Africans reacted.

Tornado forming spotted near Van Reenen's Pass in KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa

2 months ago

A video of a tornado forming near Van Reenen's Pass in KwaZulu-Natal went viral on social media. South Africans expressed how worried they are about the weather.

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