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

5274 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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SA disinterested in businessman who fed fish booze as he defended himself

South Africa

a year ago

Elon Musk slammed for questionable gesture at Donald Trump's inauguration

a year ago

SA reacts as court dismisses bid to block Misuzulu and Nomzamo Myeni wedding

South Africa

a year ago

Department of Transport stats reveal taxis were involved in 53% of festive season major accidents

South Africa

a year ago

Khumbudzo Ntshavheni investigated for fraud corruption, SA wide-eyed

Politics

a year ago

5 including 4-month-old infant killed in N2 head-on collision in Eastern Cape

South Africa

a year ago

Misuzulu calls off wedding to Nomzamo Myeni after one of his wives files papers to halt the marriage

South Africa

a year ago

King Misuzulu KaZwelethini cancelled his wedding to fiance Nomzamo Myeni after one of his wives reportedly filed court papers to prevent the wedding from happening.

ANC's KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng leadership will be changed: Ramaphosa

Politics

a year ago

The African National Congress's National Executive Committee announced that it will reconfigure Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal's Provincial Executive Committees.

EFF to report Kenny Kunene to SAHRC for chilling threats that PA would skin illegal miners alive

Politics

a year ago

The Economic Freedom Fighters reported Patriotic Alliance deputy president Kenny Kunene for saying the PA will skin illegal miners if voted into power.

King Misuzulu and Nomzamo Myeni denies cancelling wedding and denounces circulating letter

South Africa

a year ago

King Misuzulu KaZwelethini clarified that he was still marrying Nomzamo Myeni. He slammed rumours that he cancelled the wedding and denounced a circulating letter.

Outrage as government plans 3% BEE tax for R100 billion transformation fund

Politics

a year ago

Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau said businesses will be taxed 3% of their annual net earnings to contribute to the transformation fund.

Phophi Ramathuba says company of security guards overpowered during clinic rape to be investigated

South Africa

a year ago

The Premier of Limpopo, Dr Phophi Ramathuba, said the security company hired to guard Ga-Chuene Clinic will be investigated after two nurses were raped.

Gayton McKenzie slams black sports executives for blocking transformation in viral video

Sports

a year ago

Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie slammed black sports executives and heads of sports bodies for a lack of transformation in sports.

TikTok officially stops working in the United States, disappears from Apple and Google Play

a year ago

The United States of America has officially banned TikTok and removed it from app stores like Google Play Store and Apple Store. SA clapped for the ban.

ANC to decide whether to disband Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal structures

Politics

a year ago

The African National Congress's NEC met in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, to discuss the fate of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal's Provincial Executive Committee.

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