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

5277 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Patriotic Alliance to launch formal complaint with SAHRC against viral SABC employee

South Africa

a year ago

32-year-old businessman shot and killed in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa

a year ago

SA furious as human smuggler sentenced to 6 months imprisonment: "This must be a joke"

South Africa

a year ago

SAPS arrests man for stealing ambulance at Ventersdorp, SA cracks up

South Africa

a year ago

Nyatee Foundation calls for gender-based violence conference in 2025

South Africa

a year ago

Johannesburg residents threatened with fines for improper fireworks use

South Africa

a year ago

Limpopo SAPS condemns murder-suicide incident, SA shattered

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service is investigating a case of murder and suicide after the bodies of a man and woman were found in Thabazimbi, Limpopo.

Cyril Ramaphosa sends former minister Dy Syndey Mufamadi on fact-finding mission in Mozambique

Africa

a year ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa sent former Minister Dr Sydney Mufamadi on a fact-finding mission in Mozambique to meet with outgoing president Filipe Nyusi.

Parking space dispute leads to murder in Verulam, SA disappointed

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service arrested a man for allegedly shooting a truck driver during a scuffle for parking space in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal.

COGTA fires CWP participants aged 55 and above, netizens furious

South Africa

a year ago

The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs released a memo that announced Community Work Programme workers aged 55 have been axed.

KZN man arrested for killing toddler and assaulting 7-year-old

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service arrested a man for allegedly killing his three-year-old stepson and assaulting his seven-year old stepson in KwaZulu-Natal.

SABC condemns employee who went viral for fighting with FlySafair air hostess

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Broadcasting Corporation condemned the incident of an employee that got into a conflict with an air hostess on 26 December 2024.

DA's Helen Zille applauds Limpopo government for arresting man accused of impregnating 13-year-old

Politics

a year ago

The Democratic Alliance's Federal chair Helen Zille slammed adult men who impregnate teenagers after a 13-year-old gave birth to the child of a 28-year-old.

GNU, ANC losing majority and 3 major political stories that rocked 2024

Politics

a year ago

Briefly News compiled a list of five political stories that were the highlight for 2024. These included Jacob Zuma's expulsion from the ANC and the GNU.

Arrested Orkney resort stabbing suspects appear in court, SA discusses

South Africa

a year ago

The three suspects arrested for allegedly stabbing the owner of an Orkney, North West resort appeared in court. Their case was remanded until January 2025.

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