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

Author's articles

City of Joburg targets municipal debt and illegal connections in new drive, SA discusses

City of Joburg targets municipal debt and illegal connections in new drive, SA discusses

South Africa

2 months ago

Gayton McKenzie praises Liam Jacobs, who ditches DA for Patriotic Alliance

Gayton McKenzie praises Liam Jacobs, who ditches DA for Patriotic Alliance

Politics

2 months ago

Driver arrested for clocking 170km/h in accident that killed 5 in Ermelo, Mpumalanga

Driver arrested for clocking 170km/h in accident that killed 5 in Ermelo, Mpumalanga

South Africa

2 months ago

South Africans slam government's attempt to defend National Dialogue's Eminent Persons

South Africans slam government's attempt to defend National Dialogue's Eminent Persons

Politics

2 months ago

Eastern Cape floods death toll rises to 86, Cyril Ramaphosa calls for a day of mourning

Eastern Cape floods death toll rises to 86, Cyril Ramaphosa calls for a day of mourning

South Africa

2 months ago

SANDF confirms that first group of soldiers deployed in DRC to arrive on 13 June 2025

SANDF confirms that first group of soldiers deployed in DRC to arrive on 13 June 2025

South Africa

2 months ago

Municipal police services to be given more power to enforce immigration laws, Mzansi discusses

Municipal police services to be given more power to enforce immigration laws, Mzansi discusses

South Africa

2 months ago

The South African Police Service have submitted proposed changes to the legislation to empower municipal police services to enforce the Immigration Act.

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane says the death toll of floods rises to 49 people

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane says the death toll of floods rises to 49 people

South Africa

2 months ago

The Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane said that 49 people have died due to the floods caused by the severe weather which began on 7 June 2025.

SA celebrates after influencer in legal trouble after SPCA rescues malnourished dogs

SA celebrates after influencer in legal trouble after SPCA rescues malnourished dogs

South Africa

2 months ago

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have opened a case against an influencer and rescued her malnourished dog. South Africans celebrated.

Over 700,000 waiting for new driver's license cards, SA stumped

Over 700,000 waiting for new driver's license cards, SA stumped

South Africa

2 months ago

The only driver's license card-printing machine has a backlog of over 700,000 outstanding license cards that must be printed. South Africans made jokes.

EFF slams Cyril Ramaphosa's list of delegates for National Dialogue

EFF slams Cyril Ramaphosa's list of delegates for National Dialogue

Politics

2 months ago

The Economic Freedom Fighters have slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa after announcing that the country will have a National Dialogue on 15 August 2025.

7 killed by severe floods in the Eastern Cape as cold weather persists

7 killed by severe floods in the Eastern Cape as cold weather persists

South Africa

2 months ago

The South African Weather Service confirmed that seven people were killed during the floods that accompanied the cold weather in the Eastern Cape.

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba retracts old post about Helen Zille: "I was deceived"

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba retracts old post about Helen Zille: "I was deceived"

Politics

2 months ago

ActionSA's president Herman Mashaba backtracked on statements he made about Democratic Alliance's Federal Chair Helen Zille, whom he previously praised.

EFF KZN calls for probe after man confesses to killing Sindiso Magaqa, implicates municipal officials

EFF KZN calls for probe after man confesses to killing Sindiso Magaqa, implicates municipal officials

Politics

2 months ago

The Economic Freedom Fighters in the KwaZulu-Natal province called on the state to act against those implicated in the murder of Sindiso Magaqa in 2017.

MK Party accuses DA of City of Johannesburg's condition as it rejects Helen Zille's mayoral goal

MK Party accuses DA of City of Johannesburg's condition as it rejects Helen Zille's mayoral goal

Politics

2 months ago

The official opposition, the MK Party, rejected the Democratic Alliance's Federal Chairperson Helen Zille's desire to be the mayor of Johannesburg.

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