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

5246 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Adams tells Madlanga Commission to 'forget' his social media, calls himself a fool online

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Tshwane officer and attorney wife arrested for laundering R3 million from deceased estates

South Africa

a month ago

AFASA calls on government to declare Free State cattle deaths a disaster

South Africa

a month ago

Mbalula tells Patrice Motsepe to sit down at ANC event, cites party rules

Politics

a month ago

AFU rejects Vincent Smith's R1.5 million offer, pursues R30 million asset confiscation

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a month ago

ANC and DA demand mayor Nasiphi Moya release financial records over home renovations

Politics

a month ago

Off-duty SAPS constable kidnapped and blindfolded during Gqeberha guesthouse robbery

South Africa

a month ago

Three armed suspects abducted an off-duty SAPS constable during a guesthouse raid in Mount Croix, prompting an urgent police investigation in Eastern Cape.

South Africans earning over R50,000 monthly need 103% of pay to service debt, DebtBusters warns

South Africa

a month ago

Top earners face a staggering 307% debt-to-income ratio, with unsecured debt surging 84% since 2021, highlighting growing financial strain across income groups.

SANDF reservist fired after video shows him drunk in full military uniform

South Africa

a month ago

South African National Defence Force terminates reservist after viral video shows intoxication in uniform, prompting swift investigation and public outcry.

Madlanga Commission: SAPS stamp misuse exposed as evidence leaders warn of fraud risk

South Africa

a month ago

Madlanga Commission reveals Fannie Nkosi's fraud in signing SAPS documents for an unauthorised grabber technology deal, raising concerns over systemic misuse.

Madlanga Commission: Chaskalson explains how jammers block communications to Commissioner Baloyi

South Africa

a month ago

Chaskalson's testimony at the Madlanga Commission reveals how signal jammers disrupt communications, including their potential impact on law enforcement efforts.

Dina Pule appointed Social Development Minister despite 2013 Parliament scandal

Politics

a month ago

Dina Pule appointed Social Development Minister amid scrutiny over past conduct, now managing SASSA's R271 billion budget to serve 45% of South Africa's population.

Vosloorus farmer Zandile Nkosi loses 26 cattle and 5 goats in Gauteng cold snap

South Africa

a month ago

Vosloorus farmer Zandile Nkosi faces R200,000 losses due to severe winter conditions, jeopardising jobs and financial stability in the community.

Woman shot dead by boyfriend in Bohlokong, man hospitalised after street shooting

South Africa

a month ago

A 22-year-old woman in Bohlokong was allegedly shot dead by her boyfriend during an argument. The police are investigating the murder and seized the firearm.

Westbury mother calls for stronger police action after son killed in gang shooting

South Africa

a month ago

Shana Lyners mourns her son Caston, a victim of a Westbury shooting. The attack, part of rising gang violence, prompts a parliamentary inquiry in South Africa.

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