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

Author's articles

MK Party Secretary General Floyd Shivambu cites Jacob Zuma as inspiration for leaving EFF

Politics

a year ago

SAPS arrests Mpumalanga man with R5 rifle and ammunition

South Africa

a year ago

MKP deputy president John Hlophe seemingly grabs the mic from Floyd Shivambu in viral video

Politics

a year ago

Gauteng Provincial Government reveals over 13000 spaza shop registrations received

South Africa

a year ago

Jacob Zuma urges unity among black parties to seize political power

Politics

a year ago

Eskom battles vandalism, urges communities to report incidents following Sebokeng incident

South Africa

a year ago

DA, ActionSA have mixed feelings on Mayor and Mayoral Committee offices moving to Usindiso Building

Politics

a year ago

ActionSA and the Democratic Alliance in Johannesburg have shared different opinions on Dada Morero's decision to move his offices to the Usindiso Building.

Ethiopian national shot during business robbery in KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa

a year ago

An Ethiopian national was shot during a robbery in Cornubia in KwaZulu-Natal. The two suspects robbed him of money and a speed-point machine before fleeing.

MK Party Spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela accuses PRASA of sabotage

Politics

a year ago

The spokesperson of the MK Party, Nhlamulo Ndlela, accused the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa of not honouring a deal worth R1.1 million.

Verulam man presumed dead wakes up, South Africans amazed

South Africa

a year ago

A man from Verulam in KwaZulu-Natal was declared dead by an ambulance, only to wake up after a morgue van arrived to take him away. SA made jokes.

Johannesburg Water gives update on maintenance, deploys additional roaming tankers

South Africa

a year ago

Johannesburg Water announced that Rand Water has completed maintenance at the Zwartkopjes Pumping Station, which supplies multiple suburbs with water.

2024 matric results will be released with examination numbers in local newspapers

Education

a year ago

The Department of Basic Education filed papers to appeal the Information Regulators' notice to prevent matric results from being published in newspapers.