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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Dali Mpofu praises MK Party as important political player, SA laughs

Politics

a year ago

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber calls out journalists after ID mishap

South Africa

a year ago

Dozens of Tshwane employees arrested for trying to steal Laudium Substation transformers

South Africa

a year ago

Eskom extends deadline to 2025, catches 400,000 non-paying customers

South Africa

a year ago

Gauteng Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile reveals plans to build airport in Sedibeng

Politics

a year ago

Westbury community members clash with South African Police Service in protest action

South Africa

a year ago

Eskom customers in Limpopo struggling to upload tokens on recoded meters, SA worried

South Africa

a year ago

Residents of Malamulele in Limpopo complained that Eskom workers do not help them load tokens in their newly-recoded electricity prepaid meter boxes.

Durban SAPS uncover house that produces fake hair products, SA reacts

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, found an operation that produced fake hair-products. South Africans were not surprised.

Ekurhuleni SAPS foils planned robbery, netizens applaud arrests made

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service in Gauteng arrested four suspects who were on their way to commit a robbery in Johannesburg. Netizens applauded the police.

Phala Phala: State to call 23 witnesses as it prepares to begin trial, SA puzzled

South Africa

a year ago

The State has announced that it will prepare 23 people to testify as witnesses against the three suspects arrested for the Phala Phala theft. SA was confused.

SARS and SAPS officials raid KZN businesswoman Shauwn Mkhize's house

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service and the South African Reserve Bank raided the home of KwaZulu-Natal businesswoman and socialite Shauwn Mkhize on 26 November.

GDE won't release Pretoria High School for girls racism report because of private content

South Africa

a year ago

The Gauteng Department of Education said it will not release the full Pretoria Girls High racism report because it is protecting witnesses' private details.

South African Airways report net profits after 12 years of being grounded

South Africa

a year ago

South African Airways reported making a net profit since it returned to operations in the 2022/23 financial year. South Africans shared their views.

Julius Malema to deal with 'silent leaders' who allegedly aligned with Floyd Shivambu

Politics

a year ago

The president of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema, expressed distrust in EFF members who kept quiet about the departure of Floyd Shivambu.

OR Tambo SAPS arrest Brazilian with drugs worth R1.8 million, SA applauds

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service in the OR Tambo International Airport after he was found with three kilograms worth of drugs valued at R1.8 million.

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