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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South Africans still struggling to get smart ID cards, netizens discuss

South Africa

a year ago

Mpumalanga widow arrested for husband's murder 1 week after he was shot dead

South Africa

a year ago

Stilfontein Mine: teenager among illegal miners arrested during operation, SA speechless

South Africa

a year ago

City Power gives an extension to customers who didn't recode their prepaid electricity meters

South Africa

a year ago

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says Phala Phala Inquiry created political enemies

Politics

a year ago

Eskom extends deadline to recode prepaid electricity meters, SA not amazed

South Africa

a year ago

John Steenhuisen catches smoke for inspecting Limpopo spaza shop: "PR Campaign"

Politics

a year ago

The president of the Democratic Alliance, John Steenhuisen, inspected a spaza shop in Thabazimbi in Limpopo. He received criticism from the public.

Gauteng SAPS seize over R8 million worth of illicit drugs in operation, SA applauds

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service in Gauteng seized illicit goods worth R8,6 million, including cigarettes, fake perfume, and cellphone accessories.

EFF Secretary General Marshall Dlamini denies Mbuyiseni Ndlozi barred from elective conference

Politics

a year ago

The Economic Freedom Fighters' Secretary General Marshall Dlamini slammed rumours that Mbuyiseni Ndlozi will not attend the EFF's Elective Conference.

SA Government sets aside R500 million for SMMEs, SA displeased: "Looted by cadres"

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Government has dedicated R500 million to assist the establishment and boosting of township-based businesses, especially spaza shops.

President Cyril Ramaphosa shows respect to SMME entrepreneurs, SA slams him

Economy

a year ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa praised small business entrepreneurs in his Presidential Awards speech. He said entrepreneurs are the real human capital of society.

Businessman Edwin Sodi is expanding nightclub business, SA unimpressed

South Africa

a year ago

The controversial businessman Edwin Sodi reportedly purchased a nightclub in Cape Town, which is expected to be opened before the end of November 2024.

Calls for focus on local businesses after Gauteng woman accused of registering spaza shops

South Africa

a year ago

The Free State Business Council for Districts stressed the importance of the government in focusing on local businesses after a video went viral.

ANC confirms Jacob Zuma's expulsion, netizens not surprised

Politics

a year ago

The African National Congress's secretary general Fikile Mbalula confirmed that the party upheld former president Jacob Zuma's expulsion from the party.

Eastern Cape rural area residents request an extension to upgrade Eskom meter boxes

South Africa

a year ago

Residents of a village in the Eastern Cape requested Eskom to give them a deadline to upgrade their electricity meter box as they didn't know about the upgrades.

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