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

3235 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

Author's articles

Iranian president says he is ready to resolve differences with the USA

Iranian president says he is ready to resolve differences with the USA

Asia

10 days ago

ActionSA will vote against Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero in motion of no confidence

ActionSA will vote against Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero in motion of no...

Politics

10 days ago

South Africa loses almost 100,000 jobs in 1 year, netizens are broken

South Africa loses almost 100,000 jobs in 1 year, netizens are broken

South Africa

11 days ago

John Steenhuisen to run for 3rd term as Democratic Alliance leader

John Steenhuisen to run for 3rd term as Democratic Alliance leader

Politics

11 days ago

Teachers killed in horrific accident in KwaZulu-Natal, Mzansi devastated

Teachers killed in horrific accident in KwaZulu-Natal, Mzansi devastated

South Africa

11 days ago

Death toll for Eastern Cape floods increases as rescuers discuss challenges

Death toll for Eastern Cape floods increases as rescuers discuss challenges

South Africa

11 days ago

Thabo Mbeki calls on international community to respond urgently to Middle Eastern conflict

Thabo Mbeki calls on international community to respond urgently to Middle Eastern conflict

Politics

11 days ago

The former president Thabo Mbeki discussed the conflict in the Middle East. He called on the international community to urgently respond to the conflict.

South Africans not impressed that FF+ is meeting with White House officials

South Africans not impressed that FF+ is meeting with White House officials

Politics

11 days ago

The Freedom Front Plus has selected a delegation including President Connie Mulder and senior member Theo De Jager on a bilateral meeting with the White House.

Eastern Cape taxi boss among 6 gunned down in shootout with SAPS

Eastern Cape taxi boss among 6 gunned down in shootout with SAPS

South Africa

12 days ago

The South African Police Service shot and killed six people in a shootout with suspects in the Eastern Cape. One of the suspects was a taxi boss in the province.

ActionSA president Herman Mashaba roasted for filling the Alexandra potholes

ActionSA president Herman Mashaba roasted for filling the Alexandra potholes

Politics

12 days ago

The ActionSA president, Herman Mashaba, was campaigning in Alexandra in Johannesburg for the 2026 Local Government Elections. SA reacted to his visit.

South Africans praise rescue dog for finding body as Eastern Cape flood death toll rises to 97

South Africans praise rescue dog for finding body as Eastern Cape flood death toll rises to 97

South Africa

12 days ago

South Africans sang the praises of Bond, a rescue dog that alerted rescuers to a body while searching for victims of the floods in the Eastern Cape.

Department of Home Affairs assists Eastern Cape flood victims with identity documents

Department of Home Affairs assists Eastern Cape flood victims with identity documents

South Africa

12 days ago

The Department of Home Affairs and other departments assisted members of communities affected by the floods in the Eastern Cape with document registrations.

DA national spokesperson defends spirituality after allegedly being called out by leadership

DA national spokesperson defends spirituality after allegedly being called out by leadership

Politics

12 days ago

Democratic Alliance national spokesperson Karabo Khakhau denied that the party disciplined her for sitting on the floor during a meeting because of her calling.

Cyril Ramaphosa calls for peace after the United States strikes Iran's nuclear sites

Cyril Ramaphosa calls for peace after the United States strikes Iran's nuclear sites

Politics

12 days ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa called for an end to the conflict between Iran and the United States of America after the United States bombed three nuclear sites.

MK Party continues leadership battle to remove Mpumalanga convenor Mary Phadi

MK Party continues leadership battle to remove Mpumalanga convenor Mary Phadi

Politics

13 days ago

The MK Party's president, Jacob Zuma, applied to remove former Mpumalanga convenor Mary Phadi from the party's provincial legislature structures.

Tebogo Mokwena