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

5041 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Gayton McKenzie not confident in Bafana Bafana under SAFA

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Over 6000 foreigners employed as public servants in SA, Mzansi doesn't mind

South Africa

a year ago

Cape Town SAPS seize R600,000 worth of illegal booze from Cape Flats

South Africa

a year ago

Eldorado Park children swimming in pothole spark safety concerns, JRA aware of the pothole

South Africa

a year ago

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane opens case against Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo

Politics

a year ago

Former Sports, Arts and Culture minister Zizi Kodwa to appear in court for bribery allegations

Politics

a year ago

Foreign nationals arrested during zama zama bust in Mpumalanga

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service and the South African National Defence Force arrested several illegal miners in Pilgrim's Rest in Mpumalanga. SA was happy.

Boy Mamabolo demands R6 million from ANC after being removed as MP

Politics

a year ago

The African National Congress's former MP Boy Mamabolo is demanding R6 million from the party as a salary after he was removed as an MP for the ANC.

Dr John Hlophe says legal action against him is a hypocritical crusade

Politics

a year ago

Deputy president of the MK Party Dr John Hlophe slammed the Democratic Alliance's case against him to prevent him serving on the Judicial Services Commission.

AfriForum threatens journalist with legal action for tweet, SA wide-eyed

South Africa

a year ago

Lobby group AfriForum wrote a legal letter through their lawyers demanding that a journalist delete tweets in which he alleged they represented a drug accused.

Siviwe Gwarube to approach Treasury for Department of Basic Education budget cuts

Education

a year ago

The Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube said she will meet Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to discuss the Department of Education's budget cuts.

5 people die in Eastern Cape crash, South Africans heartbroken

South Africa

a year ago

A minibus overturned in the Eastern Cape when the brakes failed. Five people died and 13 people were injured. A toddler was among those who died in the crash.

Aircraft crashes in Eastern Cape after flying over pothole, SA laughs

South Africa

a year ago

A small aircraft in the Eastern Cape crashed into a pole after avoiding a pothole in Gqeberha. South Africans were relieved that nobody was injured and joked.

ANC leadership paid a visit to Thabiso Sikwane's house, SA slams Fikile Mbalula

Politics

a year ago

The African National Congress paid their respects to the late Thabiso Sikwane's house. South Africans slammed Fikile Mbalula for posting a video of their visit.

Eastern Cape Community Safety MEC applauds SAPS for dealing with extortionist in province

South Africa

a year ago

The MEC for Community Safety in the Eastern Cape, Xolile Nqatha, expressed happiness that the South African Police service took down an extortionist in Mthatha.

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