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

4373 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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USA says it cannot assist its citizens evacuate Israel as conflict with Iran continues

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Democratic Alliance launches billboard mocking Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi

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Julius Malema threatens legal action against Musa Khawula over divorce allegations

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Johannesburg building collapse: Death toll rises as investigations continue

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6 Confirmed dead After Johannesburg building collapses

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3 National Health Department officials arrested for corruption in Tshwane released on bail

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Three senior officials from the National Department of Health were released on bail after being arrested for corruption, as South Africa reacts to the ongoing case.

Afrikaner shares video as bombs drop in Dubai, South Africans worried

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A South African near Dubai pleads for prayers as bombs hit Ras Al Khaimah amid US-Iran tensions, sparking political outrage and deep concerns from netizens.

Hawks arrest Director-General, senior national health department officials

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The Hawks have arrested three senior officials from the National Department of Health, including the director-general, over a corrupt tender awarded in 2023.

South Africans stranded in Middle East as US-Iran conflict escalates

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South Africans stranded in the Middle East face uncertainty amid US military operations in Iran, with community support and personal stories from Dubai and Bahrain.

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Exclusive: Company implicated in NCC sanitary pads investigation slams UFS report

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Sylk NSP refutes UFS study claims of harmful chemicals in Comfitex sanitary pads, asserting compliance with safety standards and calling the allegations defamatory.

Billionaire Patrice Motsepe's ANC campaign continues as new website launched

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2 months ago

Speculation intensifies around Patrice Motsepe's political ambitions as a campaign website promotes his bid for ANC presidency, despite denials and previous loyalty.

High Court orders Calvin Mathibeli to retract defamatory statements about General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

South Africa

2 months ago

High Court in Durban orders Calvin Mathibeli to retract defamatory statements against Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, affirming the interdict's authority over false allegations.

Dairy farmer loses almost R2 million due to foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

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2 months ago

A Magaliesburg farmer faces R1.9 million losses due to the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, impacting milk production as government vaccinations roll out.

American government to process 4500 Afrikaner refugee application monthly

Politics

2 months ago

The US government is set to process 4500 Afrikaner refugee applications, nearly double the initial plan, amid new infrastructure to expedite the process in Pretoria.

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