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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Ace Magashule's PA to appear in court for asbestos tender fraud

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MK Party insider blames sabotage from church group for axed MPs

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2 years ago

Siviwe Gwarube, Nomakhosazana Meth and 4 other women in GNU cabinet

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2 years ago

South African Police Service busts illegal firearm training facility in Limpopo

South Africa

2 years ago

MK Party speaks up about expelled Members of Parliament

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2 years ago

20 MK Party MPs fired without explanation, South Africans entertained

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2 years ago

South Africa has a 2000-ambulance shortage: Dr Aaron Motsoaledi

Politics

2 years ago

The Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi revealed in a written response to Parliament that the country suffers from an ambulance shortage. SA was unhappy.

ANC to appeal MK Party trademark judgement at the Supreme Court of Appeal, SA bored

Politics

2 years ago

The African National Congress won the right to appeal the Durban high Court's ruling on its trademark logo case against the MK Party. South Africans were unamused.

Patriotic Alliance initiates legal action against Miss SA, Chidimma Adetshina and Home Affairs

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2 years ago

the Patriotic Alliance filed papers against finalist Chidimma Adetshina, Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber and Miss SA to court to prevent her participation.

2 Swartlands people missing after Riverlands Dam wall collapse in Western Cape

South Africa

2 years ago

The Riverlands Dam wall collapsed on 7 August in the Western Cape, causing flooding to the homes and area surrounding it. Two people went missing.

ActionSA calls on Home Affairs to conduct citizenship audit following Chidimma Adetshina revelations

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2 years ago

ActionSA has demanded that the Department of Home Affairs conduct a comprehensive citizenship audit after Chidimma Adetshina's mother allegedly committed fraud.

Finance MEC Lebogang Maile says Lehau Sehoana asked him to help get R3.6m from SARB

South Africa

2 years ago

The Gauteng MEC for Finance and Economic Development Lebogang Maile said Drip founder and CEO Lekau Sehoana asked him to help recover his R3.5 million from SARB.

Former Cape Town Hawks member sentenced for selling police uniform for R4,500

South Africa

2 years ago

A former Hawks officer was sentenced to 11 years for selling a South African Police Service uniform in 2012 for R4,500. Netizens celebrated this.

President Cyril Ramaphosa pleased with GNU ministers' enthusiasm

Politics

2 years ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa praised the ministers in the government of National Unity for their enthusiasm, but many South Africans disagreed with him.

Gauteng Department of Community Safety to investigate EMPD officer involved in altercation

South Africa

2 years ago

A member of the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department went viral after a video of him getting involved in an altercation with a motorist trended on social media.

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