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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Durban woman demands R100,000 maintenance from cheating husband

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Tony Yengeni to represent Jacob Zuma at ANC disciplinary hearing

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2 years ago

63-year-old MK Party member walks from Polokwane to Nkandla to fight for new elections

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2 years ago

Two men sentenced to 15 years each for rhino poaching in SA

South Africa

2 years ago

SABC to respond to MKP's application against it using the GNU term

Politics

2 years ago

Former SACP leader calls on the party to pay back R3 million VBS Mutual Bank money

South Africa

2 years ago

Mpumalanga man arrested for fatally stabbing 62-year-old father

South Africa

2 years ago

A Mpumalanga man allegedly stabbed his father to death after an argument. The man and his son resolved the conflict and the son later allegedly killed his parent.

National Treasury defends former director-general against VBS Mutual Bank saga

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2 years ago

National Treasury said the allegations raised against its former director-general Dondo Mogajane that he received R1 million in bribes from VBS Bank are untested.

Gayton McKenzie looking to bring back physical education as a subject

Politics

2 years ago

The Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, tabled the budget for the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture for the next few years. SA applauded him.

Minister Pieter Groenewald bemoans budget cuts to Correctional Services department

Politics

2 years ago

South Africans disagreed with Minister of Correctional Services Pieter Groenewald who complained of the budget cuts for the Department of Correctional Services.

KZN teen arrested for raping little girl linked to murder of another little girl

South Africa

2 years ago

A 16-year-old teenager who appeared in court in KwaZulu-Natal for allegedly raping a little girl was linked to a murder incident involving another little girl.

Former VBS Mutual Bank CFO Phillip Truter given parole months ago

South Africa

2 years ago

Phillip Truter, VBS Mutual Bank's former CFO, was released on parole in April after serving three years of his 10-year sentence. South Africans were perturbed.

South African Police Service on the hunt for suspects after gogo raped and robbed

South Africa

2 years ago

The South African Police Service is on the lookout for three suspects who robbed a gogo. One of them allegedly raped her twice before fleeing the scene.

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says SAPS to rollout crime-fighting technology

Politics

2 years ago

The minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, outlined the plans he has for the South African Police Service which includes introducing better technology to fight crime.

Gauteng South African Police Service officers arrested for robbery

South Africa

2 years ago

Three members of the South African Police Service were arrested after allegedly robbing a motorist of his phone. South Africans were angry at the officers.

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