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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Mangaung Metro Municipality launches R40 million water project

South Africa

2 years ago

West Rand father shares story of losing son in Carletonville Accident

South Africa

2 years ago

Minister Senzo Mchunu congratulated Ian Cameron on Portfolio Committee Election

Politics

2 years ago

Economic Freedom Fighters defend Limpopo artist Makhadzi

Politics

2 years ago

Gauteng Investigations Unit officer gives insight into using CCTV footage to catch murder suspect

South Africa

2 years ago

Gayton McKenzie announces he will run the Nelson Mandela race

Politics

2 years ago

Sports, Arts, Culture minister Gayton McKenzie gets love from Springbok fans in viral TikTok video

Politics

2 years ago

The Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie was given a lot of love and appreciation in a viral video which showed him mingling with rugby fans.

SA reacts to John Hlophe's election to the Judicial Services Commission

Politics

2 years ago

The MK Party's Parliament leader Dr John Hlophe was appointed as the parry's representative to the Judicial Services Commission. SA was stunned.

Court hears how Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula wanted R10 million and a wig

Politics

2 years ago

The former Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula appeared before the Pretoria Magistrates Court facing 12 charges of corruption for receiving bribes.

Thieves steal North West primary school roof, SA stunned

Education

2 years ago

A community in the North West was left reeling after the roof of a primary school was stolen, affecting grades R, one, two and three. SA gave the community side-eye.

SAPS rescues two kidnap victims in Benoni, SA applauds them

South Africa

2 years ago

Two men who were driving on the Putfontein road in Ekurhuleni were kidnapped for ransom. The South African Police Service rescued them and apprehended the suspects.

Limpopo man stabs older brother to death and hands himself over to SAPS

South Africa

2 years ago

A Limpopo man handed himself over to the police after he fought with his brother and allegedly stabbed him. South Africans were broken by the incident.

City of Johannesburg's Transport MMC Kenny Kunene sparks outrage with alleged R110K groove bill

Politics

2 years ago

The City of Johannesburg's MMC for Transport and the deputy president of the Patriotic Alliance Kenny Kunene and Serge Cabonge spent R125,000 at a club.

South Africans slam Julius Malema's Durban July shoes worth R27K

Politics

2 years ago

The president of the Economic Freedom Fighters Julius Malema wore a shoe worth over R27,000 to the Durban July event. South Africans called him out.

Child murder suspect allegedly killed by mob justice, South Africans react

South Africa

2 years ago

The South African Police Service are investigating a murder case after a Pietermaritzburg community allegedly killed a murder suspect in an act of mob justice.

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