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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DA Gauteng Deputy speaker Ntsheke to resign following failed negotiations

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2 years ago

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has faith in the Gauteng government

Politics

2 years ago

Missing Mpumalanga boy found murderd and buried, South Africans heartbroken

South Africa

2 years ago

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina makes SA laugh with mispronounced word in TikTok video

Politics

2 years ago

MK Party withdraws its Electoral Court application to declare 2024 general elections invalid

Politics

2 years ago

Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald said prisoners must produce their own food

Politics

2 years ago

Sports, Arts and Culture minister Gayton McKenzie thanks God in swearing-in ceremony

Politics

2 years ago

The Patriotic Alliance and president Gayton McKenzie was sworn in as the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture and he thanked God on social media.

Free State man arrested for attacking wife with axe for cheating

South Africa

2 years ago

The South African Police Service arrested a man from Rosendal in the Free State after he allegedly hacked his girlfriend with an axe for cheating on him.

Petrol price dropped again by over R1 and SA wants it to go lower

Energy

2 years ago

Petrol prices decreased on 3 July by just over R1 for unleaded 93 and 99c for unleaded 95. South Africans were dissatisfied and demanded the prices be lower.

Democratic Alliance can leave GNU if ministers not allowed to exercise authority: Tony Leon

Politics

2 years ago

The DA's former leader, Tony Leon, said the party could exit the Government of National Unity if DA ministers do not get full authority in their portfolios.

ANC, COPE, EFF, Al Jamah, GOOD, PA voted in favour of R200 prepaid meter monthly service fee

Politics

2 years ago

The African National congress, the economic Freedom Fighter, Patriotic Alliance and other parties voted in favour of the R200 monthly service fee in Johannesburg.

SAPU warns Police Minister Senzo Mchunu not to interfere with SAPS operations

Politics

2 years ago

The South African Police Union warned the new Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu not to interfere with how the South African Police Service operates.

John Steenhuisen denies DA joined Government of National Unity for positions

Politics

2 years ago

The president of the Democratic Alliance John Steenhuisen denied that the party joined the Government of National Unity for cabinet positions. SA called him a liar.

Premier of Free State visits healthcare facility in regular clothes, slams nurses in viral video

Politics

2 years ago

The Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae lambasted healthcare facility workers in a viral video after she went undercover to probe service delivery issues.

Body of missing Mpumalanga woman found in a shallow grave

South Africa

2 years ago

A woman who went missing's body was found in a shallow grave. The South African Police Service arrested three people in connection with her murder.

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