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 the Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk and a 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.

4070 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Senzo Meyiwa: murder suspect accuses prison warders of brutality

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National Prosecuting Authority confident of long-term conviction after Shebeshxt arrest

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Limpopo South African Police Service officer sentenced for raping her son

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John Steenhuisen denied influencing Cyril Ramaphosa to fire Fisheries Minister Dion George

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Senzo Mchunu's chief of staff Cedrick Nkabinde caught lying n Parliament

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The Economic Freedom Fighters' president, Julius Malema, slammed Ad Hoc Committee witness Cedrick Nkabinde for contradictions in his testimony in Parliament.

COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant extended to 2027

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The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, announced that the Social Relief of Distress fund will be extended to 2027. He made the announcement in Parliament.

MTBPS 2025: Government to take over private prisons, including Mangaung Correctional Facility

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The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, announced that the government will take over the Mangaung Correctional Services Facility in June 2026.

EFF President Julius Malema takes a swipe at Donald Trump in G20 build-up

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3 months ago

Economic Freedom Fighters president Julius Malema criticised United States of America President Donald Trump for his refusal to attend the G20 or send officials.

Cape Flats shootings: 10 shot in horrific Nyanga taxi rank shooting

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The South African Police Service is investigating two murders and eight attempted murders after a suspect opened fire at a taxi rank on the Cape Flats.

Argentina President Javier Milei skips G20 in support of Donald Trump's boycott

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3 months ago

The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, will not be attending the G20 Summit in Johannesburg in November. Sources allege he is supporting Donald Trump's boycott.

Western Cape man allegedly guns his sisters down while fetching his children

South Africa

3 months ago

A man was arrested on the Cape Flats after he allegedly shot and killed his two sisters, who went to fetch his children from school in Cape Town in the Western Cape.

Stuart James Scharnick files defamation suit against Dumisani Khumalo

South Africa

3 months ago

Stusrt James Scharnick opened a case against Crime Intelligence boss General Dumisani Khumalo and accused him of making defamatory statements about him.

Fraud examiner testifies that Duduzile Zuma's texts incited fear

South Africa

3 months ago

The woman who opened a case against Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla for her alleged role in the July 2021 unrest testified at the Durban High Court in KwaZulu-Natal.

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