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

5045 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Law enforcement agencies will prevent violence and disorder on 29 May: IEC

Politics

2 years ago

Another fuel hike on the cards in May, South Africans voice their frustrations

South Africa

2 years ago

4 people gunned down in Inanda, South Africans worried about violence in KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa

2 years ago

Power outage in Pretoria affects 95,000 customers: Eskom working to restore electricity

South Africa

2 years ago

South Africans slam dog owner after pit bulls maul North West resident

South Africa

2 years ago

Prime Minister Thulasizwe Buthelezi allegedly files R10 million lawsuit against MEC Simelane-Mngadi

Politics

2 years ago

Jacob Zuma apologises after MK Party rally in Eastern Cape flopped

Politics

2 years ago

Former president Jacob Zuma apologised for not attending an MKP rally in the Eastern Cape. He said he attended a dear comrade's funeral. SA didn't believe him.

North West High Court orders Bheki Cele to pay R1.5 million in damages for unlawful arrest

South Africa

2 years ago

The North West High Court ordered Police Minister Bheki Cele to pay a man the South African Police Service wrongfully arrested and detained for 202 days.

President Cyril Ramaphosa defends the IEC during Zuma court case saga

Politics

2 years ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa defended the Independent Electoral Commission after the IEC recently lost its court case against MK party leader Jacob Zuma.

Hippopotamus spotted in Cape Town, South Africans make jokes

South Africa

2 years ago

A hippopotamus escaped from the Rondvlei Nature Reserve in Cape Town, Western Cape. It damaged a resident's wall before it was returned to the reserve.

3 people die after flooding in Margate, KwaZulu Natal: Netizens horrified

South Africa

2 years ago

A family died in Margate, KwaZulu-Natal after their car was washed off a bridge during the heavy storms that hit the province. South Africans mourned them.

Trevor Manuel criticises Jacob Zuma, South Africans disinterested

Politics

2 years ago

Former finance minister Trevor Manuel accused Jacob Zuma of being abusive. South Africans defended the former president and slammed Manuel for his words.

Low-hanging wires kill South African teenager, Netizens heartbroken

South Africa

2 years ago

A South African teenager died after a machine he used to cut grass for customers touched a live wire and electrocuted him, killing him. SA was saddened.

Gang boss controlled police station in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africans unamzed

South Africa

2 years ago

An alleged gangster in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, reportedly controlled a police station. South Africans online were not surprised by the allegations.

AKA's former bodyguard made over R60 million from Fort Hare University looting

South Africa

2 years ago

AKA's former bodyguard, Anwar Khan, allegedly looted over R60 million from the University of Fort Hare through tenders he received after manufacturing a crisis.

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