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

5048 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Hawks expected to make more arrests in KPMG millions theft case

South Africa

2 years ago

Department of Basic Education to introduce grade 9 certificate, SA discusses

South Africa

2 years ago

Disgraced lawyer pays back client’s R258,000 RAF payout after 9 years

South Africa

2 years ago

Julius Malema speaks highly of MP Naledi Chirwa: “We are grooming her”

Politics

2 years ago

Police Minister Bheki Cele encourages SAPS members to fight fire with fire

South Africa

2 years ago

Mpumalanga man whose hands were chopped off speaks out

South Africa

2 years ago

ANCYL confident Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s resignation won’t affect election performance

Politics

2 years ago

The ANCYL expressed that they were certain their performance during the upcoming elections wouldn't be affected by Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula's resignation.

Kidnapped KwaZulu-Natal 8-year-old found 1 day later on his birthday

South Africa

2 years ago

An eight-year-old boy from Sydenham in KwaZulu-Natal was rescued one day after he was kidnapped from school. the kidnappers asked for a R9000 ransom. SA relieved.

Former Parliament Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula granted R50,000 bail, South Africans disappointed

Politics

2 years ago

The former Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has been granted bail after she appeared at the Pretoria Magistrates Court for her bail hearing.

Chatsworth residents torch SAPS van, South Africans furious

South Africa

2 years ago

Residents of Chatsworth in KwaZulu-Natal torched a South African Police Service van as the officers were on their way to arrest two murder suspects.

Man claims his email was hacked, used to ask IEC to ban Jacob Zuma from campaigning for presidency

Politics

2 years ago

A man claimed that his email was hacked and used to send the Independent Electoral Commission an email asking them to ban Jacob Zuma from being a candidate.

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Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula hands herself over at Lyttleton Police Station

Politics

2 years ago

The former Speaker of Parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, handed herself over at the Lyttleton Police Station in Centurion, Pretoria on 4 April.

Emmerson Mnangagwa declares Zimbabwe drought a national disaster

Politics

2 years ago

Zimbabwean President Emmersn Mnangagwa has declared the current drought a national disaster and said the country needs billions to feed citizens.

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula resigns from her role as National Assembly speaker

Politics

2 years ago

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula resigned from her role as the Speaker of Parliament to deal with the charges of corruption that she is facing. Mzansi applauded her.

SIU to sell former Eskom top executive’s mansion and two cars

Politics

2 years ago

The Special Investigating Unit received an order from the Asset Forfeiture Unit to sell the assets that belonged to former Eskom middle mananager Duduzile Moyo.

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