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

5050 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Joslin Smith's mother Kelly Smith, allegedly assaulted in Pollsmoor Correctional Service while pregnant

South Africa

2 years ago

Democratic Alliance wishes John Steenhuisen happy 48th birthday

Politics

2 years ago

King Misuzulu criticises ANC KZN’s chairperson Siboniso Duma’s mic-grabbing incident

Politics

2 years ago

KZN premier unwilling to pay Misuzulu ka Zwelethini’s legal fees unless conditions are met

Politics

2 years ago

Julius Malema encourages South Africans to make more babies, SA dismayed

Politics

2 years ago

Gavin Watson’s nephew seen outside Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s house

South Africa

2 years ago

Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng apologises for remarks about black lawyers

South Africa

2 years ago

Judge Ratha Mokgoathleng apologised for the remarks he made during the Senzo Meyiwa trial when he accused black lawyers of being unprofessional.

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula hands herself in at Pretoria Central Police Station

Politics

2 years ago

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula handed herself over at the Pretoria Central Police Station. She also filed an application demanding to see the docket opened against her.

Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste allegedly kills himself, South Africans suspicious

South Africa

2 years ago

The former Steinhoff International CEO Markus Jooste allegedly committed suicide one day after he was fined almost half a million for the Steinhoff scandal.

Jacob Zuma’s FNB account frozen because of defaulted VBS loan

Politics

2 years ago

Jacob Zuma's FNB account was frozen after he defaulted on the loan he took from the defunct VBS Mutual Bank to pay for the upgrades he made for Nkandla.

South Africans sceptical of Eskom suspending loadshedding until further notice

South Africa

2 years ago

Loadshedding was suspended until further notice. Eskom announced that this was because they were expecting a low demand for electricity for the next few days.

South Africans reject government’s celebration of Human Rights Day

South Africa

2 years ago

Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the keynote address during the commemoration of the Sharpeville Massacre on Human Rights day, but SA is unmoved.

Zulu Royal Regiments demand Siboniso Duma must pay Misuzulu 100 cattle for disrespecting him

South Africa

2 years ago

The Royal Family's Zulu regiment commanders recommended that ANC KZN chairperson Siboniso Duma pay Misuzulu kaZwelethini 100 cows after disrespecting him.

2 KwaZulu-Natal officers arrested for the murder of a suspect

South Africa

2 years ago

The Independent Police Investigative Directive arrested two South African Police Service officers after a suspect disappeared while in the custody of the officers.

2 Cape Town security officers shot dead at point-blank range

South Africa

2 years ago

Two security officers employed at a security firm in Cape Town were ambushed by three men. The security officers who stopped at the side of the road were shot.

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