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

Author's articles

UKZN Westville Campus building section torched during protest, SA disappointed

South Africa

2 years ago

3 ABC members found murdered after going missing, SA saddened

Politics

2 years ago

Jacob Zuma’s case against Billy Downer dismissed again, South Africans discuss

Politics

2 years ago

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa raises eyebrows with young wife in viral video

Politics

2 years ago

Woman who wanted to adopt Joslin Smith pours her heart out

South Africa

2 years ago

SANRAL invests R2 billion in Eastern Cape roads, South Africans not convinced

South Africa

2 years ago

SAPS in possession of full confession from Joslin Smith disappearance suspect

South Africa

2 years ago

Lourentia Lombaard, who was recently arrested for Joslin Smith's disappearance, allegedly made a full confession to the South African Police Service.

SAPS raids Parliament Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula's home

Politics

2 years ago

The house of Parliament's Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, was raided by the South African Police Service after a search and seizure order was given.

ANC vs MK Party: Advocate Dali Mpofu slams African National Congress

Politics

2 years ago

Advocate Dali Mpofu, who represented the MK Party against the African National Congress at the Supreme Court of Appeals, criticised the ruling party.

Cape Town woman survives being stabbed 24 times, South Africans horrified

South Africa

2 years ago

A Cape Town woman was stabbed 24 times when she was robbed on 17 March 2024. The incident shocked many as there were multiple witnesses to the incident.

Car thief nabbed attempting to cross to Zimbabwe, South Africans react: "It will never end"

South Africa

2 years ago

A Zimbabwean national was arrested in Limpopo after he was found allegedly trying to smuggle car from South Africa to Zimbabwe through Beitbridge.

Inkatha Freedom Party rejects Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for truce between IFP and ANC

Politics

2 years ago

The Inkatha Freedom Party's national spokesperson, Mkhuleko Hlengwa, said the ANC must explain why it allegedly plotted to disrupt their campaigning.

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Inside Bongani Ntanzi's confession implicating Kelly Khumalo

South Africa

2 years ago

Bongani Ntanzi, one of the men accused of killing footballer Senzo Meyiwa, confessed about singer Kelly Khumalo's involvement in Meyiwa's death in 2014.