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

5051 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Nandi Magudumana allegedly assaulted by 2 women in prison cell

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Joslin Smith disappearance suspect charged with trafficking in person and kidnapping

South Africa

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Minister Aaron Motsoaledi asks SIU to probe fraud at Home Affairs

South Africa

2 years ago

Former Joslin Smith disappearance suspect denies being a sangoma

South Africa

2 years ago

ANC KZN leader Siboniso Duma banned from Zulu Royal activities, Mzansi celebrates

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2 years ago

Mpumalanga man arrested after being spotted on Moja Love TV show

South Africa

2 years ago

Senzo Meyiwa murder trial: Chicco Thwala reveals son Longwe is ready to testify

South Africa

2 years ago

Chicco Thwala revealed that Longwe is ready to testify in the Senzo Meyiwa trial and share his version of the night the murder took place. SA isn't feeling him.

Senzo Meyiwa trial: murder accused Bongani Ntanzi was allegedly paid R45,000 for his part

South Africa

2 years ago

One of the suspects accused of killing Senzo Meyiwa, Bongani Ntanzi, revealed that he was paid R45,000 for the role he played in killing the former goalkeeper.

South Africans disappointed that SRD grant will be increased by R20 to R370

Politics

2 years ago

Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana announced that the Social Relief of Distress grant will be increased to R370 from 1 April 2024. South Africans are unhappy.

Parliamentary Committee recommends EFF MPs should be hit with severe penalties

Politics

2 years ago

Parliament's Powers and Privileges Committee suspended the Economic Freedom Fighters MPs for a month after disrupting Cyril Ramaphosa's SONA in 2022.

“I was wrongfully arrested”: Human rights expert gives advice

Opinion

2 years ago

A young man from Johannesburg believes he was wrongfully arrested when police stopped him and asked him for his ID. A human rights expert gave tips.

South African Police Service hunting for suspects that killed a Limpopo Bar Lounge owner

South Africa

2 years ago

A Limpopo businessman was shot and killed by gunmen who were driving a Mazda 3. South Africans discussed the killing and suspected there was more to it.

Khumbudzo Ntshavheni slams MK Party's election threats

Politics

2 years ago

The Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni warned the MK party, which threatened violence during the elections, that law enforcement would act.

South Africans experience internet outage over undersea cable failures

South Africa

2 years ago

Broken internet cables located under the sea caused an internet connection. South Africans on social media joked about what caused the disturbance.

Old Mutual sets the record straight on Sebabatso Molefi's complaint, SA furious

South Africa

2 years ago

Old Mutual shared their side of the Sebabatso Molefi saga. It explained that Molefi's mother is divorced and the pension actually belongs to her ex-husband.

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