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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Truck crashes into 18 vehicles in Centurion, South Africans worried about the N14

South Africa

2 years ago

KwaZulu-Natal businessman Vivian Reddy rubbishes corruption claims, offers R5 million reward for evidence

South Africa

2 years ago

MK Party could get more votes than Economic Freedom Fighters, survey finds

Politics

2 years ago

IEC fires employee supposedly behind ANC and MK party’s candidate lists leaks

Politics

2 years ago

Western Cape South African Police Service officer stabbed while on his way home from work

South Africa

2 years ago

Cyril Ramaphosa highlights positive outcomes of partnership between government and businesses

Politics

2 years ago

15K people sign online petition to deny Joslin Smith disappearance suspects bail

South Africa

2 years ago

More than 14,000 people signed an online petition to prevent the four suspects accused of Joslin Smith's disappearance from receiving bail. SA supported them.

African National Congress defends candidate list with members accused of corruption

South Africa

2 years ago

The African National Congress's secretary general, Fikile Mbalula, defended the party's decision to keep members accused of corruption on their list of candidates.

Horror crash between 2 trucks in KwaZulu-Natal goes viral in video, South Africans discuss

South Africa

2 years ago

An accident between two trucks on the R34 between Ulundi and Vryheid resulted in the trucks catching fire, killing one driver and severely injuring the other.

Mpumalanga domestic worker found dead in mortuary after dying at work, Mzansi has questions

South Africa

2 years ago

A Mpumalanga woman who worked as a domestic worker was killed by dogs which her employer owned. She was taken to the mortuary and the family wants answers.

Body of Cape Peninsula University of Technology found in an open field, Mzansi pained

South Africa

2 years ago

The body of a third-year Education student at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology was found in an open field in Paarl, Western Cape on 4 March.

Senior African National Congress eThekwini official arrested

South Africa

2 years ago

A member of the African National Congress in eThekwini, who works as an official, was arrested after he was found with unlicensed firearms while driving.

Build One SA secures 140,000 signatures to contest the 2024 General Elections

Politics

2 years ago

The president of Build One SA, Mmusi Maimane, announced that the party secured enough signatures to contest the 2024 general elections on 29 May.

Pravin Gordhan defends why members of Parliament Committee must sign NDAs for SAA sale deal

South Africa

2 years ago

The Minister of Public Enteprises, Pravin Gordhan, explained why he asked members of a parliamentary committee to sign non-disclosure agreements.

Joslin Smith's mother Kelly among four suspects who appeared in court for Joslin's disappearance

South Africa

2 years ago

Kelly Smith and her boyfriend, Jacquin Appolis, appeared in the Vredenburg Magistrates Court for the disappearance of Joslin Smith. The country is livid.

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