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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Teacher and learner die in Gauteng schools, South Africans mourn: "Men are going through a lot"

Education

2 years ago

Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla announces appointment of 270 unemployed doctors

South Africa

2 years ago

Community searches for Joslin Smith after 4 suspects arrested, South Africans prayerful

South Africa

2 years ago

2 Teenagers kidnapped outside high school in Brits, manhunt launched for 3 suspects

South Africa

2 years ago

2 Men interrogated for Joslin Smith's disappearance claim they sold her for muthi, Mzansi furious

South Africa

2 years ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa officially removes impeached judge John Hlophe from office

Politics

2 years ago

Rand Water to restore Johannesburg residents' water supply, but residents are frustrated

South Africa

2 years ago

Rand Water has been given the go ahead to pump water at full load so they can supply water to the areas affected by City Power repairing Eikenhof's substation.

South Africa's economy grew 0.1% but agriculture, forestry and fishing decreased

Economy

2 years ago

The South African economy grew by 0.1% in the previous quarter, and some sectors like agriculture, fisheries and forestry decreased by 9.7% in quarter four.

4 suspects arrested for disappearance of Joslin Smith, South Africans want answers

South Africa

2 years ago

The South African Police Service has arrested four suspects in connection with the disappearance of Joslin Smith, who went missing from her home.

Western Cape police officer arrested for killing teenager in hit-and-run incident

South Africa

2 years ago

A South African Police Service officer stationed in the Western Cape was arrested after she hit a teenager while driving at a high speed. The teenager died.

Gwede Mantashe praises himself as most productive energy minister, South Africans laugh

Politics

2 years ago

The minister of minerals, Gwede Mantashe, praised his work as the minister and said his tenure saw many renewable energy projects being approved.

Economic Freedom Fighters' MP Naledi Chirwa fined 2 gazebos for not exercising Parliamentary duties

Politics

2 years ago

the Economic Freedom Fighters' MP, Naledi Chirwa, was fined 2 gazebos for not attending to her parliamentary duties. South Africans were disturbed by her apology.

Mpumalanga man who burned his ex-girlfriend to death given life sentence

South Africa

2 years ago

A man from Mpumalanga who killed his ex-girlfriend after setting her alight was sentenced to life imprisonment. South Africans were relieved that he was sentenced.

South Africans defend African National Congress Fikile Mbalula from attacks after video went viral

Politics

2 years ago

The African National Congress's secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, was defended online by South Africans after he was attacked for talking about qualifications.

African National Congress in KZN celebrates the departure of former police minister Nathi Nhleko

Politics

2 years ago

The former police minister, Nathi Nhleko, who resigned from the African National Congress, blamed secretary-general Fikile Mbalula for his resignation.

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