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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MK party protests in Durban, demands the City of eThekwini fixes the city

South Africa

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South African birth rate slows down, Mzansi discusses

South Africa

2 years ago

1 SANDF soldier commits suicide, another dies in DRC, SA saddened

South Africa

2 years ago

General Tommy Mthombeni appointed new Gauteng top cop

South Africa

2 years ago

TVET colleges celebrate the launch of new artisan academy in Bloemfontein

South Africa

2 years ago

New HIV prevention drug available in South Africa, but netizens want the cure

South Africa

2 years ago

Report blames Eskom woes on dysfunctional management system, Mzansi not surprised

South Africa

2 years ago

The National Treasury released a report which sought to investigate Eskom 's performance. It discovered three major reasons that are causing Eskom to struggle.

Democratic Alliance to return to court because of African National Congress cadre deployment policy

South Africa

2 years ago

The Democratic Alliance is intending on taking the African National Congress to court once again, this time accusing Fikile Mbalula of being in contempt of court.

Julius Malema gushes over Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, pegs him as potential premier candidate

Politics

2 years ago

Economic Freedom Fighters president Julius Malema praised the party's MP and commissar, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, on his finer qualities and slammed Panyaza Lesufi.

South African Police Service allegedly protected Joslin Smith's mother Kelly and boyfriend from mob

South Africa

2 years ago

The mother of Joslin Smith, Kelly, claimed that the community almost attacked her and her boyfriend, accusing them of being involved in Joslin's disappearance.

SAPS arrest 6 N3 highway robbery suspects where Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga was robbed

South Africa

2 years ago

The South African Police Service was praised for apprehending the N3 Blue Light Gang that operated by kidnapping or robbing their victims on the N3 highway.

South Africans not impressed with Cyril Ramaphosa's Chief Justice nominee Mandisa Maya

South Africa

2 years ago

The president, Cyril Ramaphosa, nominated Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya to replace Raymond Zondo after his term as Chief Justice expires. Netizens had questions.

Fuel price expected to increase in March, South Africans gatvol

Energy

2 years ago

Petrol and diesel are expected to go up by over R1 in March. South Africans were gatvol of the petrol price increases and blamed the government for it.

US psychic chimes in on missing Joslin Smith in viral TikTok video, Mzansi shares dreams

South Africa

2 years ago

A psychic from the United States of America posted a TikTok video about what may have happened to Joslin Smith. Many in the comment section shared theirs too.

Cape Town police officer nabs taxi driver for pointing at him with his gun, Mzansi laughs

South Africa

2 years ago

A police officer from Cape Town arrested a taxi driver after he pointed a gun at him during a road rage incident. The driver did not know the officer was a cop.

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