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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R113 million PPE contract awarded by Gauteng Department of Health declared unlawful

South Africa

2 years ago

Democratic Alliance loses its court application to declare cadre deployment unconstitutional

South Africa

2 years ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa announces that 2024 General Elections will take place on 29 May

Politics

2 years ago

Amplats and Kumba Iron Ore to retrench over 4 000 mine workers, South Africans depressed

South Africa

2 years ago

South Africans strongly condemn black Tshwane DA member’s call for apartheid to return

South Africa

2 years ago

Motorists robbed by 5 armed men on M1-M2 offramp in Johannesburg, Mzansi stunned

South Africa

2 years ago

Good Samaritans rescue Cape Town child and toddler from drowning in Kalk Bay

South Africa

2 years ago

A toddler and the father were saved after they fell into the sea at Kalk Bay in Cape Town. Bystanders rushed into the waters to rescue them and netizens celebrated.

Edwin Sodi’s Bryanston Mansion for sale at R75 million

South Africa

2 years ago

Businessman Edwin Sodi's Bryanston house is on the market and is going for a whopping R73 million. South Africans reacted to the sale of the house.

Cape Town student and his brother arrested for killing e-hailing driver, South Africa livid

South Africa

2 years ago

Two young men from Cape Town were arrested and appeared at the Belville Magistrates Court for allegedly stabbing an e-hailing driver to death eight times.

City of Ekurhuleni defends appointment of top cop facing charges of abuse of state resources

South Africa

2 years ago

The City of Ekurhuleni defended its appointment of Julius Mkhwanazi as the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department Deputy Chief despite him being suspended last year.

Gauteng government to scrap e-tolls from next month: Panyaza Lesufi

South Africa

2 years ago

Gauteng's premier, Panyaza Lesufi, announced during his State of the Province Address that the e-toll system would be scrapped from next month onwards.

Special Investigating Unit to investigate Home Affairs and Prasa, Mzansi excited

South Africa

2 years ago

The Special Investigating Unit has been authorised to investigate the Department of Home Affairs and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa for maladministration.

Cape Town man kills landlady’s boyfriend after argument over electricity

South Africa

2 years ago

A man from Cape Town allegedly killed his landlady's boyfriend after they got into a heated argument over electricity units. The victim was hit with a brick.

Primrose Primary School Grade 7 shooting suspect allegedly planned to attack more teachers

South Africa

2 years ago

The Grade 7 pupil from Ekurhuleni who shot and killed his principal and was arrested was allegedly planning on shooting two other educators at the school.

African National Congress will comply with the cadre deployment order: Spokesperson

South Africa

2 years ago

The African National Congress announced that they will comply with the ruling given by the Constitutional Court to give the DA their cadre deployment records.

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