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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Limpopo man commits suicide, 3-year-old daughter found with his body days later

South Africa

2 years ago

Panyaza Lesufi announces R1.2 billion Gauteng solar and gas turbine project, Mzansi suspicious

South Africa

2 years ago

SAPS recognises top officers for bringing Rosemary Ndlovu and Nandipha Magudumana to justice

South Africa

2 years ago

13-Year-old Ekurhuleni primary school learner shoots his principal, charged with attempted murder

South Africa

2 years ago

Cyril Ramaphosa accuses John Steenhuisen of racism, South Africans disagree with him

Politics

2 years ago

Educational psychologist Professor Kobus Maree discusses solutions for violence in schools

Education

2 years ago

Thabo Bester’s mother Meisie’s life has become unbearable, Mzansi discusses

South Africa

2 years ago

Thabo Bester's mother, Meisie, says that her life has become significantly worse since her son's rearrest and she struggles with SASSA and poverty.

Johannesburg businessman arrested for stealing mini-substation 10 years ago, Mzansi wide-eyed

South Africa

2 years ago

A Johannesburg businessman was arrested after he was found in possession of a mini-substation worth R400K in his possession, which went missing 10 years ago.

EFF’s Julius Malema demands SANDF be recalled from Eastern DRC

Politics

2 years ago

Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema slammed the condition of the South African National Defence Force and demanded they be recalled from the DRC.

MK party wins 28% of Phongolo by-elections in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africans laugh

South Africa

2 years ago

The MK party participated in the by-elections in Phongolo in KwaZulu-Natal and won 28% of the votes. South Africans did not take this as a serious sign.

South Africans struggling to survive, survey finds many live from paycheck to paycheck

South Africa

2 years ago

A survey conducted by 1Life Insurance reveals that South Africans are struggling to make ends meet and are dipping into their savings to buy food.

Panyaza Lesufi announces new number for Gauteng plates, Mzansi raises eyebrows

South Africa

2 years ago

Gauteng's premier, Panyaza Lesufi, revealed that the province will soon dole out new number plates to prevent criminals from faking or duplicating number plates.

2 SANDF soldiers killed in DRC conflict and 3 injured, South Africans worried: “And so it’s begun”

Africa

2 years ago

Two members of the South African National Defence Force were killed in a mortar attack in the Eastern DRC region after being deployed to battle M23 rebels.

Presley Chweneyagae’s foundation received R15 million from National Lottery Commission

South Africa

2 years ago

'The River' actor Presley Chweneyagae's foundation has been implicated in the National Lotteries Commission investigation. It received R15 million from the NLC.

South Africans not excited about Cyril Ramaphosa’s response to SONA debate

Politics

2 years ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to respond to the points opposition parties raised during the State of the Nation Address debate in Cape Town this week.

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