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

5061 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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11 officials arrested in Free State, Mpumalanga and Gauteng for licence fraud, Mzansi claps

South Africa

2 years ago

Fake prostitutes sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for kidnapping and murder of man

South Africa

2 years ago

Journalist roasts President Cyril Ramaphosa in viral videos, South Africa howls with laughter

Politics

2 years ago

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Advocate Mngomezulu allegedly faces attempted murder charges

South Africa

2 years ago

KwaZulu-Natal religious leaders threaten IEC with violent shutdown if the MK does not win elections

Politics

2 years ago

African National Congress suspends former president Jacob Zuma as member, Mzansi relieved

Politics

2 years ago

Viral photo of Paul Mashatile's son-in-law's multimillion Cape Town mansion angers Mzansi

Politics

2 years ago

South Africans were furious after a house allegedly belonging to Paul Mashatile's son-in-law, which he uses, went viral. The house costs R28.9 million.

Cape Town 6-year-old grade 1 child run over at school, South Africans saddened

South Africa

2 years ago

A six year-old child from Mitchell's Plain in Cape Town died after his transport driver called him to cross the street when a car tragically struck him.

Fraudsters withdraw R5000 from Soweto man's account while inside Capitec branch

South Africa

2 years ago

A man from Soweto lost R5000 while he was still in the bank. The teller informed him that R5000 was withdrawn from his account while he was receiving assistance.

Drip Footwear allegedly on brink of liquidation for not paying R20 million debt to JHB company

South Africa

2 years ago

Drip Footwear is allegedly facing liquidation after WideOpen Plaftorm, a Johannesburg-based company, took it to court for failing to pay R20 million in debt.

Jacob Zuma says MK party gunning for two-thirds majority at 2024 general elections, Mzansi laughs

Politics

2 years ago

Former president Jacob Zuma addressed MK party supporters that the party will get a two-thirds majority during the 2024 general elections. SA laughed.

Suspended Judge John Hlophe said Cyril Ramaphosa suspended him for political reasons

Politics

2 years ago

Judge John Hlophe told the EFF podcast that he believes he was suspended because president Cyril Ramaphosa was under tremendous political pressure.

El Al Israel Airlines suspends South Africa route, Mzansi doesn't care

South Africa

2 years ago

The Israeli airline, El Al Airline, announced that they will be suspending flights to Johannesburg because Israelis are less interested in flying to SA.

South Africa celebrates as ICJ orders Israel to prevent the killing Palestinians in Israel-Hamas War

Europe

2 years ago

Israel has been told to prevent the killing of Palestinians in its conflict with Hamas. The International Court of Justice passed the judgement and SA celebrated.

Mthunzi Mdwaba ordered to pay Enoch Godongwana R1 million for accusing him of UIF bribery scandal

Politics

2 years ago

The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, was awarded R1 million after he won his defamation case against Mthunzi Mdwaba who accused him of bribery.

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