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

5062 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Chris Hani's wife Limpho rejects women who claim to be Chris Hani's daughters

Politics

2 years ago

Limpopo Principal Dies After Being Mauled by Her Dogs at Home, Mzansi Mourns

South Africa

2 years ago

South African Police Service arrest man who allegedly started the Marshalltown fire

South Africa

2 years ago

6 million people under 30 have not registered to vote, Mzansi questions purpose of voting

Politics

2 years ago

South Africa to export tons of chicken feet to China, citizens joke about the deal

Economy

2 years ago

Table Mountain mugger falls to his death after robbery, South Africans in disbelief

South Africa

2 years ago

2 Limpopo children drown in river, South Africans heartbroken: "Sad news"

South Africa

2 years ago

Two boys from Limpopo were struck by lightning and passed away while swimming in a river outside of Polokwane with their three friends, who survived.

Wesbank accused of discriminating against black clients, South Africans livid: "We want our refunds"

South Africa

2 years ago

WesBank's former employee accused the bank of discriminating against black people and giving black people higher interest rates than white people.

African National Congress NEC to meet to discuss new MK party, South Africans tickled

Politics

2 years ago

The African National Congress is expected to have a discussion about Jacob zuma's MK party when the National Executive Committee meets later this week.

Cape Town drug kingpin Fadwaan Murphy handed 18-year jail imprisonment and R2 million fine

South Africa

2 years ago

Convicted drug lord, Fadwaan Murphy of Cape Town, was handed an 18-year sentence and a R2 million fine for running a drug enterprise in the Cape Flats.

Dramatic Sandton nightclub shootout in viral video leaves Mzansi terrified: "It's no longer safe"

South Africa

2 years ago

South Africans questioned Sandton's safety after a shootout at a nighclub went viral. The patrons can be heard screaming and taking cover while gunshots are heard.

ActionSA's Herman Mashaba praises apartheid-era Bophuthatswana, compares it to ANC

Politics

2 years ago

Herman Mashaba, the president of ActionSA, remarked that Bophuthatswana's leader, Lucas Mangope, was a better leader than the African National Congress's leaders.

Senzo Meyiwa Trial: Affidavit reveals that Senzo's death was contract killing, Mzansi discusses

South Africa

2 years ago

Brigadier Bongani Gininda revealed that two of the men accused of killing Senzo Meyiwa confessed that the murder was not an accident but was a contract killing.

Matric Results 2023: Cape Town high school received 164 Bachelor Passes, SA Claps

South Africa

2 years ago

Pupils from a Cape Town high school who lived in informal settlements achieved 164 bachelor's pass marks, and several of them earned scores of distinctions.

Matric 2023: Mamokgethi Phakeng plugs matric graduates with varsity application tips in viral video

South Africa

2 years ago

Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng plugged matriculants that were rejected by universities with a helpful platform that place them according to their marks.

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