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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2 Northern Cape boys drown in sewerage dam, South Africans devastated by the loss

South Africa

2 years ago

Former Free State Premier Ace Magashule and bodyguards allegedly assault man in viral video

Politics

2 years ago

BOSA's Mmusi Maimane petitions for Education Minister Angie Motshekga to resign, SA agrees

Education

2 years ago

Viral photo of high school student having her hair cut by teacher sparks fury among parents

Education

2 years ago

Matric Results 2023: KwaZulu-Natal orphan overcomes poverty to become one of KZN's top performers

Education

2 years ago

SAPS arrests 67-year-old Mpumalanga pensioner found with 106 guns and 1704 rounds of ammunition

South Africa

2 years ago

Matric Results 2023: Free State remains at the top of the provinces with the highest matric pass rate

Education

2 years ago

The Free State province is the province with the highest matric pass rate two years in a row, with KwaZulu-Natal coming at a close second and Gauteng the 3rd.

St Benedict's College in Ekurhuleni loses a learner who bagged 5 distinctions, leaving Mzansi in tears

Education

2 years ago

Declan Murphy, who was a pupil at the St Benedict's College in Bedfordview, Ekurhuleni, bagged five distinctions but passed away on holiday before celebrating them.

Kwamhlanga matriculant sacrifices having girlfriend and comes out as one of top achievers for Matric 2023

Education

2 years ago

Bhekumuzi Mnisi, one of South Africa's top performers, sacrificed having friends and a girlfriend and spent sleepless nights studying to excel during his exams.

Bheki Cele's attitude towards the Verulam Police Station break-in worried South Africans

South Africa

2 years ago

The minister of police, Bheki Cele, brushed off the break-in that took place where criminals allegedly made off with a few items. South Africans were worried.

No-nonsense Witbank High School principal goes viral for showing latecomers the door in video

South Africa

2 years ago

The principal of Witbank High School sent children who came to school late home on their first day of school. South Africans applauded him for disciplining them.

Khama Billiat spotted training at Supersport United grounds, Mzansi unsure

Football

2 years ago

Former Kaizer Chiefs player, Khama Billiat, was seen training at the Supersport United grounds. South Africans discussed whether he would be signed or not.

Nelson Mandela’s daughter to sell his ID book for memorial garden in Qunu, South Africans shake their heads

South Africa

2 years ago

Nelson Mandela's daughter, Makaziwe Mandela, has decided to sell her father's belongings including his ID book and other objects belonging to him.

Online and long-distance matric body recorded 72% pass rate, South Africans celebrate

Education

2 years ago

The South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute reported that 73% of their matric learners passed their onlne and long-distance learning examinations.

KwaZulu-Natal missing 5-year-old who got onto wrong taxi found 1 day later, netizens relieved and upset

Education

2 years ago

South Africans called for the parent of a child who went missing after getting into the wrong taxi in KwaZulu-Natal and was found the next day at school.

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