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

5066 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Church robbed during live stream, domestic caught helping robbers and 4 other crimes caught on camera in 2023

South Africa

2 years ago

Julius Malema's year in review: EFF fires 210 reps and 5 other times the leader and party made headlines

Politics

2 years ago

Transport Minister Sindiswe Chikunga revealed that 719 people died on the road since the festive season began

South Africa

2 years ago

20 Durban beaches safe to swim in, but South Africans believe they’re filthy

South Africa

2 years ago

1700 vehicles travel to KwaZulu-Natal each hour, N3 Toll Concession, company gives motorists safety tips

South Africa

2 years ago

2 Durban women survive drive-by shooting, South Africans scared: “Another day in ANC SA”

South Africa

2 years ago

African National Congress, Ezulweni Investments settle out of court, SA raises eyebrows over deal

South Africa

2 years ago

The African National Congress reached an out-of-court settlement with Ezulweni Investments after they failed to pay a bill over R100 million for services rendered.

Video of TMPD officer allegedly causing an accident by making U-turn on solid line

South Africa

2 years ago

A Tshwane Metro Police Department Officer allegedly did an illegal U-turn on a yellow line, which caused an accident. A video of the scene went viral.

Eastern Cape R75 accident kills 5 and injures 3, South Africa heartbroken

South Africa

2 years ago

An accident in the Eastern Cape left five dead and three critically injured when two cars collided between Graaf Reneit and Kariega. South Africans were devastated.

Study finds that 87% of murder victims are men, South Africa shed tears: “We are vulnerable”

South Africa

2 years ago

A study conducted by the South African Medical Research Council revealed that 87% of murder victims are men. The study aimed to highlight men's vulnerability.

Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reveals that demand reduction resulted in no loadshedding for past week

South Africa

2 years ago

The Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, revealed that there has been no loadshedding recently because of the reduction in demand.

KwaZulu-Natal man kills 87-year-old mother and 39-year-old sister before decapitating them, netizens horrified

South Africa

2 years ago

South Africans were horrified by a man from KwaZulu-Natal who shot and killed his mother and his sister and then chopped their heads off. He was arrested.

Governance expert warns of protests before 2024 General Elections, Mzansi discusses his predictions

South Africa

2 years ago

South Africans debated the prediction governance expert Dr Sam Khoza made when he said that SA may erupt into protest action in the build-up to the 2024 Elections.

South Africans loot informal trader selling chickens in viral video, netizens furious

South Africa

2 years ago

A group of South Africans stunned the nation when a viral video of them looting an informal trader's chicken stand and running away with the owner's chicken stock.

2 Western Cape South African Police Service members busted for lending taxi boss police vehicle, SA unmoved

South Africa

2 years ago

Two Western Cape police officers were arrested and appeared in court after they lent a taxi boss their state vehicle for private use. Mzansi is disappointed.

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