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

5071 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

Author's articles

2024 General Elections: Fikile Mbalula roasted for tweeting wrong figures for new voters registered

Politics

2 years ago

Chicken prices to go up by R2 according to Astral Foods, netizens have conspiracy theories

South Africa

2 years ago

Brian Baloyi encourages Kaizer Chiefs to spend money securing Pitso Mosimane, but SA disagrees

Football

2 years ago

KwaZulu-Natal nurse killed at clinic by her husband, South Africans discussed why she was murdered

South Africa

2 years ago

Proteas Captain Temba Bavuma compared to Springboks captain Siya Kolisi: “He’s a token player”

Sports

2 years ago

South African residents warn of heatwave for next few days, netizens share tips on how to survive

South Africa

2 years ago

ANC suspends Kopanong Mayor Xolani Tseletsele for threatening resident, SA sceptical

Politics

2 years ago

African National Congress's secretary-general Fikile Mbalula, suspended Kopanong Municipality mayor Xolani Tseletsele for threatening a resident.

China Emporium in Durban burns in viral video, residents slam the building’s alleged poor safety standards

South Africa

2 years ago

China Mall in Springfield, Durban, burned in the early hours of 22 November 2023. The cause of the fire is unknown and no fatalities or injuries were reported.

Good Samaritan assists robbery victim in viral TikTok video, netizens’ hearts warmed

People

2 years ago

A man was driving on the Snake Road offramp in Benoni when he saw a woman getting robbed. He helped her in the TikTok video and South Africans praised him.

Cyril Ramaphosa calls for nations to stop arming Israel and Hamas, asks for ceasefire in the region

Politics

2 years ago

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during an extraordinary meeting held by BRICS on 21 November 2023.

Bafana Bafana’s 2-0 defeat to Rwanda throws South Africa into debate over 2026 World Cup chances

Football

2 years ago

Bafana Bafana lost to Rwanda during their World Cup Group C qualifying match. The national team was defeated 2-0 while away and SA debated the result.

Spar to investigate after pictures of allegedly rotten food at Randfontein store goes viral, SA stunned

South Africa

2 years ago

Spar in Randfontein went viral after pictures of expired food stored in unsanitary conditions trended on Facebook. South Africans were livid and called for action.

Rand manipulation: SA demands accountability from Reserve Bank and governor Lesetja Kganyago

Money

2 years ago

South Africans demand that the South African Reserve Bank and the Reserve Bank governor, Lesetja Kganyago, be held accountable for the rand manipulation saga.