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

4373 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Thoko Didiza calls for security consultation ahead of Brown Mogotsi's Committee appearance

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Julius Malema weighs in on his future depending on upcoming East London Magistrates Court ruling

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US President Donald Trump threatens to sue comedian Trevor Noah after Grammy Award remarks

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Jacob Zuma Foundation denies former president's involvement in Jeffrey Epstein sexual trafficking

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3 months ago

General Shadrack Sibiya accused of threatening whistleblowers

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3 months ago

DIRCO declares Israel's Chargé d'Affaires persona non grata

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3 months ago

SAPS condemns xenophobic incident involving Colonel Robert Netshiunda and Durban resident

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3 months ago

SAPS condemned a KwaZulu-Natal woman's xenophobic attack on Colonel Robert Netshiunda, sparking outrage on social media and calls for action against her conduct.

Joburg's R986,129 wall scandal: How a councillor's diligence uncovered the truth

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3 months ago

A Johannesburg ward councillor's investigation uncovered fraudulent invoices for a boundary wall costing nearly R1 million, leading to recovery by the City.

Madlanga Commission made finding against Senzo Mchunu: Presidency spokesperson

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3 months ago

Vincent Magwenya confirms findings against Senzo Mchunu by the Madlanga Commission, sparking outrage from South Africans over President Ramaphosa's response.

United Nations Secretary-General weighs in on South Africa's exclusion from G20 Summit

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3 months ago

Antonio Guterres addresses South Africa's exclusion from the upcoming G20 Summit, sparking controversy and accusations of fear from South Africans regarding Trump.

Fikile Mbalula calls on arrests to be made after Cyril Ramaphosa accepts Madlanga recommendations

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3 months ago

Fikile Mbalula demands arrests of officials named in the Madlanga Commission as South Africans criticise the ANC’s handling of corruption allegations.

Search for Limpopo residents swept away by heavy floods continues

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3 months ago

Residents in Limpopo continue to search for loved ones missing due to devastating floods, which have left many homeless, and appealed for government aid.

South Africans rally behind KZN SAPS spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda after viral clip

South Africa

3 months ago

Support for Colonel Robert Netshiunda grows as South Africans defend him against xenophobic remarks made during a heated confrontation in Durban.

Arrested Afrikaner's wife speaks up, accuses ICE of spreading false information

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3 months ago

Jacobus Lodevickus Janse van Rensburg's wife defends him against ICE's allegations of illegal immigration and severe charges, amidst viral scrutiny.

Madlanga Commission: Suspended EMPD Chief Julius Mkhwanazi among officers to face criminal charges

South Africa

3 months ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa has accepted the Madlanga Commission's report, naming officials, including EMPD Chief Mkhwanazi, to face charges of corruption and fraud.

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