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

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Women driving BMW chase and catch robbers in viral video, SA praises their bravery

South Africa

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Limpopo Man murders his 77-year-old mother because of loud music, South Africans appalled

South Africa

2 years ago

Israeli Ambassador to SA Eliav Belotserkovsky recalled South Africans discuss consequences

South Africa

2 years ago

8.1kg of date-rape hidden in dried-fish shipment from Nigeria seized at OR Tambo International Airport

South Africa

2 years ago

SA calls for Kopanong Municipality mayor to be fired after confronting resident in viral video

South Africa

2 years ago

TikTok video of TMPD officers training Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens goes viral

South Africa

2 years ago

Woman accuses Lenasia South Hosptial nurses of not helping her in viral video, SA concerned

South Africa

2 years ago

A lady criticised two nurses at the Lenasia South hospital and accused them of not attending her sick baby in a viral video. Netizens praised her for recording them.

President Cyril Ramaphosa jeered at for promising woman a job in viral video: “Cyril is another liar”

Politics

2 years ago

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told a woman in a viral video that she would get employment during an electioneering campaign. Netizens laughed at him.

‘Fake’ Home Affairs officer busted in Vryheid in viral video, South Africans disappointed in him

South Africa

2 years ago

A man from Vryheid in KwaZulu-Nala was arrested in a viral video after allegedly impersonating a Home Affairs officer and extorting money from shop owners.

Temba Bavuma and Rob Walter receive ‘empty’ reception at OR Tambo International Airport in viral photo

Sports

2 years ago

Proteas captain Temba Bavuma and coach Rob Walter were coldly received at the OR Tambo International Airport after the team lost in the ICC Cricket World Cup.

Mamelodi Sundowns’ women’s side wins CAF Champions League, SA addicted to Masandawana’s winning ways

Football

2 years ago

Mamelodi Sundowns' women's team won the Confederation of African Football Women's Championship League after they defeated SC Casablanca 3-0 in the Ivory Coast.

Pupil stabs classmate to death over a chair in Cape Town, South Africans horrified

South Africa

2 years ago

Two learners in Cape town fought over a chair. One of them stabbed his classmate with a knife to death and was arrested for murder, shocking South Africans.

Conflict between N4 Komatipoort truck drivers and taxi association turns violent in viral videos

South Africa

2 years ago

Taxi drivers and truck drivers operating on the N4 in Komatipoort clashed violently in viral videos in which a car was burned and tyres were destroyed.

Fans blame Bobby Motaung for Kaizer Chiefs’ misfortune, call for him to be fired

Football

2 years ago

Kaizer Chiefs owner Kaizer Motaung and his son, Bobby, pleaded with Kaizer Chiefs fans to be patient as the club strives to restore itself to its former glory.

Crime Stats: 4 726 women sexually assaulted, 10 516 cases reported between July and September

South Africa

2 years ago

The Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, released the crime statistics for the second quarter of the 2023/2024 period. The stats revealed a drop in murder and GBV.

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