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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8 Shops burn in Jeppe and Polly Street fire in Johannesburg in viral video, SA concerned

South Africa

2 years ago

Siphiwe Tshabalala hangs out with Springboks Makazole Mapimpi and Kurt-Lee Arendse, SA amazed

Rugby

2 years ago

Unemployment rate decreases to 31.9% in third quarter, South Africans furious: “this is a joke”

South Africa

2 years ago

Mpumalanga man shot to death at petrol in viral video, South Africans horrified

South Africa

2 years ago

Panyaza Lesufi apologises to Bheki Cele for ANC meeting tongue-lashing in viral video, SA supports him

Politics

2 years ago

Economic Freedom Fighters unlikely to topple DA as opposition: Wits University Sociology Professor

Politics

2 years ago

Video of massive tornado in Mpumalanga goes viral, South Africans speculate spiritual causes

South Africa

2 years ago

A tornado hit parts of Mpumalanga in Bethal. A viral video of the tornado as it moved went viral, and netizens believe that the cause is a spiritual one.

Durban Spaza shop owner and 4 others gunned down in Umlazi, family demand justice

South Africa

2 years ago

Five people, including a businesswoman who operated a spaza shop, were killed in an informal settlement in Durban. The woman's family members demand justice.

Pretoria deliveryman’s bike ‘arrested’ by Tshwane Metro Police Department in hilarious viral TikTok video

People

2 years ago

A deliveryman from Sunnyside in Tshwane's bike was confiscated by the Tshwane Metro Police Department in a TikTok video. Netizens mocked him online.

Parliament to debate closing Israel’s embassy, South Africans disinterested

Politics

2 years ago

The National Assembly is set to debate whether to close the Israeli embassy at the request of the Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema.

Anti-HIV jab to be available in South Africa by end of 2023, netizens want cure

South Africa

2 years ago

South Africans are expected to receive an anti-HIV drug which will be tested in the country beginning next year. Netizens prefer a cure instead and rejected it.

Police refute bomb threat during Mamelodi Sundowns and Wydad AFL final clash in viral video

South Africa

2 years ago

South Africans do not believe the SAPS after spokesperson Athlenda Mathe refuted claims of a bomb being set up at Loftus Versfeld Stadium over the weekend.

Mamelodi Sundowns bag R125 million for African Football League participation, fans proud

Football

2 years ago

Mamelodi Sundowns walked away R181 million richer after participating in the African Football League and defeating Wydad to emerge as the champions.

South Africans roast Tito Mboweni and Ronald Lamola’s ugly shoes in viral photo: “What are you wearing?”

Politics

2 years ago

The former Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, and the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola were roasted on X for their ugly shoes.

Video of cars driving through 3 massive potholes goes viral, SA has jokes

People

2 years ago

South Africans made fun of an X video in which cars were driving through three massive potholes in an Asian country. Netizens compared them to those in SA.

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