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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Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s bail application dismissed by Bloemfontein High Court, SA tells her to rest

South Africa

2 years ago

Minister of Transport Sindiswe Chikunga robbed on N3 near Heidelberg, Mzansi has theories

South Africa

2 years ago

Fatal N12 rock-throwing incident sparks South African outcry for police action

South Africa

2 years ago

SA government to inspect township and rural spaza shops for counterfeit and expired goods

South Africa

2 years ago

2 Phala Phala suspects arrested in Rustenburg and Bela Bela, netizens troll them

South Africa

2 years ago

South African government recalls diplomats from Israel, citizens impressed with their stance

South Africa

2 years ago

Rulani Mokwena confident that Sundowns will win AFL 2nd leg match against Wydad, fans supportive

Football

2 years ago

Mamelodi Sundowns's coach Rulani Mokwena is confident that his team will win the African Football League finals when they face Wydad in the second leg.

Panyaza Lesufi announces 14 transformers to be switched on in Soweto, Netizens sceptical

South Africa

2 years ago

Gauteng's premier, Panyaza Lesufi, promised Soweto residents that 14 tansformer, which were switched off due to nonpayment, will be switched back on.

Matric exams: Students not exempt from loadshedding, South Africa disappointed

South Africa

2 years ago

Kgosientso Ramokgopa announced that the country's matric students could write their matric exams in the dark as he said that not all would be kept from loadshedding.

KwaZulu-Natal mother of 2 arrested for manufacturing fake money, South Africa shook: “Times are tough

South Africa

2 years ago

A woman from Pietermaritzburg was arrested after she manufactured counterfeit money. The mother of two allegedly made the money after losing her job.

Wits sociology professor sympathizes with Julius Malema's critique of Springboks' apartheid legacy

Politics

2 years ago

South Africans opposed Julius Malema after he said that the Springboks' name and emblem are symbols of Apartheid. A Wits professor agreed with his sentiments.

UNISA law graduate condemned by Black Lawyers Association for burning her degree, SA trolls her

South Africa

2 years ago

A University of South Africa graduate burned her degree after struggling to get a job for one year. UNISA and the Black Lawyers' Association spoke against her.

5 Fuel-efficient cars to buy in South Africa amid high petrol prices

Cars and Tech

2 years ago

The top five cheapest and fuel-efficient cars on the market in South Africa include the Kia Picanto, the Fiat 500 Cult, the Toyota Yaris as well as the Kia Picanto.

DA’s Ghaleb Cachalia roasted for mentioning Jacob Zuma after being axed from shadow minister position

Politics

2 years ago

The DA's former shadow minister Ghaleb Cachalia was axed after he accused Israel of genocide. He was grilled on Twitter for his anti-Zuma words.

South Africans calls for Cape Town City engineer’s arrest after balcony falls, leaving 21 injured

South Africa

2 years ago

A balcony in the Cape Town CBD collapsed on 2 November, injuring 21 people. A building manager said that the balcony was too old for the weight it had.

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