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 the Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk and a 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.

4068 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Family of e-hailing drive killed in viral robbery speaks up ahead of suspect's court appearance

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Limpopo man arrested for allegedly raping stepdaughter multiple times

South Africa

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Residents worried as Ekurhuleni's "gold rush" sees hundreds digging for gold

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MK Party president Jacob Zuma wants to absorb the ANC into the uMkhonto weSizwe Party

Politics

5 days ago

Mpumalanga man arrested for allegedly shooting and killing woman

South Africa

5 days ago

United States economist Jeffrey Sachs slams US government: "They don't know anything"

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AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo takes a swipe at Julius Malema in viral clip

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5 days ago

AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo’s recent remarks on Julius Malema spark mixed reactions as he endorses the African Transformation Movement in the Eastern Cape.

South Africans react as lightning strikes in Cradock in viral video

South Africa

6 days ago

A viral video captures the hilarious moment a man reacts to lightning striking Cradock, Eastern Cape, leaving South Africans in stitches amid a rainy day downpour.

KwaZulu-Natal top cop General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi leads operation, SA impressed

South Africa

6 days ago

General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi receives praise for his leadership in a Durban operation, winning hearts on social media while tackling crime and ensuring safety.

South Africans welcome the arrest of Tshwane woman involved in viral murder of e-hailing driver

South Africa

6 days ago

A woman has been arrested in Tshwane, Gauteng, following the brutal murder of an e-hailing driver. South Africans demand justice for the co-accused still at large.

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Madlanga Commission: Expert discusses witnesses' safety

South Africa

9 days ago

Dr Tinyiku Ngoveni urges protection for whistleblowers amidst troubling witness deaths tied to corruption, warning of a crisis within the criminal justice system.

Cyril Ramaphosa's phone call with Russian President Vladimir Puting sparks a conversation online

Politics

9 days ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks with Vladimir Putin about bilateral relations, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and discussions on BRICS and the G20 Summit in Florida.

South Africa's military strength ranked 40th in the world and 4th in Africa

South Africa

9 days ago

South Africa's military ranks 4th in Africa and 40th globally, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses, as outlined by the Global Firepower Index study.

Ad Hoc Committee: Paul O'Sullivan says there were 10 attempts on his life

Politics

10 days ago

Forensic investigator Paul O'Sullivan reveals life threats and corruption in South Africa's criminal justice system during testimony before Parliament.

South African woman opens up about surviving Epstein Island

South Africa

10 days ago

A Cape Town woman reveals her harrowing experience as a victim of sexual abuse on Jeffrey Epstein's island, detailed in the newly released Epstein files.

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