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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SABC 3's 'Unpacked With Relebogile' defends hosting Matthew Lani, says his qualifications were irrelevant

South Africa

2 years ago

South Africans loot Vaseline products after truck crash, netizens react with humour

People

2 years ago

SA doubts Dr Nandi Magudumana’s assault allegations against Kroonstad Correctional Services officials

South Africa

2 years ago

Mogwase Magistrates Court escape: 2 suspects rearrested at taxi rank minutes after 8 escape

South Africa

2 years ago

South Africa can slash fuel price to R10/ℓ with special tax on oil companies, according to PAPPI

South Africa

2 years ago

Former ANC member Trevor Manuel calls for younger ministers and members of parliament; SA slams his comments

Politics

2 years ago

Unemployed Belfast residents burn 3 cars belonging to local mine, SA condemns violence

South Africa

2 years ago

Residents of a community in Belfast in Mpumalanga burned three cars belonging to the Universal Coal Mine after they demanded to know why they weren't hiring locals.

Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana co-accused’s cases dropped, Netizens encourage them to sue the state

South Africa

2 years ago

Former G4S employees Natassja Jansen, Thabang Matthews Mier and Moeketsi April Ramolula had their charges dropped. Netizens told them to sue the government.

Orlando Pirates ex-captain Happy Jele pours his heart out about footballers abusing alcohol

Football

2 years ago

Former Orlando Pirates captain Happy Jele spoke out about how footballer struggle with alcohol abuse and addiction in a recent interview and spoke of its dangers.

Zimbabwe’s population in South Africa increased to over 1 million, netizens doubtful of figure

South Africa

2 years ago

A migration expert told Briefly News that the increase of Zimbabweans in South Africa is not a crisis after StatsSA revealed that they increased to over one million.

StatsSA reveals population increased by 10.3 million in over 10 years: Mzansi in disbelief

South Africa

2 years ago

StatsSA recently revealed that the 2022 census showed a 10.3 million increase in the population in 11 years, with KwaZulu-Natal named the most-populated province.

Dr Nandipha Magudumana allegedly faints in Bloemfontein Magistrates Court holding cells, SA has suspicions

South Africa

2 years ago

Dr Nandipha Magudumana allegedly collapsed while in the Bloemfontwein Magistrates Court holding cells. Netizens did not believe that this was a real condition.

Viral ‘Dr’ Matthew Lani makes it to US TikTok after Wits statement, video shows

South Africa

2 years ago

TikTok 'Dr' Matthew Lani has made it to US TikTok after a video surfaced in which Wits University distanced itself from him. The real Dr Zingelwa also spoke out.

South Africans blame Pravin Gordhan for Eskom woes after chairman Mpho Makwana resigns following 1-year stint

Politics

2 years ago

South Africans believe that Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan is to blame for the resignations of Eskom leaders after chairman Mpho Makwana stepped down.

Durban cash-in-transit guard’s widow shares memories of husband’s final day, SA shattered

South Africa

2 years ago

A woman whose Durban-based husband died after being involved in a cash-in-transit heist remembered her husband's final days before he left home, never to return.

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