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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Mpumalanga stepdad receives warm hugs from stepkids in beautiful TikTok video, SA moved

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Durban man's TikTok dance video at popular groove goes viral, SA compares him to ‘Podcast and Chill’ co-host

People

2 years ago

Brave Man finds 6 different snakes, touches 3 in viral TikTok video

People

2 years ago

Beautiful Worcester babe dances with BP petrol attendant in happy TikTok video

People

2 years ago

Tent crosses street, funny TikTok video compared to Call of Duty Mobile

People

2 years ago

TikTok video of proud Empangeni man showing off beautiful home pleases SA

People

2 years ago

SA furious after VW Golf 8 GTI hijacked and stripped, abandoned in TikTok video

People

2 years ago

A VW Golf 8 GTI was hijacked and stripped, leaving it withe the body only. The TikTok video angered South Africans who believed that it's the government's fault.

Johannesburg man visiting Cape Town runs from jogger he thinks is a mugger in hilarious TikTok video

People

2 years ago

A man from Johannesburg ran in a TikTok video after seeing a jogger in Cape Town and thinking that the man was about to mug him. Joburg residents related.

Roodepoort man gives mother money cake with R500 for 58th birthday in emotional TikTok video

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

A young man from Roodepoort was given blessings when he posted a TikTok video of his mother opening a money cake. The gent's gesture was appreciated.

Monkeys terrorise Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University in hilarious TikTok video, students relate

People

2 years ago

A Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University woman posted a TikTok video of monkeys terrorising them on campus. Netizens could relate to the terror.

Gorgeous Woman touches Police Minister Bheki Cele and he blushes in Viral TikTok Video, netizens wide-eyed

People

2 years ago

An attractive woman made Police Minister Bheki Cele blush in a TikTok video when she touched his belly and said she wanted to be with him. Netizens laughed.

Cape Peninsula University of Technology student roasted for chicken cooking skills in TikTok video

People

2 years ago

A woman who goes to Cape Peninsula University of Technology was laughed at when her TikTok video of her boiling chicken went viral. Netizens roasted her.

Gauteng man crashes his VW GTI, emerges from accident without scratch in TikTok video

People

2 years ago

A man from Gauteng got into an accident with his GTI and miraculously survived. The TikTok video of the accident had netizens wondering how he emerged unscathed.

Pinetown man’s R240K electric vehicle trolled by motorist in TikTok video: “Is it a toy car?”

Cars and Tech

2 years ago

A man from Pinetown in KwaZulu Natal thought an electric vehicle was a toy due to its size. The driver explained to him the stats in a TikTok video.

Gauteng Polo driver gives Outsurance points woman flowers in Twitter video, Netizens given fuzzy feelings

People

2 years ago

A woman who was directing traffic in a Twitter video was given flowers by a motorist. His actions charmed the woman and South Africans who loved the video.

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