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

5249 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Gauteng MEC Diale-Tlabela defends direct talks with taxi operators over licence delays

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Defence lawyer claims security guard accidentally shot taxi boss Sibanyoni in 2022 ambush

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Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula corruption trial begins, faces 12 counts over R4.5 million in bribes

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Colonel Ismail Dawood granted R10 000 bail by High Court after magistrate remand overturned

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Vuvuzelas cut livestock losses by half for villagers near Hwange National Park

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Centurion golf estate murder trial halted by fight over crime scene photos

South Africa

2 months ago

Legal tensions rise in Johannesburg High Court as defence advocate Nardus Grove's crime scene photos face scrutiny, complicating the trial of Tiego Floyd Mabusela.

KwaZulu-Natal education department reviews impact of anti-Immigration protests on schools

South Africa

2 months ago

KwaZulu-Natal's Department of Education assesses anti-immigration protests' impact on learner attendance, while farmers face labour shortages post-protests.

Off-Duty Gauteng police officer among 2 men shot dead at mine in Ga-Mahlokwane village

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2 months ago

Two men, including a 40-year-old Gauteng police officer, were fatally shot during a conflict at a Ga-Mahlokwane mine. SAPS has launched a manhunt for suspects.

Foreign buyers behind 39% of South Africa's R20 million-plus home sales, data shows

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Foreign buyers account for 6% of South Africa's residential property transactions, surging to 39% in luxury homes, with Cape Town attracting R153 billion.

Ndodana Tshuma faces extradition to UK after wife and 2 children murdered in Bedfordshire

South Africa

2 months ago

Ndodana Tshuma, arrested by Interpol in Johannesburg, faces extradition after his wife and children were found dead in Bedfordshire, killed by blunt force trauma.

5 SAPS officers flee after walking into a robbery in CCTV footage

South Africa

2 months ago

A viral CCTV clip shows SAPS officers retreating from a Johannesburg shop, sparking public outrage and raising questions about police conduct and safety in the CBD.

Crime Intelligence Officer Ismail Dawood denied long bail delay, faces hearing

South Africa

2 months ago

Senior crime intelligence officer Ismail Dawood surrenders to Hillbrow Police; magistrate limits bail delay to three days amid assault and extortion charges.

South Africans react after Chidimma Adetshina's lawyer previously caught using AI

South Africa

2 months ago

Advocate Giles Barclay-Beuthin faces investigation after citing AI-generated cases while defending Chidimma Adetshina in Cape Town's Regional Court.

Durban High Court stays arrest warrants against taxi boss Siyabonga Getsemane and 3 others

South Africa

2 months ago

Durban High Court blocks arrest warrants for Siyabonga Thomas Getsemane as legal challenges arise over trespassing allegations and police conduct during execution.

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