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

5250 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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

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SA Ambassador Roelf Meyer admits revoking Trump's Afrikaner refugee order will be tough

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Mduduzi Shembe invites AmaZulu King Misuzulu for tea after royal insult controversy

South Africa

2 months ago

Chidimma Adetshina's arrest called an ambush as Cape Town court reserves deportation ruling

South Africa

2 months ago

IDAC head Andrea Johnson accuses Crime Intelligence of state capture in affidavit

South Africa

2 months ago

Home Affairs uses Chidimma Adetshina's Nigerian passport to push for her deportation

South Africa

2 months ago

Ugandan returnees from South Africa undergo ideological orientation under Museveni programme

Africa

2 months ago

Uganda's returnees from South Africa begin rehabilitation, receiving ideological orientation and skills training amid mixed reactions on social media.

42 municipalities regain National Treasury approval, Johannesburg gets R2.6 billion payment

South Africa

2 months ago

National Treasury reinstates funding for 42 municipalities, including Johannesburg, amid compliance requirements; 27 remain disqualified over financial misconduct.

Emfuleni fleet manager Lerato Mpholo remanded in custody over municipal vehicle tender fraud

South Africa

2 months ago

Former Emfuleni fleet manager Lerato Mpholo arrested for corruption and fraud linked to a disputed vehicle tender, as court proceedings continue in Gauteng.

KZN Police issues warrant of arrest issued for businessman Thomas Getsemane

South Africa

2 months ago

KwaZulu-Natal police confirm a warrant of arrest for businessman Thomas Getsemane, as reported by Newzroom Afrika. Details on charges remain undisclosed.

NPA secures final Forfeiture Order in Thembisa Hospital corruption case against Hangwane Maumela

South Africa

2 months ago

NPA secures final forfeiture order against a corruption syndicate looting Gauteng's health funds, raising public outcry for arrest of key figure Hangwane Maumela.

Julius Malema rules out coalition with Democratic Alliance and Freedom Front Plus

Politics

2 months ago

EFF leader Julius Malema rejects political alliances with DA and Freedom Front Plus, calling for African unity and resource sovereignty at Botswana conference.

North West man gets 22 years in prison for throwing infant son and assaulting grandmother

South Africa

2 months ago

A 45-year-old man received a 22-year prison sentence for attempting to murder his infant son and assaulting his elderly mother during a violent incident in Tlokweng.

Vusimuzi Matlala and wife Tsakane go on trial for attempted murder of actress Tebogo Thobejane

South Africa

2 months ago

The trial of Vusimuzi Matlala and Tsakane for the attempted murder of actress Tebogo Thobejane commenced in Johannesburg, highlighting serious criminal links.

2 children rescued after married SAPS officers found dead in Gqeberha murder-suicide

South Africa

2 months ago

Two minors were removed from a Parsonsvlei home after their police officer parents were found dead in a suspected murder-suicide involving domestic violence.

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