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 joined Briefly News in 2023 and is the Deputy Head of Department for the Current Affairs desk. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance, and art. He was also a sub-editor and journalist for Capricorn Post before joining Vutivi Business News in 2020, where he covered small business news, policy and governance, analysis, and profiles. Tebogo passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative Email: tebogo.mokwena@briefly.co.za

3468 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

Author's articles

ANC fires Dannhauser deputy mayor for voting with IFP to remove speaker

ANC fires Dannhauser deputy mayor for voting with IFP to remove speaker

Politics

4 months ago

Former Cederberg deputy mayor convicted of R20,000 school uniform tender fraud

Former Cederberg deputy mayor convicted of R20,000 school uniform tender fraud

South Africa

4 months ago

Border Management Authority prevents 6200 people from entering and exiting SA illegally

Border Management Authority prevents 6200 people from entering and exiting SA illegally

South Africa

4 months ago

EFF welcomes Western Cape High Court's judgement to set budget aside

EFF welcomes Western Cape High Court's judgement to set budget aside

Politics

4 months ago

Firefighter injured while battling the Table Mountain blaze, netizens prayerful

Firefighter injured while battling the Table Mountain blaze, netizens prayerful

South Africa

4 months ago

Enoch Godongwana ordered to table budget afresh in Parliament after court order

Enoch Godongwana ordered to table budget afresh in Parliament after court order

Politics

4 months ago

SA concerned as hundreds evacuated after Table Mountain bursts into flames

SA concerned as hundreds evacuated after Table Mountain bursts into flames

South Africa

4 months ago

Over 100 households in Cape Town have been evacuated after a fire spread on Table Mountain. The fire was allegedly deliberately started, and netizens were worried.

Gayton McKenzie thanks Cyril Ramaphosa for appointing him as minister

Gayton McKenzie thanks Cyril Ramaphosa for appointing him as minister

Politics

4 months ago

Sports, Arts and Culture minister Gayton McKenzie thanked President Cyril Ramaphosa for appointing him as the minister. South Africans weighed in.

US pastor who was kidnapped returns to the United States, SA sad

US pastor who was kidnapped returns to the United States, SA sad

South Africa

4 months ago

Pastor Josh Sullivan returned to his home state of Tennessee in the United States after the South African Police Service rescued him from being kidnapped.

Outrage as Gauteng government spends R34 million to rent office space

Outrage as Gauteng government spends R34 million to rent office space

Politics

4 months ago

The Gauteng MEC for cooperative governance and traditional affairs, Jacob Mamabolo, said the government spends R34 million renting office space.

Limpopo nurse suspected of killing girlfriend found dead, SA reacts

Limpopo nurse suspected of killing girlfriend found dead, SA reacts

South Africa

4 months ago

The South African Police Service opened an inquest after a Limpopo nurse took his own life. He was wanted in connection with the murder of his ex-girlfriend.

KZN health MEC condemns hospital staff for cooking food outside during power outage

KZN health MEC condemns hospital staff for cooking food outside during power outage

South Africa

4 months ago

The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Health Nomagugu Simelane slammed Northdale Hospital staff members for cooking outside during a power outage. SA reacted.

Democratic Alliance files supplementary affidavit to stop 1 May VAT implementation

Democratic Alliance files supplementary affidavit to stop 1 May VAT implementation

Politics

4 months ago

The Democratic Alliance filed a supplementary affidavit to urge the Western Cape High Court to issue an order blocking the VAT increase on 1 May.

SAPS Arrest Free State Man for Allegedly Raping His 2 Daughters, SA Furious

SAPS Arrest Free State Man for Allegedly Raping His 2 Daughters, SA Furious

South Africa

4 months ago

The South African Police Service arrested a man from Welkom in the Free State who allegedly raped his two daughters from 2016 to 2025. SA was angry.

3 Free State SAPS constables allegedly hijacked and kidnapped, Police call on the public for assistance

3 Free State SAPS constables allegedly hijacked and kidnapped, Police call on the public for assistance

South Africa

4 months ago

The South African Police Service have appealed to the public after three constables stationed in Limpopo were travelling from Free State when they disappeared.

Tebogo Mokwena