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

Floyd Shivambu visits Shepherd Bushiri in Malawi and praises him, SA roasts him

Floyd Shivambu visits Shepherd Bushiri in Malawi and praises him, SA roasts him

Politics

4 months ago

3 killed and 65 injured in horrific R35 and N3 accidents

3 killed and 65 injured in horrific R35 and N3 accidents

South Africa

4 months ago

Missionary opens up about US pastor's kidnapping after SAPS rescued him in Gqeberha

Missionary opens up about US pastor's kidnapping after SAPS rescued him in Gqeberha

South Africa

4 months ago

Safety concerns as luxury train collides with locomotive in Zimbabwe

Safety concerns as luxury train collides with locomotive in Zimbabwe

South Africa

4 months ago

Cyril Ramaphosa will not replace Mcebisi Jonas despite resurfaced video slamming Donald Trump

Cyril Ramaphosa will not replace Mcebisi Jonas despite resurfaced video slamming Donald Trump

Politics

4 months ago

Arrive Alive gives safety tips for Easter weekend as N3 Toll Concession expects traffic congestion

Arrive Alive gives safety tips for Easter weekend as N3 Toll Concession expects traffic congestion

South Africa

4 months ago

Ace Magashule says he is ready to take the stand for R255m asbestos trial

Ace Magashule says he is ready to take the stand for R255m asbestos trial

Politics

4 months ago

Former Free State premier Ace Magashule is on trial in Bloemfontein for allegedly irregularly awarding businessman Edwin Sodi a R255 million tender in 2014.

SAPS rescues kidnapped American pastor in dramatic shootout, SA relieved

SAPS rescues kidnapped American pastor in dramatic shootout, SA relieved

South Africa

4 months ago

The South African Police Service's Hawks rescued American pastor Josh Sullivan, who was kidnapped in the Eastern Cape. South Africans applauded.

SAPS hunts for motorist who ran over pedestrian multiple times, killing him

SAPS hunts for motorist who ran over pedestrian multiple times, killing him

South Africa

4 months ago

The South African Police Service are looking for a motorist who killed a pedestrian in a video that went viral. Reports suggest they were fighting over a woman.

Joslin Smith trial: accused admits to lying during trial-within-a-trial

Joslin Smith trial: accused admits to lying during trial-within-a-trial

South Africa

4 months ago

Jacquin Appollis, one of the suspects on trial for Joslin Smith's disappearance, admitted that he lied in court when he testified during the trial-within-a-trial.

Political analyst says USA will not skip G20 Summit despite Donald Trump not attending

Political analyst says USA will not skip G20 Summit despite Donald Trump not attending

Politics

4 months ago

Political analyst Goodenough Mashego said Donald Trump's absence at the G20 Summit does not mean that the United States would not send a delegate.

Walter Sisulu University denies that the slain protester was not a student

Walter Sisulu University denies that the slain protester was not a student

Education

4 months ago

The Walter Sisulu University condemned the protest which turned violent, and denied that the person who was killed was a student at the university.

SA slams Edwin Sodi after he appears in court and pleads not guilty to corruption charges

SA slams Edwin Sodi after he appears in court and pleads not guilty to corruption charges

South Africa

4 months ago

Businessman Edwin Sodi, former Free State Premier Ace Magashule and 17 others appeared before the Bloemfontein High Court on corruption charges.

Old video of Mcebisi Jonas calling Donald Trump a racist resurfaces, SA concerned

Old video of Mcebisi Jonas calling Donald Trump a racist resurfaces, SA concerned

Politics

4 months ago

The former Finance Minister and current SA envoy to the US Mcebisi Jonas's old video of him insulting and slamming US President Donald Trump resurfaced.

Shooting at Walter Sisulu University during protest leaves 1 student dead, 2 injured

Shooting at Walter Sisulu University during protest leaves 1 student dead, 2 injured

Education

4 months ago

One student was killed and two were injured when a shooting happened at the Walter Sisulu University during a protest against the campus manager.

Tebogo Mokwena