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

SAPS arrest Eastern Cape man for murdering his mother in cold blood

SAPS arrest Eastern Cape man for murdering his mother in cold blood

South Africa

4 months ago

George Building Collapse survivor welcomes charges laid against developer

George Building Collapse survivor welcomes charges laid against developer

South Africa

4 months ago

MKP member Mzwanele Manyi calls for Saturday and Sunday to be working days

MKP member Mzwanele Manyi calls for Saturday and Sunday to be working days

Politics

4 months ago

South Africans stunned after Elon Musk calls for tariff free trade between US and Europe

South Africans stunned after Elon Musk calls for tariff free trade between US and Europe

Politics

4 months ago

KwaZulu-Natal community beats man to death for stabbing his grandmother for drug money

KwaZulu-Natal community beats man to death for stabbing his grandmother for drug money

South Africa

4 months ago

Julius Malema takes a swipe at Jan Van Riebeeck in scathing address

Julius Malema takes a swipe at Jan Van Riebeeck in scathing address

Politics

4 months ago

Taxi patrollers force passengers out of pre-arranged private transport, SA furious

Taxi patrollers force passengers out of pre-arranged private transport, SA furious

South Africa

4 months ago

The South African National Taxi Council condemned an incident where taxi patrollers in Refilwe, Tshwane, stopped a taxi full of passengers enroute to work.

Cyril Ramaphosa slams big business, accuses it of trying to dictate to government

Cyril Ramaphosa slams big business, accuses it of trying to dictate to government

Politics

4 months ago

The president of the African National Congress, Cyril Ramaphosa, slammed businesses for writing a letter to him and Democratic Alliance president John Steenhuisen.

EFF says it will join GNU if it's in the best interests of SA, netizens laugh

EFF says it will join GNU if it's in the best interests of SA, netizens laugh

Politics

4 months ago

The Economic Freedom Fighters spokesperson Thembi Msane said the party would join the Government of National Unity for the interests of South Africans.

ANC wants DA, FF+ punished for voting against it during budget vote in Parliament

ANC wants DA, FF+ punished for voting against it during budget vote in Parliament

Politics

4 months ago

The African National Congress's NEC members shared insight into the GNU, and said the Democratic Alliance and the Freedom Front Plus would be booted.

Bergview College principal opens up after Cwecwe rape allegations

Bergview College principal opens up after Cwecwe rape allegations

South Africa

4 months ago

The principal of Bergview College opened up about his experiences and how his life changed after he was accused of being a suspect in Cwecwe's rape case.

SA roasts Herman Mashaba after expressing willingness to join GNU

SA roasts Herman Mashaba after expressing willingness to join GNU

Politics

4 months ago

The president of ActionSA, Herman Mashaba, said that the party would join the Government of National Unity if the African National Congress approached it.

KwaZulu-Natal scientists conduct HIV cure trials on Umlazi women with promising results

KwaZulu-Natal scientists conduct HIV cure trials on Umlazi women with promising results

South Africa

4 months ago

Scientists from the University of KwaZulu-Natal conducted a test trial on a group of women from Umlazi to determine the efficacy of antibodies to fight HIV.

Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi slams John Steenhuisen for saying big business asked DA to stay in GNU

Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi slams John Steenhuisen for saying big business asked DA to stay in GNU

Politics

4 months ago

The former Economic Freedom Fighters' MP Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi slammed the Democratic Alliance for being influenced by business to stay in the GNU.

Floyd Shivambu says EFF is MKP's ally despite characterisation as enemy number 1

Floyd Shivambu says EFF is MKP's ally despite characterisation as enemy number 1

Politics

4 months ago

The MK Party's secretary-general Floyd Shivambu said the Economic Freedom Fighters mischaracterised the official opposition as its number one enemy.

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