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

John Steenhuisen says the DA is committed to the GNU, SA disagrees

John Steenhuisen says the DA is committed to the GNU, SA disagrees

Politics

5 months ago

MK Party to protest Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to South Africa, SA weighs in

MK Party to protest Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to South Africa, SA weighs in

Politics

5 months ago

Northern Cape Mother calls for justice after pit bull mauls 10-year-old

Northern Cape Mother calls for justice after pit bull mauls 10-year-old

South Africa

5 months ago

ANC NWC to meet to discuss DA's fate in the GNU post-budget vote

ANC NWC to meet to discuss DA's fate in the GNU post-budget vote

Politics

5 months ago

Joslin Smith: State witness denies Jacquin Appollis, Steveno van Rhyn were assaulted

Joslin Smith: State witness denies Jacquin Appollis, Steveno van Rhyn were assaulted

South Africa

5 months ago

27-year-old Zimbabwean suspect involved in Soshanguve murders abandons bail

27-year-old Zimbabwean suspect involved in Soshanguve murders abandons bail

South Africa

5 months ago

Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola instructs head of FCS Unit to intervene in Bergview College rape

Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola instructs head of FCS Unit to intervene in Bergview College rape

South Africa

5 months ago

The South African Police Service's National Commissioner General Fanie Masemola is in the Eastern Cape to intervene in the Bergview College case.

Police launch manhunt for Durban CIT suspects after video goes viral

Police launch manhunt for Durban CIT suspects after video goes viral

South Africa

5 months ago

The South African Police Service is on the lookout for an unknown number of suspects after a video of them committing a cash-in-transit heist went viral.

AfriForum denies Bergview College rape incident happened at school, questions parents' recollection

AfriForum denies Bergview College rape incident happened at school, questions parents' recollection

South Africa

5 months ago

AfriForum's Advocate Gerrie Nel provided a timeline of events surrounding the Bergview College learner's rape incident in the Eastern Cape in a letter.

SA laughs as Donald Trump plans to set up refugee centres for Afrikaners in Pretoria

SA laughs as Donald Trump plans to set up refugee centres for Afrikaners in Pretoria

Politics

5 months ago

The United States President Donald Trump's administration ins planning to set refugee centres in Pretoria to accommodate Afrikaners. SA was not happy.

Drunk driver arrested for running pedestrians over in Bantry Bay, Western Cape

Drunk driver arrested for running pedestrians over in Bantry Bay, Western Cape

South Africa

5 months ago

The South African Police Service arrested a motorist for reckless and negligent driving after he ran over two people who flew into the air due to the impact.

Gayton McKenzie accuses Saldanha Bay mayor of being involved in Joslin Smith's disappearance

Gayton McKenzie accuses Saldanha Bay mayor of being involved in Joslin Smith's disappearance

South Africa

5 months ago

Patriotic Alliance president and Sports, Arts and Culture minister Gayton McKenzie said the mayor of Saldanha Bay is involved in Joslin Smith's disappearance.

Siviwe Gwarube says SA nowhere near solving gender-based violence

Siviwe Gwarube says SA nowhere near solving gender-based violence

Politics

5 months ago

The Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, said the government must vet anyone who works with children against the National Sex Offenders Registry.

Limpopo SAPS hunt for 58 year-old teacher who allegedly repeatedly raped 13 year-old for months

Limpopo SAPS hunt for 58 year-old teacher who allegedly repeatedly raped 13 year-old for months

South Africa

5 months ago

The South African Police Service in Polokwane, Limpopo are looking for a 58 year-old man who allegedly raped a 13 year-old teenage learner multiple times.

Bergview College approaches High Court and applies to have deregistration set aside

Bergview College approaches High Court and applies to have deregistration set aside

Education

5 months ago

The deputy minister of Women, Children and Persons with disabilities, Steve Letsike, slammed AfriForum for representing the Bergview College principal.

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