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

4951 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Allegations surface of Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala seeking a deal with IDAC for leniency in his R360 million SAPS corruption case. Tensions rise in legal circles.

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South Africans condemn the horrific rape of a 22-month-old toddler in Maphophe, Limpopo, as police launch an investigation into this violent crime.

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The Constitutional Court declared Parliament's vote on the Phala Phala report unconstitutional, paving the way for impeachment proceedings against Ramaphosa.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa comments on the upcoming Phala Phala judgment as the Constitutional Court prepares to rule on 8 May 2026 in Johannesburg, Gauteng.

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Rescue operation underway in Gamtoos Valley after 20 people trapped by floods. Severe damage to homes and infrastructure, leaving dozens homeless in Eastern Cape.

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South Africans react to EFF leader Julius Malema’s defence of Fadiel Adams, arrested for obstructing a murder investigation. Emotions divide the nation over justice.

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Mmusi Maimane reveals his hotel robbery in France, contrasting it with his safe experiences in South African hotels, sparking empathy from South Africans online.

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