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 the Current Affairs desk, covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, and governance. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years. 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

3470 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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2 arrested in Cape Town after video of them assaulting petrol attendant goes viral, SA furious

2 arrested in Cape Town after video of them assaulting petrol attendant goes viral, SA furious

South Africa

5 months ago

SA mourns as woman dies in recent Durban floods, SAWS warns of continuing deluge

SA mourns as woman dies in recent Durban floods, SAWS warns of continuing deluge

South Africa

5 months ago

Presidency notes Marco Rubio's expulsion of Ebrahim Rasool who declared him persona non grata

Presidency notes Marco Rubio's expulsion of Ebrahim Rasool who declared him persona non grata

Politics

5 months ago

Factionalism in MK Party in KwaZulu-Natal spills over into KZN legislature

Factionalism in MK Party in KwaZulu-Natal spills over into KZN legislature

Politics

5 months ago

Budget speech: economist weighs in as government sets aside R2.4 trillion in consolidated spending

Budget speech: economist weighs in as government sets aside R2.4 trillion in consolidated spending

Politics

5 months ago

City of Johannesburg proposes to change street name to Nathaniel Jules street, SA weighs in

City of Johannesburg proposes to change street name to Nathaniel Jules street, SA weighs in

Politics

5 months ago

Joslin Smith trial: teacher alleges that Joslin Smith is in West Africa, SA furious

Joslin Smith trial: teacher alleges that Joslin Smith is in West Africa, SA furious

South Africa

5 months ago

Joslin Smith's Grade 1 teacher told the court that Kelly told her she received a call that her daughter was in West Africa. SA was livid at the allegation.

19 children injured when Bus crashes into truck in Germiston, South Africans worried about accidents

19 children injured when Bus crashes into truck in Germiston, South Africans worried about accidents

South Africa

5 months ago

Another bus accident happened in Ekurhuleni. A bus crashed into a truck which braked without warning in Wadeville, Germiston. South Africans were worried.

Joslin Smith trial: Joslin's father Jose Emke collapses in court during testimony

Joslin Smith trial: Joslin's father Jose Emke collapses in court during testimony

South Africa

5 months ago

The father of Joslin Smith, who has been missing since February 2024, collapsed in court after hearing testimony about Kelly Smith's violence and drug use.

Floods batter Gauteng and Free State as SAWS issues warnings for winds and thunderstorms

Floods batter Gauteng and Free State as SAWS issues warnings for winds and thunderstorms

South Africa

5 months ago

The South African Weather Service issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for heavy rainfall in the central part of SA and a Level 4 warning for winds in the Western Cape.

Joslin Smith: Social worker alleges Kelly wanted to stab her son and grandmother

Joslin Smith: Social worker alleges Kelly wanted to stab her son and grandmother

South Africa

5 months ago

A social worker testified during the Joslin Smith trial that Kelly threatened to stab her son and grandmother in 2016 when she was pregnant with Joslin.

Viral video debunks claims Elon Musk made that Starlink won't operate because of his colour

Viral video debunks claims Elon Musk made that Starlink won't operate because of his colour

Politics

5 months ago

A social media commentator slammed multi-billionaire Elon Musk for accusing the South African government of shunning Starlink because of his race.

12 killed in horrific R21/R24 crash in Johannesburg when a bus overturned, South Africans horrified

12 killed in horrific R21/R24 crash in Johannesburg when a bus overturned, South Africans horrified

South Africa

5 months ago

A bus jackknifed and overturned on the R21 in Johannesburg, Gauteng. The accident resulted in the deaths of 12 people, and South Africans mourned.

Joslin Smith: Witness says Kelly was not at her house when Joslin disappeared, CCTV evidence shows

Joslin Smith: Witness says Kelly was not at her house when Joslin disappeared, CCTV evidence shows

South Africa

5 months ago

One of the witnesses who testified at Joslin Smith's trial on 11 March 2025 said that Kelly was not at her house cleaning for her mother as she alleged.

Joslin Smith: Kelly breaks down in tears as boss says she was a good mother

Joslin Smith: Kelly breaks down in tears as boss says she was a good mother

South Africa

5 months ago

Kelly Smith's former employer testified during the seventh day of the Joslin Smith's disappearance trial. She said Kelly was a good mother. SA disagreed.

Tebogo Mokwena