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

5253 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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SANRAL opposes court bid by suspended employees over procurement allegations

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Lenacapavir rollout expected to benefit pregnant mothers

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Shop owner arrested after KwaZulu-Natal child dies from allegedly eating snacks

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4 months ago

MK Party MP Edward Mzikayise Ntshingila passes away after battling sickness

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4 months ago

Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo hits back at Mmusi Maimane criticism

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Professor Loren Landau critiques state's role in linking immigration to South Africa's social issues

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Crime experts speaks about illegal immigration marches ahead of shutdown

South Africa

4 months ago

Dr Tinyiku Ngoveni warns that South Africa's security framework is compromised, risking severe economic impacts and loss of life ahead of the June 30 shutdown.

Illegal immigrants arrested in Mpumalanga during Abahambe march

South Africa

4 months ago

The Abahambe movement's campaign results in the arrest of 14 undocumented immigrants in Emalahleni during a peaceful anti-illegal immigration demonstration.

2 year-old dies in KwaZulu-Natal after allegedly eating snacks from foreigners' shop

South Africa

4 months ago

An Esikhawini family is demanding justice and burial costs from a local tuck shop owner after their two-year-old toddler died of suspected chip poisoning.

Western Cape flooding worsens: Hundreds displaced as authorities issue urgent warnings

South Africa

4 months ago

Severe flooding in the Western Cape continues, displacing hundreds as overflowing dams impact the Garden Route and Little Karoo. Emergency relief efforts underway.

Foreigners hide in mountains as anti-illegal immigration protests intensify

South Africa

4 months ago

Kleinmond's councillor Grant Cohen highlights that many immigrants facing xenophobic violence in South Africa are legal, amid heightened tensions and local crises.

Almost half a million raised for police officer who lost his coffee machine

South Africa

4 months ago

A crowdfunding campaign on BackaBuddy raised over R400,000 for KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Warrant Officer Karl Sander, supporting his dedication to the SAPS for 40 years.

Education Department finds only coloured, African children on waiting lists in Western Cape schools

South Africa

4 months ago

Investigation reveals racial profiling in Western Cape school admissions, highlighting biased enrolment tactics affecting African and Coloured children.

Almost 1,000 Mozambicans processed at Lebombo Border

South Africa

4 months ago

Seven Mozambican nationals were prevented from leaving South Africa at Lebombo Port due to documentation issues amid successful processing of 933 others.

Limpopo woman arrested after allegedly poisoning her children

South Africa

4 months ago

A Limpopo mother faces trial for allegedly poisoning her two young sons, aged six and eight, in a premeditated murder case following their suspicious deaths.

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