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

3475 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

Author's articles

Southern African leaders call for immediate ceasefire in the DRC

Southern African leaders call for immediate ceasefire in the DRC

Politics

7 months ago

SA Chamber of Commerce in the US received over 10,000 enquiries to relocate to the United States

SA Chamber of Commerce in the US received over 10,000 enquiries to relocate to the United States

Politics

7 months ago

Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi praised after 3 die in KwaZulu-Natal during fatal shootout with SAPS

Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi praised after 3 die in KwaZulu-Natal during fatal shootout with SAPS

South Africa

7 months ago

EFF calls on citizenship of Afrikaners supporting Donald Trump's executive order to be revoked

EFF calls on citizenship of Afrikaners supporting Donald Trump's executive order to be revoked

Politics

7 months ago

Afriforum says Afrikaners are not going anywhere in response to Donald Trump's Executive Order

Afriforum says Afrikaners are not going anywhere in response to Donald Trump's Executive Order

Politics

7 months ago

International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola slams US government for issuing executive order

International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola slams US government for issuing executive order

Politics

7 months ago

8 die in horrific Limpopo accident between taxi and bakkie, SA shattered

8 die in horrific Limpopo accident between taxi and bakkie, SA shattered

South Africa

7 months ago

Eight people allegedly employed by the same store died in an accident on the R40 in Hoedspruit, Limpopo after a taxi and a bakkie collided with each other.

President Cyril Ramaphosa wants to engage Donald Trump without nasty exchanges

President Cyril Ramaphosa wants to engage Donald Trump without nasty exchanges

Politics

7 months ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa said he will formally engage United States President Donald Trump's administration formally and without public spats. SA agreed.

US signs executive order to classify Afrikaner farmers as refugees, SA unimpressed

US signs executive order to classify Afrikaner farmers as refugees, SA unimpressed

Politics

7 months ago

United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order inviting Afrikaners as refugees to the United States. Some South Africans slammed the order.

SONA 2025: UNISA political analyst says creating employment is not the job of the government

SONA 2025: UNISA political analyst says creating employment is not the job of the government

Politics

7 months ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed during the State of the Nation Address that the Presidential Employment Stimulus created over 2.2 million jobs during COVID.

SONA 2025: Cyril Ramaphosa announces R940 billion to be spent on infrastructure

SONA 2025: Cyril Ramaphosa announces R940 billion to be spent on infrastructure

Politics

7 months ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced during his State of the Nation Address that the government will spend R940 billion on new and existing infrastructure.

Economic Freedom Fighters wants nothing to do with the MK Party: Julius Malema

Economic Freedom Fighters wants nothing to do with the MK Party: Julius Malema

Politics

7 months ago

The president of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema, said that he wants nothing to do with the MK Party and won't attend Derby matches because of them.

Presidency, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi distances itself from NHI deal between ANC and DA

Presidency, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi distances itself from NHI deal between ANC and DA

Politics

7 months ago

The Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni and Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi deny knowing anything about an NHI deal with the Democratic Alliance.

Gayton McKenzie and Herman Mashaba roast each other in X spat, SA not amused

Gayton McKenzie and Herman Mashaba roast each other in X spat, SA not amused

Politics

7 months ago

The Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie and ActionSA president Herman Mashaba got into a disagreement on X. SA was disappointed.

South Africans blast Mpumalanga farmer arrested for repackaging expired and rotten food for resale

South Africans blast Mpumalanga farmer arrested for repackaging expired and rotten food for resale

South Africa

7 months ago

The South African Police Service arrested a Mpumalanga farmer for allegedly repackaging expired and rotten food and redistributing it for consumption.

Tebogo Mokwena