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

3477 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

Author's articles

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

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

South Africans welcome US Secretary of State's decision not to attend G20 Summit in South Africa

South Africans welcome US Secretary of State's decision not to attend G20 Summit in South Africa

US

7 months ago

SA amused as TMPD officers impound Afrikaans-only e-hailing services Wanatu

SA amused as TMPD officers impound Afrikaans-only e-hailing services Wanatu

South Africa

7 months ago

SAPS officers condemned for violently assaulting complainant in viral video

SAPS officers condemned for violently assaulting complainant in viral video

South Africa

7 months ago

South Africans debate after Government announces minimum wage increase for domestic and farm workers

South Africans debate after Government announces minimum wage increase for domestic and farm workers

South Africa

7 months ago

Presidency denies SANDF is in DRC to protect Cyril Ramaphosa's mineral interests

Presidency denies SANDF is in DRC to protect Cyril Ramaphosa's mineral interests

Africa

7 months ago

The Presidency's spokesperson Vincent Magwenya denied claims Rwandan president Paul Kagame made that the SANDF is protecting Cyril Ramaphosa's interests.

South Africans celebrate the life of the late billionaire Douw Steyn: "His legacy will live on"

South Africans celebrate the life of the late billionaire Douw Steyn: "His legacy will live on"

South Africa

7 months ago

South Africans on social media celebrated billionaire Douw Steyn's impact on the insurance industry after he died from a long illness at the age of 71.

16-year-old Gauteng teenager busts 18-year-old brother dumping body of sibling he allegedly poisoned

16-year-old Gauteng teenager busts 18-year-old brother dumping body of sibling he allegedly poisoned

South Africa

7 months ago

A teenager from Orange Farm in Gauteng was arrested after he handed himself over for allegedly poisoning his little brother. South Africans were horrified.

Bodies of slain 14 SANDF members to be repatriated, South Africans heartbroken

Bodies of slain 14 SANDF members to be repatriated, South Africans heartbroken

South Africa

7 months ago

The South African National Defence Force will repatriate the remains of the 14 soldiers who died in an ambush at an airport in Goma by the M23 rebel forces.

SA hotly debates Cyril Ramaphosa's response to Donald Trump's announcement to cut aid

SA hotly debates Cyril Ramaphosa's response to Donald Trump's announcement to cut aid

South Africa

7 months ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa clarified that the government has not confiscated private land and announced a desire to engage in bilateral talks with Donald Trump.

African National Congress ready for State of the Nation Address

African National Congress ready for State of the Nation Address

Politics

7 months ago

The African National Congress is expecting president Cyril Ramaphosa to address key issues such as unemployment, crime and local government at the SONA.

EFF's Julius Malema gunning for KZN, South Africans laugh

EFF's Julius Malema gunning for KZN, South Africans laugh

Politics

7 months ago

The Economic Freedom Fighters have deployed 12 leaders to the province of KwaZulu-Natal to regain the support it had lost after the 2024 general elections.

Rapist sentenced to 25 years in prison for raping mentally-disabled woman, SA disgusted

Rapist sentenced to 25 years in prison for raping mentally-disabled woman, SA disgusted

South Africa

7 months ago

A Kimberley court sentenced a man for raping a mentally disabled woman at a hospital. He was given 15 years, and South Africans were not pleased.

SA slams Elon Musk for tweet criticising SA policy: "You want to eat Starlink money"

SA slams Elon Musk for tweet criticising SA policy: "You want to eat Starlink money"

Politics

7 months ago

Billonaire Elon Musk accused the South African government of having racist laws in response to Cyril Ramaphosa clarifying the Expropriation Act's purpose.

Tebogo Mokwena