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

3420 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Johannesburg Metro Police Department officer accused of roadblock assault

Johannesburg Metro Police Department officer accused of roadblock assault

South Africa

19 days ago

Firoz Cachalia sworn in as Minister of Police, comments on Political Killings Task Team

Firoz Cachalia sworn in as Minister of Police, comments on Political Killings Task Team

Politics

19 days ago

Paul Mashatile fined for not declaring diamond gift, SA is not pleased

Paul Mashatile fined for not declaring diamond gift, SA is not pleased

Politics

19 days ago

SA reacts as SARB governor Lesetja Kganyago cuts repo rate by 25 basis point to 10.5 percent

SA reacts as SARB governor Lesetja Kganyago cuts repo rate by 25 basis point to 10.5 percent

Economy

20 days ago

MK Party loses bid to challenge Cyril Ramaphosa for placing Senzo Mchunu on leave of absence

MK Party loses bid to challenge Cyril Ramaphosa for placing Senzo Mchunu on leave of absence

Politics

20 days ago

Johannesburg mother arrested for making child smoke drugs charged with attempted murder

Johannesburg mother arrested for making child smoke drugs charged with attempted murder

South Africa

20 days ago

Gayton McKenzie claps back at Julius Malema's threat to sue him for badmouthing him

Gayton McKenzie claps back at Julius Malema's threat to sue him for badmouthing him

Politics

20 days ago

Patriotic Alliance president Gayton McKenzie responded to Economic Freedom Fighters president Julius Malema's threats to sue him for calling him a bank robber.

Constitutional Court upholds Vodacom's appeal against SCA ruling on Please-Call-Me saga

Constitutional Court upholds Vodacom's appeal against SCA ruling on Please-Call-Me saga

Money

20 days ago

The Constitutional Court ruled in favour of Vodacom, which appealed the Supreme Court of Appeal's ruling that Nkosana Makate must receive more than R40 billion.

Pretoria Magistrates Court sentences man for rapist an 11-year-old Down syndrome child

Pretoria Magistrates Court sentences man for rapist an 11-year-old Down syndrome child

South Africa

20 days ago

The Pretoria Magistrates Court sentenced a 32-year-old man for raping an 11-year-old child with Down Syndrome. He was given a life term imprisonment sentence.

Free State school burns down, authorities suspect arsonist

Free State school burns down, authorities suspect arsonist

South Africa

21 days ago

A school in Verkeerdevlei, Free State was set alight. Four classes completely burned down, and one grade R class was set alight. Authorities suspected arson.

Political Killings Task Team arrests 2 suspects for DA councillor's death

Political Killings Task Team arrests 2 suspects for DA councillor's death

South Africa

21 days ago

The South African Police Service Political Killings Task Team arrested two suspects for the murder of a Democratic Alliance councillor in KwaZulu-Natal.

South Africans slam John Steenhuisen for gifts he declared in Parliament

South Africans slam John Steenhuisen for gifts he declared in Parliament

Politics

21 days ago

The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, declared the gifts he received in 2025, which include bottles of wine, a bee suit, and a ministerial trip to Uganda.

South Africans horrified after elephants trample SANDF soldiers in Limpopo while patrolling

South Africans horrified after elephants trample SANDF soldiers in Limpopo while patrolling

South Africa

21 days ago

A South African National Defence Force member was killed in Limpopo after elephants trampled him while he was patrolling the area. South Africans had questions.

Tsunamis hit Russian and Japanese coasts after 8.8 magnitude earthquake strikes

Tsunamis hit Russian and Japanese coasts after 8.8 magnitude earthquake strikes

Asia

21 days ago

Residents in Russian, Japanese and United States towns were forced to evacuate and move to higher ground after an earthquake struck the Russian coast.

South Africans react as Donald Trump says he might not attend the G20 Summit

South Africans react as Donald Trump says he might not attend the G20 Summit

Politics

21 days ago

South Africans reacted to the news that United States President Donald Trump announced that he may not attend the G20 Summit in November in South Africa.

Tebogo Mokwena