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

4390 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Madlanga Commission of Inquiry: Fannie Masemola says councillors faked their own hits

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Fannie Masemola slams Senzo Mchunu allegedly disbanding Political Killings Task Team

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7 months ago

Political parties react to Helen Zille as DA's Johannesburg mayoral candidate

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7 months ago

Madlanga Commission: Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's closing remarks move South Africans

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8 months ago

DA open to working with ANC to improve its service delivery, SA discusses

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8 months ago

Madlanga Commission: Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi discusses how Brown Mogotsi contacted him

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8 months ago

JMPD takes action against officer implicated in Madlanga Commission of Inquiry

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8 months ago

The Johannesburg Metro Police Department has launched an investigation into the alleged connection between an officer and murder-accused Katiso Molefe.

Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi accuses Presidency of interfering with investigations

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8 months ago

The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, said the Presidency tried to influence the investigation of murders at a mine.

Cat Matlala was pushing for General Shadrack Sibiya to be Hawks head: Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

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8 months ago

The KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi revealed that Vusimuzi Cat Matlala expected General Shadrack Sibiya to be the Hawks' head.

Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says Cat Matlala vehicles registered as state vehicles

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8 months ago

KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi accused Ekurhuleni top cop Julius Mkhwanazi of giving attempted murder accused Cat Matlala blue lights.

Coca-Cola responds after it announces plans to cut 680 jobs in South Africa

South Africa

8 months ago

Coca-Cola South Africa is planning on shutting down its Bloemfontein and East London plants, which could result in job losses of more than 680 South Africans.

Fadiel Adams responds after Mkhwanazi accuses him of having access to classified information

Politics

8 months ago

National Coloured Congress president Fadiel Adams defended himself after General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi accused him of accessing sensitive information.

A Timeline of events from General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's press briefing to the Commission of Inquiry

Politics

8 months ago

Briefly News compiled a timeline of events which began with KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's 6 July press briefing.

General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi refuses to shake hands at Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in viral clip

South Africa

8 months ago

The KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi refused to shake hands after his testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.

3 Gauteng learners killed in shack fire lived in terrible conditions, teacher says

South Africa

8 months ago

Three children were killed in a shack fire in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni on 14 September 2025. One of the children's teachers said they lived in terrible conditions.

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