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 the Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk and a 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.

3483 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Heavy thunderstorms are expected in Gauteng and Limpopo, South Africans excited

South Africa

8 months ago

Floyd Shivambu slammed for saying he recruited Julius Malema to EFF in viral video

Politics

8 months ago

Julius Malema pens an emotional thank you tweet for EFF followers

Politics

8 months ago

2 people die in Cato Manor due to KwaZulu-Natal heavy rains

South Africa

8 months ago

MK Party's Floyd Shivambu and Papa Penny have Christmas lunch with Limpopo elderly

Politics

8 months ago

Kimberley SAPS arrest 65-year-old man for murdering woman

South Africa

8 months ago

SAPS deploys over 2000 freshly-trained police officers to combat festive season crime

South Africa

8 months ago

The police deployed 2699 newly trained officers this week to combat crime during the festive season. KZN and the Eastern Cape received extra members.

Limpopo SAPS arrests two suspects found with 12 stolen cell phones

South Africa

8 months ago

The South African Police Service arrested two men who reportedly stole 12 cell phones at a festival held at the old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on 22 December.

Eskom must have enough electricity to support the South African economy

South Africa

8 months ago

The Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa outlined Eskom's plans for 2025 and shared its achievements for 2024, including keeping loadshedding at bay.

N3 in Mpumalanga closed after accident involving a taxi kills 7 people

South Africa

8 months ago

A taxi overturned on the N3 in Mpumalanga near Grootvlei on 23 December 2024. More accidents have been taking place since the beginning of December.

Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa voted SA person of the year, SA laughed

South Africa

8 months ago

Daily Maverick readers voted Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa as the country's Person of the Year for keeping loadshedding at bay this year.

Wet weather conditions to persist in South Africa until Christmas

South Africa

8 months ago

The South African Weather Service said six provinces including Gauteng will experience rain on Christmas. South Africans were happy that it would rain.

Western Cape High Court dismisses MK Party's appeal against John Hlophe serving on JSC

Politics

8 months ago

The Western Cape High Court dismissed the MK Party's application to contest the court's ruling that deputy president John Hlophe be barred from the JSC.

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is worried about high number of road fatalities in the Eastern Cape

South Africa

8 months ago

The Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, said he was worried about the rising number of deaths on Eastern Cape roads since the beginning of December.

Another accident in Limpopo claims 7 lives, South Africans worried

South Africa

8 months ago

Seven people died and scores were injured in an accident on the N1 in Botlokwa, Limpopo. South Africans were worried about the rising road fatalities.

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