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.

3484 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Another accident in Limpopo claims 7 lives, South Africans worried

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Julius Malema's plans for the EFF enter the Government of National Unity

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8 months ago

City Power suspends load reduction until January 2025, SA weighs in

South Africa

8 months ago

5.3 magnitude earthquake hits Northern Cape and is felt in Cape Town, SA reacts

South Africa

8 months ago

Body of newborn baby found in Pietermaritzburg, netizens shattered

South Africa

8 months ago

11 people dead, 3 injured in Eastern Cape head-on collision, SA stunned

South Africa

8 months ago

2 dead in Tshwane after localised flooding, South Africans mourn the losses

South Africa

8 months ago

Two people died and four others were rescued in Tshwane after the city experienced heavy rainfall, which the South African Weather Service forecast.

Orkney resort owner attacked and stabbed by a group of people, South Africans horrified

South Africa

8 months ago

The owner of the Hanscombe Haven Holiday Resort in Okney, North West, was attacked and stabbed by guests. He was rushed to the hospital where he's recovering.

KZN man who killed girlfriend, child and himself suspected the child was not his

South Africa

8 months ago

Mlondi Cele, who allegedly murdered his girlfriend, his son and killed himself, allegedly doubted that he was his son's father and suspected his girlfriend cheated.

7 people die in 2 separate Eastern Cape accidents, SA horrified

South Africa

8 months ago

Two accidents occurred on the R409 and the N3 in the Eastern Cape on 20 December 2024. Seven people died, and South Africans were horrified about the crash.

Democratic Alliance says BELA Act a boon for the Government of National Unity

South Africa

8 months ago

The Democratic Alliance said that minister Siviwe Gwarube is fully capable of implementing the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act as a DA member.

SAPS raids Small Street in Johannesburg, South Africans celebrate

South Africa

8 months ago

Members of the South African Police Service raided Small Street shops in Johannesburg, Gauteng. South Africans were ecstatic and lauded the cops.

Eastern Cape looters delay assisting injured during crash, SA disappointed

South Africa

8 months ago

A truck and a taxi collided with each other on the R72 in East London in the Eastern Cape. Residents made it difficult for emergency personnel to help the injured.

President Cyril Ramaphosa announces Electricity Regulation Amendment Act commencement

Politics

8 months ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the new Electricity Regulation Amendment Act, which he signed in August, will come into effect on 1 January 2024.

Black Business Council welcomes extension of spaza shop registration deadline

South Africa

8 months ago

The Black Business Council's CEO Kganki Matabane welcomed the extension of the deadline to register spaza shops. Government extended it to 28 February 2025.

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