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.

3485 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Black Business Council welcomes extension of spaza shop registration deadline

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Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero and Rand Water provide updates on water crisis

South Africa

8 months ago

Western Cape prisoner escapes through the roof of truck en route to Pollsmoor, SA in disbelief

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8 months ago

SAWS issues Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms in South Africa until 24 December

South Africa

8 months ago

Earth tremor in parts of Johannesburg, South Africans react

South Africa

8 months ago

Unions reject Government Employees Medical Scheme's proposed 13.4% increase

South Africa

8 months ago

KZN Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi calls prisons academies of crime

South Africa

8 months ago

The KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said the prison system does not rehabilitate but produce criminals.

SAPS investigating incident of Rustenburg officer assaulting member in viral video

South Africa

8 months ago

The South African Police Service is investigating a case of assault where a police officer attacked a member of the public in a video that went viral.

Gauteng security guard shoots 6-year-old and 2 others outside tavern

South Africa

8 months ago

The South African Police Service arrested a security guard in Pretoria who shot a group of people, including a child, after a scuffle over loud music.

AbaThembu king Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo to step down, SA reacts

South Africa

8 months ago

The AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo announced that he will be stepping down as the king and will hand his kingdom over to his 18-year-old son.

MK Party Secretary General Floyd Shivambu cites Jacob Zuma as inspiration for leaving EFF

Politics

8 months ago

The MK Party Secretary General Floyd Shivambu, said that Jacob Zuma's leaving the African National Congress inspired him to leave the Economic Freedom Fighters.

SAPS arrests Mpumalanga man with R5 rifle and ammunition

South Africa

8 months ago

The South African Police Service in Mpumalanga arrested a man for possessing an unlicensed R5 assault rifle and dozens of rounds of ammunition over the weekend.

MKP deputy president John Hlophe seemingly grabs the mic from Floyd Shivambu in viral video

Politics

8 months ago

The MK Party's deputy president John Hlophe took the mic from secretary-general Floyd Shivambu in a manner South Africans perceived to be aggressive.

Gauteng Provincial Government reveals over 13000 spaza shop registrations received

South Africa

8 months ago

The MEC for Economic Development and Finance in Gauteng, Lebogang Maile, said that over 13,000 people submitted registrations for their spaza shops.

Jacob Zuma urges unity among black parties to seize political power

Politics

8 months ago

MK Party president Jacob Zuma said during the party's one-year anniversary celebration that black political parties should unite to gain a two thirds majority.

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