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

5259 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Godrich Gardee's family to open cases against SAPS officers for daughter's death

Politics

5 months ago

State wants to include Fannie Masemola in corruption case against Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala

South Africa

5 months ago

Kagiso Lerutla allegedly paid Julius Mkhwanazi for impersonator to appear in court on his behalf

South Africa

5 months ago

Severe rainfall tears Gauteng road into 2, South Africans shook: "Strait of Kruger"

South Africa

5 months ago

South Africans condemn Johannesburg road rage incident which results in 1 dead

South Africa

5 months ago

Suspended EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi remains incarcerated as bail application is postponed

South Africa

5 months ago

A look at how much Julius Malema's sentence appeal process could cost

Politics

5 months ago

Julius Malema fights for freedom after his five-year prison sentence for discharging a firearm in 2018. Legal costs escalate amid South African public discourse.

Sergeant Fannie Nkosi's bail application postponed as he remains behind bars

South Africa

5 months ago

Sergeant Fannie Nkosi appeared before the Pretoria North Magistrates Court on 20 April 2026 a week after he was arrested following a raid at his house in Tshwane.

MK Party president Jacob Zuma may call for local government elections to be postponed

Politics

5 months ago

Jacob Zuma alleges rigged 2024 elections, considering postponement. He calls for pressure on the IEC to investigate claims amid public backlash in Durban.

South African Police Service to investigate allegations of bribery against General Fannie Masemola

South Africa

5 months ago

The SAPS is investigating bribery claims against National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola, made by suspended Mpumalanga Commissioner Daphney Manamela.

3 times Elon Musk slammed the South African government and 3 clapbacks

Politics

5 months ago

Tech billionaire Elon Musk's allegations against South Africa face scrutiny. Briefly News explores disproven claims on race laws, Starlink, and farm murders.

General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says criminals will fund the new National Organised Task Team

South Africa

5 months ago

KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi outlines funding for the National Organised Task Team, aimed at tackling crime and corruption in South Africa.

South African woman sentenced for raping younger brother

South Africa

5 months ago

A KwaZulu-Natal woman is sentenced for raping her eight-year-old brother. South Africans celebrate justice as NPA highlights the importance of reporting abuse.

SA calls for arrests as courier vehicle hijack caught on CCTV footage

South Africa

5 months ago

A courier vehicle hijacking has reignited fears of rising crime in South Africa. A viral video reveals the shocking incident, prompting shared experiences.

General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi to lead a national crime-fighting project

South Africa

5 months ago

General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi to launch a nationwide crime-fighting initiative, focusing on organised crime, as South Africans express support and optimism.

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