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.

3486 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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ANC Gauteng faces disbandment, SA not surprised: "End of the road"

Politics

9 months ago

Julius Malema slammed for saying South Africans don't want slave jobs

Politics

9 months ago

KwaZulu-Natal motorist loses control and drives into a group of children

South Africa

9 months ago

70-year-old gogo dies in Durban accident, motorist trapped in the carnage

South Africa

9 months ago

EFF president Julius Malema in court for gun discharge case, SA discusses

Politics

9 months ago

Johannesburg SAPS officer investigated for allegedly assaulting a homeless person

South Africa

9 months ago

King Misuzulu roasted for youthful outfit during anti-GBVF march

South Africa

9 months ago

Zulu Monarch King Misuzulu kaZwelethini marched with senior government officials during an anti-GBVF march in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. SA roasted him.

City of Johannesburg mayor's offices to move to Usindiso Building which burned down

Politics

9 months ago

Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero announced that the offices of the mayor will be moved to Usindiso, which burned down in August 2023, killing 77 people.

Hammarsdale school principal gunned down on school premises

South Africa

9 months ago

KwaZulu-Natal's MEC for Education Sipho Hlomuka condemned the brutal killing of a Hammarsdale high school principal, who was shot and killed on school premises.

MK Party rejects Parliamentary approval of Cyril Ramaphosa's salary increase

Politics

9 months ago

The MK Party opposed Parliament's decision to approve a salary increase for president Cyril Ramaphosa. South Africans agreed with the official party.

Arrive Alive cautions motorists to avoid accident-causing mistakes during festive season

South Africa

9 months ago

Arrive Alive's spokesperson Johan Jonck spoke to Briefly News about what causes accidents, how accidents can be avoided and how the state responds.

McKinsey South Africa to pay R1.1 billion for involvement in state capture

South Africa

9 months ago

McKinsey South Africa has been ordered to pay R1.1 billion for its involvement in state capture when it received contracts from SOEs Eskom and Transnet.

Fatal N3 Pietermaritzburg car accident claims 2 lives of truck and bus drivers

South Africa

9 months ago

Two people died and over 20 were injured during a horrific accident on the N3 in Pietermaritzburg. It involved buses and trucks, and the buses caught fire.

AAAM members successfully challenges expulsion of MPs from MK Party

Politics

9 months ago

Members of the All African Alliance Movement, who were expelled as MKP MPs, successfully challenged their expulsion before the Western Cape High Court.

South Africa has the second highest homicide murder rate in Africa, SA not surprised

South Africa

9 months ago

The chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Policing said that the prevalence of illegal guns in committing crime is a concerning trend. SA commented on murder.

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