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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SA Government to provide financial support to qualified miners: Police Minister Senzo Mchunu

South Africa

9 months ago

SANDF battling illegal crossing and smuggling because of damaged SA-Zimbabwe border fence

South Africa

9 months ago

Over 1000 spaza shops closed since food poisoning saga, SA not impressed

Politics

9 months ago

Democratic Alliance calls for Thembi Simelane's resignation over VBS allegations

Politics

9 months ago

SIU welcomes arrest of 2 women who committed COVID-19 fraud

South Africa

9 months ago

44-year-old Brazilian national drug mule arrested at OR Tambo

South Africa

9 months ago

KZN horror crash leaves 2 dead as eThekwini launches road safety campaign

South Africa

9 months ago

A truck and a bakkie collided on the N2 near Fairbreeze in KwaZulu-Natal in 27 November 2024. South Africans were horrified and some blamed the roads.

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu blames unemployment for extortion incidents

Politics

9 months ago

The Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu presented the crime statistics in Parliament. He blamed unemployment for the rise in extortion incidents in SA.

Zimbabwean and South African men arrested for possession of R15 million worth of gold

South Africa

9 months ago

The Hawks arrested a Zimbabwean national and a South African after they were caught with illegally-obtained gold worth R15 million. They appeared in court.

Eskom hails recoding prepaid meter project a success, South Africans share views

South Africa

9 months ago

Eskom said its prepaid meter box upgrade project was a success, and that almost half a million non-paying customers were able to come forward. SA disagreed.

Former Limpopo premier Ngoako Ramatlhodi appointed Bapedi Nation prime minister

South Africa

9 months ago

Limpopo's former Premier Ngoako Ramatlhodi has been appointed the Bapedi Nation's first Prime Minister. Bapedi people on social media rejected him.

Dali Mpofu praises MK Party as important political player, SA laughs

Politics

9 months ago

The MK Party's new High Command member Dali Mpofu said the MK Party is a political force to be reckoned with on the South African political landscape.

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber calls out journalists after ID mishap

South Africa

9 months ago

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber slammed a journalist for conducting an interview where a young girl blamed Home Affairs for a mistake that wasn't its fault.

Dozens of Tshwane employees arrested for trying to steal Laudium Substation transformers

South Africa

9 months ago

The South African Police Service arrested dozens of City of Tshwane officials caught stealing transformers from the Laudium Substation. SA was angry.

Eskom extends deadline to 2025, catches 400,000 non-paying customers

South Africa

9 months ago

Eskom and City Power in Johannesburg have given their customers another deadline to recode their electricity meters and to change tampered meter boxes.

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