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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Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says Phala Phala Inquiry created political enemies

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Eskom extends deadline to recode prepaid electricity meters, SA not amazed

South Africa

9 months ago

John Steenhuisen catches smoke for inspecting Limpopo spaza shop: "PR Campaign"

Politics

9 months ago

Gauteng SAPS seize over R8 million worth of illicit drugs in operation, SA applauds

South Africa

9 months ago

EFF Secretary General Marshall Dlamini denies Mbuyiseni Ndlozi barred from elective conference

Politics

9 months ago

SA Government sets aside R500 million for SMMEs, SA displeased: "Looted by cadres"

South Africa

9 months ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa shows respect to SMME entrepreneurs, SA slams him

Economy

9 months ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa praised small business entrepreneurs in his Presidential Awards speech. He said entrepreneurs are the real human capital of society.

Businessman Edwin Sodi is expanding nightclub business, SA unimpressed

South Africa

9 months ago

The controversial businessman Edwin Sodi reportedly purchased a nightclub in Cape Town, which is expected to be opened before the end of November 2024.

Calls for focus on local businesses after Gauteng woman accused of registering spaza shops

South Africa

9 months ago

The Free State Business Council for Districts stressed the importance of the government in focusing on local businesses after a video went viral.

ANC confirms Jacob Zuma's expulsion, netizens not surprised

Politics

9 months ago

The African National Congress's secretary general Fikile Mbalula confirmed that the party upheld former president Jacob Zuma's expulsion from the party.

Eastern Cape rural area residents request an extension to upgrade Eskom meter boxes

South Africa

9 months ago

Residents of a village in the Eastern Cape requested Eskom to give them a deadline to upgrade their electricity meter box as they didn't know about the upgrades.

Soweto man dies in queue while waiting to recode Eskom prepaid meter box, SA saddened

South Africa

9 months ago

A man from Orlando in Soweto died while in the queue to upgrade his meter box. South Africans mourned his death, and some believed the deadline was too tight.

Eastern Cape Spaza shop owners lament as provincial government closes shops down

Politics

9 months ago

Eastern Cape-based foreigners operating spaza shops in East london complained that the government is making it difficult for them to apply for asylum papers.

North West Hawks arrest two former municipal managers who appeared in court for corruption

South Africa

9 months ago

The Hawks' Serious Corruption Investigation Unit in the North West arrested two former municipal managers for awarding irregular security contracts.

Outrage as City of Johannesburg councillors to receive salary increase

Politics

9 months ago

The City of Johannesburg's council voted for the councillors and mayor Dada Moreror to receive a salary increase. Morero's salary will go up by R83,701.

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