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

4566 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Police Minister Firoz Cachalia calls on Cape Flats gangs to stop fighting

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E-hailing driver survives armed robbery and shooting in viral video

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KZN Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's privacy has been compromised

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9 months ago

Fikile Mbalula responds to Naledi Pandor's criticism of the ANC leadership

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9 months ago

34 new political parties to contest Local Government Elections between 2026 and 2027

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9 months ago

Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi suspends DG and DDG for the Madlanga Commission delays

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9 months ago

Deputy Minister of Women Steve Letsike takes action against influencers promoting Russian agency

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9 months ago

The Deputy Minister of Women, Children and People Living with Disabilities, Steve Letsike, said the government is probing influencers for promoting Russian jobs.

EFF fuming as Madlanga Commission of Inquiry delayed due to procurement hiccups

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9 months ago

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry announced that it will be postponed due to procurement delays. It was supposed to begin on 1 September. The EFF reacted.

South Africans react to 5 of SA cities ranked as most dangerous globally

South Africa

9 months ago

Pietermaritzburg, Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Gqeberha have been ranked as the most dangerous cities in the world according to WorldAtlas.

5 people, including 2 children killed in a horrific Tafelkop accident

South Africa

9 months ago

Two children were among five people who were killed on the R542 in Tafelkop, Limpopo on 25 August 2025. The victims were all Mozambican nationals from one car.

5 Men shot and killed in an open-cast mine in North West

South Africa

9 months ago

The South African Police Service is investigating a case of murder after the bodies of five miners were found at a mine in the North West on 25 August 2025.

Relative of North West woman allegedly killed by her boyfriend lives in fear

South Africa

9 months ago

Lazarus Antonio appeared before the Temba Magistrates Court in the North West for allegedly killing his girlfriend at a tavern and confessing to the crime online.

Mangosuthu Buthelezi's family welcomes decision to make his grave a heritage site

Politics

9 months ago

The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government has declared the gravesite of former IFP president Mangosuthu Buthelezi a heritage site. His family welcomed the move.

SA reacts as Bheki Cele denies calling Cat Matlala before his arrest

Politics

9 months ago

Former Police Minister Bheki Cele responded to allegations that he called businessman and attempted murder suspect Cat Matlala before his arrest.

SASSA to introduce biometric system to beneficiaries, South Africans debate

South Africa

9 months ago

The South African Social Security Agency will implement a biometric system from September 2025 to detect and curb fraudulent activities. South Africans reacted.

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