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 joined Briefly News in 2023 and is a Current Affairs writer. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art. He was also a sub-editor and journalist for Capricorn Post before joining Vutivi Business News in 2020, where he covered small business news policy and governance, analysis and profiles. Tebogo passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative Email: tebogo.mokwena@briefly.co.za

2994 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

Author's articles

Minister Senzo Mchunu congratulated Ian Cameron on Portfolio Committee Election

Minister Senzo Mchunu congratulated Ian Cameron on Portfolio Committee Election

9 months ago

Economic Freedom Fighters defend Limpopo artist Makhadzi

Economic Freedom Fighters defend Limpopo artist Makhadzi

9 months ago

Gauteng Investigations Unit officer gives insight into using CCTV footage to catch murder suspect

Gauteng Investigations Unit officer gives insight into using CCTV footage to cat...

9 months ago

Gayton McKenzie announces he will run the Nelson Mandela race

Gayton McKenzie announces he will run the Nelson Mandela race

9 months ago

Sports, Arts, Culture minister Gayton McKenzie gets love from Springbok fans in viral TikTok video

Sports, Arts, Culture minister Gayton McKenzie gets love from Springbok fans in...

9 months ago

SA reacts to John Hlophe's election to the Judicial Services Commission

SA reacts to John Hlophe's election to the Judicial Services Commission

9 months ago

Court hears how Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula wanted R10 million and a wig

Court hears how Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula wanted R10 million and a wig

The former Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula appeared before the Pretoria Magistrates Court facing 12 charges of corruption for receiving bribes.

Thieves steal North West primary school roof, SA stunned

Thieves steal North West primary school roof, SA stunned

A community in the North West was left reeling after the roof of a primary school was stolen, affecting grades R, one, two and three. SA gave the community side-eye.

SAPS rescues two kidnap victims in Benoni, SA applauds them

SAPS rescues two kidnap victims in Benoni, SA applauds them

Two men who were driving on the Putfontein road in Ekurhuleni were kidnapped for ransom. The South African Police Service rescued them and apprehended the suspects.

Limpopo man stabs older brother to death and hands himself over to SAPS

Limpopo man stabs older brother to death and hands himself over to SAPS

A Limpopo man handed himself over to the police after he fought with his brother and allegedly stabbed him. South Africans were broken by the incident.

City of Johannesburg's Transport MMC Kenny Kunene sparks outrage with alleged R110K groove bill

City of Johannesburg's Transport MMC Kenny Kunene sparks outrage with alleged R110K groove bill

The City of Johannesburg's MMC for Transport and the deputy president of the Patriotic Alliance Kenny Kunene and Serge Cabonge spent R125,000 at a club.

South Africans slam Julius Malema's Durban July shoes worth R27K

South Africans slam Julius Malema's Durban July shoes worth R27K

The president of the Economic Freedom Fighters Julius Malema wore a shoe worth over R27,000 to the Durban July event. South Africans called him out.

Child murder suspect allegedly killed by mob justice, South Africans react

Child murder suspect allegedly killed by mob justice, South Africans react

The South African Police Service are investigating a murder case after a Pietermaritzburg community allegedly killed a murder suspect in an act of mob justice.

Analyst says IEC should force MKP to produce rigging evidence

Analyst says IEC should force MKP to produce rigging evidence

A political analyst encouraged the Independent Electoral Commission to force the MK Party to produce evidence that 2024 general election votes were rigged.

25-year-old released on bail for raping old woman arrested for another rape

25-year-old released on bail for raping old woman arrested for another rape

A man from Mpumalanga was arrested again for raping a gogo, after he was initially released for raping and killing another elderly woman. SA was angry.

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