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

5259 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Colleen Makhubele Resigns As uMkhonto weSizwe Party MP

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Darryl Brown responds to Trump's claims: "Those crosses were a memorial, not Graves"

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Mugabe Hyde Park house under South African Police Service surveillance after shooting

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Donald Trump reacts as the U.S. Supreme Court overturns his tariffs

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7 months ago

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Imran Butt writes letter to Madlanga Commission of Inquiry requesting to testify

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7 months ago

5 miners trapped in Ekapa Minerals Mine in Kimberley presumed to be dead

South Africa

7 months ago

Businessman Malcolm X's alleged connection to Mugabe family questioned following Bellarmine's arrest

South Africa

7 months ago

A source denies businessman Malcolm X's ties to the Mugabe family, as Chatunga Mugabe faces charges after allegedly shooting a gardener in Johannesburg.

General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi files interdict against businessman Calvin Mathibeli

South Africa

7 months ago

KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi takes legal action against businessman Calvin Mathibeli for defamation amid serious allegations.

SAPS seizes vehicle at Robert Mugabe's son's house and divers brought to search for vehicles

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7 months ago

Bellarmine Mugabe was arrested in Gauteng after a shooting incident. Police seized a vehicle with sirens as investigations into the violent event deepen.

Grace Mugabe reacts to son's arrest, South Africans criticise her

South Africa

7 months ago

Grace Mugabe reacts after her son, Chatunga, was arrested for allegedly shooting a security guard in Johannesburg. South Africans voice mixed opinions.

Bolt reveals that family of Isaac Satlat killed in Tshwane will not be compensated

South Africa

7 months ago

Bolt denies compensation to Isaac Satlat's family after his tragic death during a robbery, citing policy violations over profile-sharing. South Africans react.

Minister Ronald Lamola accuses Jacob Zuma of trafficking South African men to Donbas

Politics

7 months ago

Minister Ronald Lamola addresses Parliament about challenges in repatriating South African men trapped in Ukraine, alleging Jacob Zuma's involvement in trafficking.

1 Person in critical condition after shooting at Hyde Park house of Robert Mugabe's son

South Africa

7 months ago

A shooting at Chatunga Berllamine Mugabe's Hyde Park home left a security guard critically injured. Police arrested Mugabe amid rising concerns over his bail.

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Pakistani national Imran Butt denies trafficking allegations, accuses Sibiya of extortion

South Africa

7 months ago

Imran Butt denies human trafficking allegations made by suspended General Sibiya, claiming extortion and serious crimes against him in the Madlanga Commission.

3 North West farmers convicted of murdering farm dweller in 2023, South Africans celebrate

South Africa

7 months ago

Three North West farmers were found guilty of murdering a farm dweller, igniting public demand for severe sentences as justice is sought for Dumisani Phakathi.

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