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

4573 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

Author's articles

Gayton McKenzie says his tweets were taken out of context, SA roasts him

Politics

10 months ago

Eldorado Park family fuming after man arrested for girlfriend's murder released on bail

South Africa

10 months ago

National Department of Health to meet with Operation Dudula after members were released from jail

Politics

10 months ago

MK Party is not interested in possibly joining the Government of National Unity

Politics

10 months ago

Operation Dudula to take legal action after members arrested for anti-migrant campaign released

Politics

10 months ago

Political analyst weighs in after ANC Integrity Commission clears Deputy President Paul Mashatile

Politics

10 months ago

Gayton McKenzie apologises for racist tweets, South Africans reject apology

Politics

10 months ago

The president of the Patriotic Alliance, Gayton McKenzie, apologised for using the k-word in 2011. He defended himself and said he was not racist.

Victims' family disappointed after 2 of the pig farm murder suspects' cases are withdrawn

South Africa

10 months ago

Rudolph De Wet, one of the men accused of killing Maria Makgato and Kudzai Ndlovu on a pig farm in Limpopo, was set free after he turned state witness.

KwaZulu-Natal mother abandons baby for lobola negotiations, netizens fuming

South Africa

10 months ago

A woman from Verulam in KwaZulu-Natal abandoned her baby, whom she left with vendors, to go and attend a lobola negotiation ceremony with her boyfriend.

Gayton McKenzie withdraws statement linking Open Chats Podcast with SABC

Politics

10 months ago

The president of the Patriotic Alliance, Gayton McKenzie, apologised to the South African Broadcasting Corporation after linking it to the Open Chats Podcast.

Public Works minister Dean Macpherson opens case against suspended IDT CEO for bribery saga

Politics

10 months ago

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, opened a case against suspended Independent Development Trust CEO Tebogo Malaka.

South African government slams Jacob Zuma's use of South African flag during Morocco trip

Politics

10 months ago

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation and Minister Ronald Lamola slammed MK Party president Jacob Zuma's visit to Morocco in July.

South African citrus farmers brace themselves as Donald Trump's 30% tariffs come into effect

South Africa

10 months ago

Citrus farmers in South Africa, particularly Limpopo, have discussed the impact United States President Donald Trump's 30% tariffs would have on their sector.

SAWS predicts cold weather for South Africans, netizens not ready

South Africa

10 months ago

The South African Weather Service warned that a cold front will bring a drop in temperatures for the next few days. South Africans shared their views.

Political parties condemn podcast for anti-coloured statements, SA discusses

Politics

10 months ago

The Patriotic Alliance and the Democratic Alliance have taken action against Open Chats Podcast after the show's hosts uttered racist remarks against coloureds.

Tebogo Mokwena

Tebogo Mokwena

Author's articles

Latest

Trending

Top stories