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

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Missing Mpumalanga boy found murderd and buried, South Africans heartbroken

Missing Mpumalanga boy found murderd and buried, South Africans heartbroken

9 months ago

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina makes SA laugh with mispronounced word in TikTok video

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina makes SA laugh with mispronounced w...

9 months ago

MK Party withdraws its Electoral Court application to declare 2024 general elections invalid

MK Party withdraws its Electoral Court application to declare 2024 general elect...

9 months ago

Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald said prisoners must produce their own food

Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald said prisoners must produce the...

9 months ago

Sports, Arts and Culture minister Gayton McKenzie thanks God in swearing-in ceremony

Sports, Arts and Culture minister Gayton McKenzie thanks God in swearing-in cere...

9 months ago

Free State man arrested for attacking wife with axe for cheating

Free State man arrested for attacking wife with axe for cheating

9 months ago

Petrol price dropped again by over R1 and SA wants it to go lower

Petrol price dropped again by over R1 and SA wants it to go lower

Petrol prices decreased on 3 July by just over R1 for unleaded 93 and 99c for unleaded 95. South Africans were dissatisfied and demanded the prices be lower.

Democratic Alliance can leave GNU if ministers not allowed to exercise authority: Tony Leon

Democratic Alliance can leave GNU if ministers not allowed to exercise authority: Tony Leon

The DA's former leader, Tony Leon, said the party could exit the Government of National Unity if DA ministers do not get full authority in their portfolios.

ANC, COPE, EFF, Al Jamah, GOOD, PA voted in favour of R200 prepaid meter monthly service fee

ANC, COPE, EFF, Al Jamah, GOOD, PA voted in favour of R200 prepaid meter monthly service fee

The African National congress, the economic Freedom Fighter, Patriotic Alliance and other parties voted in favour of the R200 monthly service fee in Johannesburg.

SAPU warns Police Minister Senzo Mchunu not to interfere with SAPS operations

SAPU warns Police Minister Senzo Mchunu not to interfere with SAPS operations

The South African Police Union warned the new Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu not to interfere with how the South African Police Service operates.

John Steenhuisen denies DA joined Government of National Unity for positions

John Steenhuisen denies DA joined Government of National Unity for positions

The president of the Democratic Alliance John Steenhuisen denied that the party joined the Government of National Unity for cabinet positions. SA called him a liar.

Premier of Free State visits healthcare facility in regular clothes, slams nurses in viral video

Premier of Free State visits healthcare facility in regular clothes, slams nurses in viral video

The Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae lambasted healthcare facility workers in a viral video after she went undercover to probe service delivery issues.

Body of missing Mpumalanga woman found in a shallow grave

Body of missing Mpumalanga woman found in a shallow grave

A woman who went missing's body was found in a shallow grave. The South African Police Service arrested three people in connection with her murder.

South Africans react after MK Party Secretary General Arthur Zwane resigns

South Africans react after MK Party Secretary General Arthur Zwane resigns

The MK Party's secretary-general Arthur Zwane resigned as he wanted to focus on other business and felt that the workload was too much for him to handle.

COGTA MEC Lebogang Maile slams the Democratic Alliance, calls DA spoilt brats

COGTA MEC Lebogang Maile slams the Democratic Alliance, calls DA spoilt brats

The Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Lebogang Maile criticised the Democratic Alliance's attitude during negotiations for a cabinet.

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