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

2989 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Burundi Prime Minister Gervais Ndirakobuca arrives in SA for Cyril Ramaphosa's inauguration

Burundi Prime Minister Gervais Ndirakobuca arrives in SA for Cyril Ramaphosa's i...

10 months ago

South African Police Service raid house in dramatic viral video

South African Police Service raid house in dramatic viral video

10 months ago

Mmusi Maimane slams GNU for no electricity in Soweto for 36 hours

Mmusi Maimane slams GNU for no electricity in Soweto for 36 hours

10 months ago

Jacob Zuma accuses Independent Electoral Committee of ignoring voter-rigging evidence

Jacob Zuma accuses Independent Electoral Committee of ignoring voter-rigging evi...

10 months ago

Government of National Unity talks to resume this week, but SA is dissatisfied

Government of National Unity talks to resume this week, but SA is dissatisfied

10 months ago

ANCYL President Collen Malatjie criticises officials for sending their children to private schools

ANCYL President Collen Malatjie criticises officials for sending their children...

10 months ago

Economic Freedom Fighters supports Government of National Unity without DA and FF Plus

Economic Freedom Fighters supports Government of National Unity without DA and FF Plus

The Economic Freedom Fighters' president Julius Malema said the EFF would not enter into a government of national unity with the DA and Freedom Front Plus.

Thoko Didiza appointed seventh administration's Parliamentary speaker

Thoko Didiza appointed seventh administration's Parliamentary speaker

The former Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Develpment Thoko Didiza has been appointed the seventh administration's parliamentary speaker.

Julius Malema resolves that Economic Freedom Fighters won't be rowdy in National Assembly

Julius Malema resolves that Economic Freedom Fighters won't be rowdy in National Assembly

The Economic Freedom Fighters' president Julius Malema pledged that the party will not disrupt the Parliament in the seventh administration and would be peaceful.

Patriotic Alliance's Gayton McKenzie demands ministerial position or PA will leave the GNU

Patriotic Alliance's Gayton McKenzie demands ministerial position or PA will leave the GNU

The president of the Patriotic Alliance, Gayton McKenzie, demanded that he be given a ministerial position or his party will walk away from the GNU.

NATJOINTS warns against disruptions during fist National Assembly sitting

NATJOINTS warns against disruptions during fist National Assembly sitting

The NATJOINTS have prepared for any disruption that might disturb the first parliamentary sitting, which will elect a new president after the general elections.

African National Congress announces two women as premier candidates

African National Congress announces two women as premier candidates

The African National Congress's list of candidates for the Offices of the Premier include two women, one of them being Limpopo's MEC for Health, Phophi Ramathuba.

EFF's Julius Malema demands that former Ekurhuleni Finance MMC Nkululeko Dunga be reinstated

EFF's Julius Malema demands that former Ekurhuleni Finance MMC Nkululeko Dunga be reinstated

The president of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema, threatened to withdraw all of his MMCs in the country if Ekurhuleni doesn't reinstate Nkululeko Dunga.

MK Party members allegedly clash outside of KZN Legislature over list of candidates

MK Party members allegedly clash outside of KZN Legislature over list of candidates

Two factions from the MK Party allegedly clashed violently outside of the Pietermaritzburg Provincial Legislature building over lists of candidates.

African National Congress announces premier candidates, South Africans react

African National Congress announces premier candidates, South Africans react

The African National Congress elected members of its party to be provincial premier candidates, including current Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi.

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