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

4971 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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The Deputy Minister of Police, Polly Boshielo, commented that the acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia, assigned her and Deputy Minister Cassel Mathale duties.

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The MK Party fired Collen Makhubele, who was the party's Chief Whip in Parliament. This was after allegations of misconduct emerged from within the party.

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The suspended deputy national commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya was linked to a murder accused and suspected cartel boss, KT Molefe, who was released on bail.

Brown Mogotsi: New details about alleged shooting emerge

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Controversial North West businessman Brown Mogotsi survived an attack. More details about what happened afterwards emerged, and South Africans had questions.

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The Independent Electoral Commission has indicated that it is ready for the Local Government Elections, possibly occurring on the first Wednesday of November 2025.

Court blocks Operation Dudula from continuing foreign national-targeted operations

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The Gauteng High Court ordered that Operation Dudula stop its campaign targeting foreign nationals. Dudula has also been prevented from asking for IDs.

Madlanga Commission adjourns after safety of key witnesses jeopardised

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Details of Crime Intelligence boss General Dumisani Khumalo's statements at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry were allegedly leaked on social media on 4 November.

Alleged attempt on Brown Mogotsi’s life has SA asking questions: “Who trusts this guy?”

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North West businessman Brown Mogotsi's car was allegedly attacked and shot at with eight bullets. He reportedly survived the incident, and South Africans debated.

MK Party president Jacob Zuma visits Burkina Faso leader Ibrahim Traore

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9 months ago

MK Party president Jacob Zuma visited Burkina Faso and attended a Pan African event where he delivered an address. He also visited President Ibrahim Traore.

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