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 the Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk and a 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.

3486 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Zimbabwean farmers who lost their land 20 years ago to be compensated

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Pule Mabe announces he will step down from ANC NEC after arrest and court appearance

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10 months ago

Eastern Cape cop killers receive hefty sentences, South Africans not satisfied

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10 months ago

Calls for gun control after family massacres, South Africa discusses

South Africa

10 months ago

Panyaza Lesufi lashes out at Democratic Alliance, accuses them of smear campaign

Politics

10 months ago

Flooding in Soweto after heavy rains, South Africans saddened

South Africa

10 months ago

Busisiwe Mkhwebane resigns from the EFF, says MKP approached her

Politics

10 months ago

The former Public Protector Busi Mkhwebane announced that she would be resigning from the Economic Freedom Fighters. South Africans were shocked.

2 Suspected extortionists killed in shootout with Western Cape SAPS

South Africa

10 months ago

South African Police Service members were involved in a shootout with suspected extortionists, two of whom were killed and a third seriously injured in the process.

SAWS issues severe thunderstorm and lightning for Gauteng, residents worried

South Africa

10 months ago

The South African Weather Service warned of severe thunderstorms and lightning accompanied by heavy rainfall for Gauteng and parts of South Africa.

Opposition parties demand accountability from Cyril Ramaphosa for the Phala Phala saga

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10 months ago

The MK Party, the official opposition, announced that it plans to privately prosecute president Cyril Ramaphosa after the NPA closed the Phala Phala case.

Gauteng prisons overcrowded with undocumented foreigners

South Africa

10 months ago

The Gauteng Department of Correctional Services revealed that Gauteng prisons are overcrowded with undocumented foreign nationals burdening the system.

SA calls the Zuma family power-hungry after Zuma's daughter's first trip with husband King Mswati

South Africa

10 months ago

Nomcebo Zuma, Jacob Zuma's daughter who is married to King Mswati, made her first public appearance as the monarch's 16th queen. She caught strays.

Durban SAPS arrests 15 undocumented foreign nationals during raid, SA happy

South Africa

10 months ago

The South African Police Service in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, arrested 15 undocumented foreign nationals during a raid. Two of them were wanted by the police.

6-month old Limpopo baby dies while mother allegedly goes on a drinking spree

South Africa

10 months ago

A Limpopo woman was arrested and will appear in court after she went out on a drinking spree and left her six-month old in a child's care. The infant died.

Former premier Mbazima Shilowa sings Tito Mboweni's praises

Politics

10 months ago

The former Premier of Gauteng Mbazima Shilowa praised the former SARB governor Tito Mboweni's contribution to the country's economy during his tenure.

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