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

4972 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Ad Hoc Committee: Bheki Cele disagrees with disbandment of the PKTT

Politics

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Mother of Milnerton High bully victim says son doesn't feel safe as suspects to appear in court

South Africa

9 months ago

Public Protector releases report into irregularly-established AmaPanyaza

South Africa

9 months ago

Grandmother of Westbury shooting victims spoke up about threats to their lives

South Africa

9 months ago

Donald Trump's refugee programme slammed for prioritising Afrikaners over other groups

Politics

9 months ago

Mother of Milnerton High School bullying incident cancer survivor victim speaks out

Education

9 months ago

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu laments deadly Westbury shooting

Politics

9 months ago

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu commented in Parliament on the deadly shooting that claimed two lives and injured five teenagers in Westbury, Johannesburg.

Julius Malema seemingly responds to allegations of his links with KT Molefe's associate

Politics

9 months ago

Economic Freedom Fighters president Julius Malema seemingly responded after a witness mentioned him at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on 21 October.

Madlanga Commission: Witness says he is prepared to die for the truth

South Africa

9 months ago

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry's latest witness testified that he could be killed for testifying. He also said that he was willing to die for the truth.

General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi requested R31 million for PKTT

South Africa

9 months ago

A letter Senzo Mchunu submitted to the Ad Hoc Committee revealed that Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi requested R31 million for the Political Killings Task Team.

Madlanga Commission: EFF president Julius Malema's alleged ties with KT Molefe exposed

Politics

9 months ago

A witness at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry testified that Economic Freedom Fighters president Julius Malema was tied to alleged cartel boss KT Molefe.

University of Johannesburg confirms resignaton of crime expert Calvin Rafadi

South Africa

9 months ago

Crime expert Calvin Rafadi resigned from his position as a research associate at the University of Johannesburg after the Madlanga Commission implicated him.

Gauteng female cop sentenced for premeditated murder of husband

South Africa

10 months ago

The Gauteng High Court sentenced a South African Police Service member for killing her husband in Soshanguve in 2024. She shot him after an argument.

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi reacts to the looting of Tembisa Hospital

South Africa

10 months ago

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi slammed the looting of Tembisa Hospital, which lost over R2 billion from irregularly-awarded tenders and dodgy contracts.

Senzo Mchunu says he consulted with President Cyril Ramaphosa after disbanding PKTT

Politics

10 months ago

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu said in Parliament that President Cyril Ramaphosa was aware of the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team.

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