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

2987 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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2024 General Election: IEC official allegedly threatens ELF member in North West

2024 General Election: IEC official allegedly threatens ELF member in North West

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2024 General Election: Democratic Alliance’s John Steenhuisen confident in party’s performance

2024 General Election: Democratic Alliance’s John Steenhuisen confident in party...

10 months ago

2024 General Election: ActionSA's Athol Trollip says Eastern Cape people must suffer consequences

2024 General Election: ActionSA's Athol Trollip says Eastern Cape people must su...

10 months ago

2024 General Election: ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa's future uncertain as coalition looms

2024 General Election: ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa's future uncertain as coali...

10 months ago

2024 General Elections: Discrepancies discovered in Eastern Cape voting station

2024 General Elections: Discrepancies discovered in Eastern Cape voting station

10 months ago

2024 General Election: MK Party unmoved by Jacob Zuma's ANC membership

2024 General Election: MK Party unmoved by Jacob Zuma's ANC membership

10 months ago

2024 general elections: 20 arrested for elections-related crimes

2024 general elections: 20 arrested for elections-related crimes

The South African Police Service arrested 20 people for crimes relating to the 2024 general elections. Some of them were scuffles that broke out at voting stations.

2024 General elections: Born frees make statement by taking to the polls

2024 General elections: Born frees make statement by taking to the polls

The 2024 general elections saw a large number of young people that voted. Some felt the strong urge to vote while others had no hope for the future.

2024 General elections: Electoral court to hear Jabulani Khumalo's bid to remove Zuma as MK leader

2024 General elections: Electoral court to hear Jabulani Khumalo's bid to remove Zuma as MK leader

The MKP's former leader and co-founder, Jabulani Khumalo, will appear before the Johannesburg High Court's Electoral Court in his bid to remove Zuma.

2024 General elections: African Union concerned about voting delays

2024 General elections: African Union concerned about voting delays

Kenya's former president, Uhuru Kenyatta, said the Independent Electoral Commission must look into the glitch that delayed the 2024 general elections.

2024 General elections: Orania gets 1 Economic Freedom Fighters vote, sparks curiosity

2024 General elections: Orania gets 1 Economic Freedom Fighters vote, sparks curiosity

One resident from the community of Orania voted for the Economic Freedom Fighters in the 2024 general elections, surprising and entertaining many.

2024 General Elections: Stellenbosch University professor predicts MKP will get under 11 per cent

2024 General Elections: Stellenbosch University professor predicts MKP will get under 11 per cent

The director of Stellenbosch University's school of public leadership Professor Zwelinzima Ndevu said the MKP would get under 15% in the elections.

2024 General Election: ANC loses majority in general elections

2024 General Election: ANC loses majority in general elections

The ANC faced an anticipated decline in support, with the results even more disheartening, after it secured only 40% votes, a significant drop from the 57% in 2019.

In Pictures: Katlego Danke, Lasizwe and SA go out to vote during 2024 general elections

In Pictures: Katlego Danke, Lasizwe and SA go out to vote during 2024 general elections

Celebrities including Lasizwe and Kalego Danke and other South Africans shared pictures and experiences of their voting day during the 2024 general elections.

Gayton McKenzie goes up against alleged DA member at voting station in viral video

Gayton McKenzie goes up against alleged DA member at voting station in viral video

The president of the Patriotic Alliance Gayton McKenzie got into an argument with a woman believed to be a Democratic Alliance member in Kraaifontein, Cape Town.

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