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

2983 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

Author's articles

National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure warns against lawlessness during Elections

National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure warns against lawlessness...

11 months ago

Minister of Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa denies energy crisis is a politicking field

Minister of Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa denies energy crisis is a polit...

11 months ago

Mancoba Seven Angels Ministries cult congregants found guilty of police station shooting

Mancoba Seven Angels Ministries cult congregants found guilty of police station...

11 months ago

Donations ANC, IFP EFF, IFP, DA received and their donors

Donations ANC, IFP EFF, IFP, DA received and their donors

11 months ago

Special Investigating Unit raids Home Affairs refugee centres nationally

Special Investigating Unit raids Home Affairs refugee centres nationally

11 months ago

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Murder accused admitted using the number that called Kelly Khumalo 2 twice

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Murder accused admitted using the number that called Kelly K...

11 months ago

Soshanguve hijack victim Ditebogo Phalane Jr to be buried, South Africans in tears

Soshanguve hijack victim Ditebogo Phalane Jr to be buried, South Africans in tears

Ditebogo Phalane Jr, who was brutally killed in Soshanguve weeks back, will be laid to rest in his home town. South Africans are still mourning him.

Funeral Company to offer free burials for George collapse victims, South Africans impressed

Funeral Company to offer free burials for George collapse victims, South Africans impressed

Funeral company AVBOB offered the families of the George building collapse victims free burials and assistance for both locally and internationally-based victims.

Mzansi questions R23 million temporary police station in Makhaza, Cape Town: "Comrades feasted here"

Mzansi questions R23 million temporary police station in Makhaza, Cape Town: "Comrades feasted here"

Police Minister Bheki Cele unveiled a police station that cost them R23 million to construct. South Africans had a lot of questions about the temporary station.

ANC wins by-elections in North West by 70%, MKP gets 1.4% of the votes

ANC wins by-elections in North West by 70%, MKP gets 1.4% of the votes

The African National Congress won by a majority in the municipal by-elections in the North West, while the MKP managed to get 1.4% of the total votes.

Free State woman investigated for allegedly tampering with ANC posters in Sasolburg

Free State woman investigated for allegedly tampering with ANC posters in Sasolburg

An elderly woman from the Free State allegedly tampered with political posters belonging to the African National Congress and a case was opened.

Joe Phaahla discourages people from deactivating medical aid before NHI is implemented

Joe Phaahla discourages people from deactivating medical aid before NHI is implemented

The minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, discouraged South Africans from deactivating their medical aid until the NHI is fully implemented. SA had questions.

George building collapse: Family performs spirit-fetching ritual for victim on construction site

George building collapse: Family performs spirit-fetching ritual for victim on construction site

The family of one of the victims who passed away in the George building collapse performed a spirit-fetching ceremony on site before his burial.

South African Police Service arrest 2 suspects linked to Ditebogo Phalane Jr's killing

South African Police Service arrest 2 suspects linked to Ditebogo Phalane Jr's killing

The South African Police Service made two arrests in connection with Ditebogo Phalane Jr's murder. Phalane Jr was killed during a hijacking in Soshanguve.

Joslin Smith: SAPS confess they have reached a dead end, South Africans not surprised

Joslin Smith: SAPS confess they have reached a dead end, South Africans not surprised

The South African Police Service in the Western Cape confessed that they do not have any more leads to help them find Joslin Smith and have reached a dead end.

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