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

5265 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Bekkersdal residents living in fear after fatal shooting claimed 9 lives

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Pieter Groenewald denies convicted killer Donovan Moodley parole

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March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma blames the government for DJ Warras' death

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Authorities find spaza shop during Zonderwater Correctional Centre

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DJ Warras: 6 taken for questioning after City of Joburg raids Zambesi building

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Jeffrey Epstein list: South African ID among identity documents found

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A South African identity document was among the identity documents that were found in Jeffrey Epstein's estate. The Democrats said more would be released.

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Johannesburg taxi associations sign pledge to obey road rules during festive season

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Taxi associations and drivers in Johannesburg signed a pledge of safety after the South African National Taxi Association launched a safety campaign.

Eastern Cape SAPS member found dead, stabbed multiple times

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The Hawks arrested seven suspects in the Eastern Cape after a member of the South African Police Service was found stabbed multiple times in Mdeni village.

La Niña to dampen Christmas as SAWS predicts damaging thundershowers

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9 months ago

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) warned of the La Niña weather phenomenon which will bring severe rainfall in most of South Africa from December until April.

USA accused of using illegal workers to process refugee applications in South Africa

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The Department of Home Affairs deported seven Kenyan nationals after they were arrested for processing Afrikaners' refugee applications without work permits.

Gangs demand R10,000 for the Cape Town municipality to fix sewage pipes

South Africa

9 months ago

Gangsters in Cape Town are attempting to extort money from municipal workers who are deployed to fix burst sewage pipes in various communities in the city.

DJ Warras: Joburg MMC says SAPS identified woman as person of interest

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9 months ago

Johannesburg's MMC for Community Safety Mgcini Tshwaku said that a person of interest was identified in the death of Popular DJ and media personality DJ Warras.

USA extends AGOA but concerns of SA participation linger

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9 months ago

The United States' Committee on Ways and Means votes on 11 December 2025 in favour of a three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunities Act.

EFF President Julius Malema weighs in on gun discharge conviction

Politics

9 months ago

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) president, Julius Malema, joked that he would appeal his conviction to avoid Godrich Gardee becoming the acting president.

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