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

2986 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

Author's articles

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

George building collapse: Family performs spirit-fetching ritual for victim on c...

11 months ago

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 k...

11 months ago

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 surp...

11 months ago

Eldorado Park man randomly shoots crowd and kills one woman before he was arrested

Eldorado Park man randomly shoots crowd and kills one woman before he was arrest...

11 months ago

Cyril Ramaphosa signs NHI Bill into law, video gets negative reactions from South Africans

Cyril Ramaphosa signs NHI Bill into law, video gets negative reactions from Sout...

11 months ago

SAPS officer tracks two suspects down on his bicycle, Mzansi applauds his dedication

SAPS officer tracks two suspects down on his bicycle, Mzansi applauds his dedica...

11 months ago

South African rand takes a knock amid unemployment and low mining output

South African rand takes a knock amid unemployment and low mining output

The rand took a knock against the greenback after the rate of unemployment increased and mines' outputs in March drastically took a knock. SA blamed the ANC.

City of Johannesburg sets aside R83.1 billion for 2024-2025 budget

City of Johannesburg sets aside R83.1 billion for 2024-2025 budget

The City of Johannesburg announced that it budgeted R83.1 billion for the 2024-2025 financial year. More than half of it will be used for housing and City Power.

Fact Check: Democratic Alliance's claims of employing 8 out of 10 in Western Cape debunked

Fact Check: Democratic Alliance's claims of employing 8 out of 10 in Western Cape debunked

The Democratic Alliance claimed that it created 8 out of 10 jobs in the Western Cape. Africa Check debunked this claim as well as a few others the DA made.

George building collapse: 18 out of 33 victims identified, South Africans saddened by death toll

George building collapse: 18 out of 33 victims identified, South Africans saddened by death toll

18 of the 33 victims from the George Building collapse were identified, and seven of them were South Africans. Liatel said it is cooperating with the investigation.

Minister of Police Bheki Cele concerned about increase in political assassinations

Minister of Police Bheki Cele concerned about increase in political assassinations

Police minister Bheki Cele expressed concern that political killings in KZN have been on the rise. An analyst said violence between the IFP and ANC may be a cause.

Joslin Smith: Helen Zille accuses Gayton McKenzie of interference

Joslin Smith: Helen Zille accuses Gayton McKenzie of interference

The Democratic Alliance's federal chair Helen Zille and the Patriotic Alliance's president Gayton McKenzie got into an X debate over Joslin Smith's disappearance.

Ekurhuleni SAPS member charged with drunk driving, South Africans celebrate

Ekurhuleni SAPS member charged with drunk driving, South Africans celebrate

Gauteng Commissioner of the South African Police Service Lieutenant-General Tommy Mthombeni slammed a police officer who was caught driving drunk.

Joslin Smith: Pregnant mother Kelly denies selling daughter, Mzansi stunned

Joslin Smith: Pregnant mother Kelly denies selling daughter, Mzansi stunned

Kelly Smith, who appeared before the Vredenburg Magistrate's Court with a pregnant belly, denied that she sold the baby and shifted the blame to her boyfriend.

George building collapse: Developer slams allegations that company not registered with CIDB

George building collapse: Developer slams allegations that company not registered with CIDB

The Minister of Public Works Sihle Zikalala claimed Liatel, the George building's main contractor, was unregistered with the CIDB. Liatel responds.

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