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 the Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk and a 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.

3486 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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Siviwe Gwarube to approach Treasury for Department of Basic Education budget cuts

Education

a year ago

5 people die in Eastern Cape crash, South Africans heartbroken

South Africa

a year ago

Aircraft crashes in Eastern Cape after flying over pothole, SA laughs

South Africa

a year ago

ANC leadership paid a visit to Thabiso Sikwane's house, SA slams Fikile Mbalula

Politics

a year ago

Eastern Cape Community Safety MEC applauds SAPS for dealing with extortionist in province

South Africa

a year ago

Gayton McKenzie responds to Julius Malema calling him a jailbird

Politics

a year ago

Former Midvaal mayor Bongani Baloyi joins MK Party, netizens grill him

Politics

a year ago

The Midvaal Municipality's former mayor and former ActionSA and Democratic Alliance member Bongani Baloyi has joined the MK Party. SA slammed him.

Vosloorus robbery suspects kill 1 SAPS member, injures 1: SA angry

South Africa

a year ago

Two members of the South African Police Service were shot after an alleged robbery in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni. One of them died and the other was hospitalised.

Former EFFSC President Mpho Morolane blames Julius Malema's migration stance for leaving party

Politics

a year ago

The former Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command president Mpho Morolane left the EFF and joined the MK Party. He blamed Julius Malema's migration policy.

Education minister siviwe Gwarube announces that pit toilets to be eradicated by April 2025

Politics

a year ago

The Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube promised that the department will get rid of pit latrine toilets in public schools by April next year.

Midvaal shocked by Eskom's proposed 40% tariff increase, Mzansi angry too

South Africa

a year ago

The Midvaal municipality wrote to Eskom and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa about the proposed 40% tariff increase that is yet to be approved.

MKP blames economic exclusion for extortion gang rings

Politics

a year ago

The MK Party MP David Skosana blamed the economic exclusion of black and coloured people in the Western Cape for the rise in extortion activities in Cape Town.

Brazilian drug trafficking suspects abandon bail, SA suspects fight for bail

South Africa

a year ago

Three of the five suspects arrested during a drug bust in Limpopo abandoned bail when they appeared before the court recently. SA reacted to their abandonment.

SAPS to take action against police officer helping man sell Mpesu in state vehicle

South Africa

a year ago

The South African Police Service has instituted disciplinary proceedings against a police officer who went viral for promoting Mpesu for someone in a state vehicle.

Collen Malatji invites Economic Freedom Fighters to join GNU, SA laughs

Politics

a year ago

The president of the African National Congress Youth League, Collen Malatji, said the EFF should join the Government of National Unity because Floyd Shivambu left.

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