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

George building collapse: Developer slams allegations that company not registere...

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Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla warns of monkeypox outbreak

Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla warns of monkeypox outbreak

11 months ago

Standard Bank employee arrested for stealing R940,000 from dead person

Standard Bank employee arrested for stealing R940,000 from dead person

11 months ago

South Africans in dismay as George building collapse death toll rises to 30

South Africans in dismay as George building collapse death toll rises to 30

11 months ago

Cyril Ramaphosa to sign NHI Bill into law on 15 May, South Africans furious

Cyril Ramaphosa to sign NHI Bill into law on 15 May, South Africans furious

11 months ago

Gauteng Education Department to investigate Glenvista High School's SGB

Gauteng Education Department to investigate Glenvista High School's SGB

11 months ago

George Building Collapse: 28 People Still Unaccounted for, Families Asked to Identify Workers

George Building Collapse: 28 People Still Unaccounted for, Families Asked to Identify Workers

The George Municipality called on the family relatives of victims of the George Building collapse to assist in identifying the remains of those who died.

Joslin Smith's mother Kelly had a "nice" Mother's Day: South Africans furious

Joslin Smith's mother Kelly had a "nice" Mother's Day: South Africans furious

Kelly Smith, Joslin's mother, talked about Mother's Day during her appearance before the Vredenburg Magistrate's Court. Her case has been postponed.

Jacob Zuma and 5 other politicians who switched political parties before elections

Jacob Zuma and 5 other politicians who switched political parties before elections

Politicians like Julius Malema, Jacob Zuma and Mmusi Maimane left their old political parties and formed their own political parties like the EFF, MKP and BOSA.

Outcry from relatives of Lily Mine workers whose remains are still trapped underground

Outcry from relatives of Lily Mine workers whose remains are still trapped underground

The family members of the three mine workers who died in the Lily Farm accident in Barberton, Mpumalanga, eight years ago have not recieved their relatives' remains.

Zulu King Misuzulu ka Zwelethini allegedly to take a 3rd wife, SA reacts

Zulu King Misuzulu ka Zwelethini allegedly to take a 3rd wife, SA reacts

King Misuzulu ka Zwelethini is expected to take another wife. He allegedly met her while she worked at Nedbank in Jozini and they have been together for two years.

Meeting between IEC and US ambassador to SA not strange: Stellenbosch professor

Meeting between IEC and US ambassador to SA not strange: Stellenbosch professor

The Independent Electoral Commission and the United States's ambassador to South Africa met, and South Africans slammed the meeting and criticised the IEC.

Freedom Front Plus member resigns in viral TikTok video, accuses party of entrenched racism

Freedom Front Plus member resigns in viral TikTok video, accuses party of entrenched racism

Anco Barker, a former member of the Freedom Front Plus, resigned from the FF+ and accused the political party of having a racist constitution. SA supported her.

No political party will win majority in KwaZulu-Natal: Economic Freedom Fighters

No political party will win majority in KwaZulu-Natal: Economic Freedom Fighters

The Economic Freedom Fighters' secretary-general Marshall says no political party is going to win with an outright majority in the KwaZulu-Natal province.

Thabo Mbeki accuses Eskom of deliberately engineering loadshedding

Thabo Mbeki accuses Eskom of deliberately engineering loadshedding

The former president Thabo Mbeki blamed Eskom for manufacturing loadshedding by ignoring warnings from employees about low coal levels. SA criticised him.

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