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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Minister Solly Malatsi fires 2 public servants for moonlighting, orders them to pay R1.6 million

South Africa

a year ago

Limpopo South African Police Service launches manhunt for ATM Bombers

South Africa

a year ago

Former Prasa executive receives 15 years for fraud and misrepresentation of qualifications

South Africa

a year ago

ANC KZN Provincial Secretary Bheki Mtolo apologised to NEHAWU

Politics

a year ago

6 murder suspects killed in shootout with KZN South African Police Service

South Africa

a year ago

Gayton McKenzie defends Government of National Unity, SA disagrees

Politics

a year ago

Transnet reports loss of R7 billion in the current financial year, SA not surprised

South Africa

a year ago

Transnet lost R7 billion in the current financial year, an increase of R1.9 billion from the previous year when it lost R5.1 billion. South Africans are worried.

ActionSA demands answers after Chidimma Adetshina's mother spotted in Nigeria

South Africa

a year ago

ActionSA wrote to the Department of Home Affairs after Chidimma Adetshina's mother was spotted in Nigeria attending the Miss Universe Nigeria pageant.

PAC wants land of farmer accused of murder to be expropriated without compensation

Politics

a year ago

The Pan Africanist Congress suggested that the farmland belonging to the farmer accused of murdering two Limpopo women must be expropriated without compensation.

Thembi Simelane to face ANC's integrity commission over VBS Mutual Bank allegations

Politics

a year ago

The African National Congress's Integrity Commission is expected to hear from the Justice Minister Thembi Simelane's involvement in the VBS Mutual Bank looting.

Fikile Mbalula slams Solly Mapaila's statements calling GNU a sellout

Politics

a year ago

The African National Congress's secretary-general Fikile Mbalula responded to the South African Communist Party's Solly Mapaila's criticism of the GNU.

Johannesburg CBD fire destroys three shops, South Africans worried

South Africa

a year ago

A building in the Johannesburg CBD caught fire in the early hours of Monday morning. Nobody was injured and South Africans discussed the fire's cause.

Psychic reveals heartbreaking information about Joslin Smith

South Africa

a year ago

A US psychic claimed that she communicated with Joslin Smith's spirit. Joslin has been missing since February. South Africans were not convinced by her.

Special Investigating Unit authorised to investigate 9 irregularly-awarded Eskom contracts

Politics

a year ago

The Special Investigating Unit have announced that nine contracts Eskom irregularly awarded will be investigated, including those given to Gupta-owned companies.

Body of woman found in Bokaap quarry identified as aspiring actress

South Africa

a year ago

Anela Madikazi has been identified as the woman whose body was found in a quarry in the Western Cape. She was last seen with her cousin before disappearing.

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