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

3400 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

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South African unemployment rate for women continues to rise as South Africans face hopelessness

South African unemployment rate for women continues to rise as South Africans face hopelessness

3 days ago

SA reacts as SARB governor Lesetja Kganyago cuts repo rate by 25 basis point to 10.5 percent

SA reacts as SARB governor Lesetja Kganyago cuts repo rate by 25 basis point to 10.5 percent

15 days ago

Organisation calls for overhaul of spaza shop system in South Africa

Organisation calls for overhaul of spaza shop system in South Africa

17 days ago

StatsSA reveals that Consumer Price inflation increases as food prices increase

StatsSA reveals that Consumer Price inflation increases as food prices increase

23 days ago

More than 23% of South African households don't have enough food

More than 23% of South African households don't have enough food

2 months ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa shows respect to SMME entrepreneurs, SA slams him

President Cyril Ramaphosa shows respect to SMME entrepreneurs, SA slams him

8 months ago

Unemployment rate decreases to 32.1% from 33.5% but SA is still not pleased

Unemployment rate decreases to 32.1% from 33.5% but SA is still not pleased

9 months ago

Statistics South Africa released its recent Quarterly Labour Force Survey, which showed that the number of unemployed people decreased slightly by 1.4%.

South Africans joke as the rand drops by 1%: "Who is controlling this rand?"

South Africans joke as the rand drops by 1%: "Who is controlling this rand?"

10 months ago

SA's currency experienced another decrease in three weeks because of international issues like the tension in the Middle East and the dollar strengthening.

Food prices expected to drop following rate cut, South Africans laugh: "Tell us another joke"

Food prices expected to drop following rate cut, South Africans laugh: "Tell us another joke"

10 months ago

Food prices are expected to take a dip after the South African Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago announced a lower repo rate which came into effect last week.

SARB announces 25 basis points interest rate chop, South Africans not happy

SARB announces 25 basis points interest rate chop, South Africans not happy

10 months ago

South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago announced that the interest rates have been cut by 25 basis points to 8%, which did not impress many.

South African Reserve Bank expected to cut interest rates, Mzansi not surprised

South African Reserve Bank expected to cut interest rates, Mzansi not surprised

10 months ago

The South African Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago is expected to announce the interest rate today, and economists are expecting an interest cut.

Exclusive: Wits University economist Dr Kenneth Creamer expresses hope about the unemployment rate

Exclusive: Wits University economist Dr Kenneth Creamer expresses hope about the unemployment rate

a year ago

Dr Kenneth Creamer, a Wits University economist, spoke to Briefly News about the unemployment rate and measures the government could explore to curb it.

Unemployment rate increased from 32.9% to 33.5%, South Africans disheartened

Unemployment rate increased from 32.9% to 33.5%, South Africans disheartened

a year ago

Statistics South Africa released its latest unemployment rate, and it showed that the unemployment rate increased from 32.9% to 33.5% in the current quarter.

Consumer price inflation drops to 5.3% from 5.6%, South Africans are not comforted

Consumer price inflation drops to 5.3% from 5.6%, South Africans are not comforted

a year ago

Consumer price inflation decreased by 0.3% from February to March this year. Food inflation also decreased, but South Africans were wary of the decrease.

South Africa's economy grew 0.1% but agriculture, forestry and fishing decreased

South Africa's economy grew 0.1% but agriculture, forestry and fishing decreased

a year ago

The South African economy grew by 0.1% in the previous quarter, and some sectors like agriculture, fisheries and forestry decreased by 9.7% in quarter four.

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