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

Author's articles

DIRCO rejects US Human Rights report on alleged farm killings, SA stans

DIRCO rejects US Human Rights report on alleged farm killings, SA stans

Politics

2 days ago

Gwede Mantashe calls for prioritisation of South Africans in 3 sectors in a resurfaced clip

Gwede Mantashe calls for prioritisation of South Africans in 3 sectors in a resurfaced clip

Politics

3 days ago

New charges added to the sheet of Eldorado Park man accused of killing his 4 year-old daughter

New charges added to the sheet of Eldorado Park man accused of killing his 4 year-old daughter

South Africa

3 days ago

IDAC denies arrest warrant was issued for National Commissioner Fannie Masemola

IDAC denies arrest warrant was issued for National Commissioner Fannie Masemola

South Africa

3 days ago

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

Economy

3 days ago

Operation Dudula defends its campaign after occupying Soweto clinic following arrested members' release

Operation Dudula defends its campaign after occupying Soweto clinic following arrested members' release

Politics

3 days ago

Gayton McKenzie says his tweets were taken out of context, SA roasts him

Gayton McKenzie says his tweets were taken out of context, SA roasts him

Politics

3 days ago

The Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie defended his use of the k-word in 2011 and said that his words were taken out of context.

Eldorado Park family fuming after man arrested for girlfriend's murder released on bail

Eldorado Park family fuming after man arrested for girlfriend's murder released on bail

South Africa

4 days ago

Family members of Chesnay Keppler, who was killed on 26 December 2024 were devastated when the man accused of killing her was given bail on 11 August 2025.

National Department of Health to meet with Operation Dudula after members were released from jail

National Department of Health to meet with Operation Dudula after members were released from jail

Politics

4 days ago

The Department of Health has resolved to meet with the leadership of Operation Dudula after three of its members were arrested during a protest in Soweto.

MK Party is not interested in possibly joining the Government of National Unity

MK Party is not interested in possibly joining the Government of National Unity

Politics

4 days ago

The uMkhonto Wesizwe Party said that it will never join the Government of National Unity in response to the possibility of the GNU's possible expansion.

Operation Dudula to take legal action after members arrested for anti-migrant campaign released

Operation Dudula to take legal action after members arrested for anti-migrant campaign released

Politics

4 days ago

Operation Dudula's president Zandile Dabula said the organisation could take legal action after their members were allegedly unlawfully arrested in Soweto.

Political analyst weighs in after ANC Integrity Commission clears Deputy President Paul Mashatile

Political analyst weighs in after ANC Integrity Commission clears Deputy President Paul Mashatile

Politics

4 days ago

The African National Congress's Integrity Commission cleared the party's deputy president, Paul Mashatile, of any wrongdoing after he was fined in Parliament.

Gayton McKenzie apologises for racist tweets, South Africans reject apology

Gayton McKenzie apologises for racist tweets, South Africans reject apology

Politics

4 days ago

The president of the Patriotic Alliance, Gayton McKenzie, apologised for using the k-word in 2011. He defended himself and said he was not racist.

Victims' family disappointed after 2 of the pig farm murder suspects' cases are withdrawn

Victims' family disappointed after 2 of the pig farm murder suspects' cases are withdrawn

South Africa

8 days ago

Rudolph De Wet, one of the men accused of killing Maria Makgato and Kudzai Ndlovu on a pig farm in Limpopo, was set free after he turned state witness.

KwaZulu-Natal mother abandons baby for lobola negotiations, netizens fuming

KwaZulu-Natal mother abandons baby for lobola negotiations, netizens fuming

South Africa

8 days ago

A woman from Verulam in KwaZulu-Natal abandoned her baby, whom she left with vendors, to go and attend a lobola negotiation ceremony with her boyfriend.

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