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

3426 articles published since 14 Jun 2023

Author's articles

Case of Johannesburg mother who made her child smoke mandrax has been postponed

Case of Johannesburg mother who made her child smoke mandrax has been postponed

South Africa

17 days ago

Ronald Lamola says South Africa's exports do not pose a threat to the US industry

Ronald Lamola says South Africa's exports do not pose a threat to the US industry

Politics

17 days ago

SA discusses after UCT lecturers accused of giving white students better grades than blacks

SA discusses after UCT lecturers accused of giving white students better grades than blacks

South Africa

17 days ago

Missing Persons unit slams SAPS for allegedly mistreating Joslin Smith witness

Missing Persons unit slams SAPS for allegedly mistreating Joslin Smith witness

South Africa

20 days ago

FlySafair pilots strike ends after agreement reached following negotiations

FlySafair pilots strike ends after agreement reached following negotiations

South Africa

20 days ago

Taxpayers paid over R1 billion in 5 years for public office bearers' VIP Protection Services

Taxpayers paid over R1 billion in 5 years for public office bearers' VIP Protection Services

Politics

20 days ago

Johannesburg Metro Police Department officer accused of roadblock assault

Johannesburg Metro Police Department officer accused of roadblock assault

South Africa

20 days ago

A Johannesburg Metro Police Department officer reportedly assaulted a Tshwane motorist during a roadblock in Midrand, Ekurhuleni. He plans to open a case.

Firoz Cachalia sworn in as Minister of Police, comments on Political Killings Task Team

Firoz Cachalia sworn in as Minister of Police, comments on Political Killings Task Team

Politics

20 days ago

Professor Firoz Cachalia was sworn in as the Minister of Police at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 1 August. He commented on the Political Killings Task Team.

Paul Mashatile fined for not declaring diamond gift, SA is not pleased

Paul Mashatile fined for not declaring diamond gift, SA is not pleased

Politics

20 days ago

The Deputy President Paul Mashatile was fined R10,000 by Parliament's Ethics Committee for not declaring a diamond he received from Louis Liebenberg.

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

Economy

21 days ago

The South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago announced that the interest rate was reduced to 7% and the prime lending rate was reduced to 10.5%.

MK Party loses bid to challenge Cyril Ramaphosa for placing Senzo Mchunu on leave of absence

MK Party loses bid to challenge Cyril Ramaphosa for placing Senzo Mchunu on leave of absence

Politics

21 days ago

The Constitutional Court dismissed the Mkhonto Wesizwe Party's application for President Cyril Ramaphosa to set aside Senzo Mchunu being placed on special leave.

Johannesburg mother arrested for making child smoke drugs charged with attempted murder

Johannesburg mother arrested for making child smoke drugs charged with attempted murder

South Africa

21 days ago

The Johannesburg Magistrates Court charged a woman and three others for the attempted murder of her four-year-old child whom she forced to smoke drugs.

Gayton McKenzie claps back at Julius Malema's threat to sue him for badmouthing him

Gayton McKenzie claps back at Julius Malema's threat to sue him for badmouthing him

Politics

21 days ago

Patriotic Alliance president Gayton McKenzie responded to Economic Freedom Fighters president Julius Malema's threats to sue him for calling him a bank robber.

Constitutional Court upholds Vodacom's appeal against SCA ruling on Please-Call-Me saga

Constitutional Court upholds Vodacom's appeal against SCA ruling on Please-Call-Me saga

Money

21 days ago

The Constitutional Court ruled in favour of Vodacom, which appealed the Supreme Court of Appeal's ruling that Nkosana Makate must receive more than R40 billion.

Pretoria Magistrates Court sentences man for rapist an 11-year-old Down syndrome child

Pretoria Magistrates Court sentences man for rapist an 11-year-old Down syndrome child

South Africa

21 days ago

The Pretoria Magistrates Court sentenced a 32-year-old man for raping an 11-year-old child with Down Syndrome. He was given a life term imprisonment sentence.

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