Timothy Oates

Education: B-Tech Honours in Sports Management, Tshwane University of Technology (2004-2008), Project Management, University of Stellenbosch Business School (2011), Stakeholder Management, the University of Pretoria (2012), Advance Digital Reporting curriculum, Google News Initiative (2024)

Experience: Team Lead & Copyeditor, Sports Brief (2022-2024), Assistant Director, Sports and Recreation South Africa (2013-17), Liaison Officer, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2009-2013)

Timothy Oates is Briefly News' Current Affairs Head of Department. He joined the Legit group in 2022. Timothy holds an Honours degree in Sports Management from the Tshwane University of Technology, awarded in 2008, and has completed courses in Project and Stakeholder Management at Stellenbosch and Pretoria Universities, respectively. He has over 15 years of experience in South African government, inter-governmental relations and has worked in online and broadcast media. E-mail: timothy.oates@briefly.co.za

86 articles published since 08 Jul 2024

Author's articles

Shivambu responds to Collen Malatjie, calling him 'stumbling block' for EFF to join GNU

Shivambu responds to Collen Malatjie, calling him 'stumbling block' for EFF to j...

2 months ago

Senzo Meyiwa trial has it all, from building tools and a microscope to Albert Einstein

Senzo Meyiwa trial has it all, from building tools and a microscope to Albert Ei...

2 months ago

General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi trends on X, SA questions other provincial police commissioners

General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi trends on X, SA questions other provincial police com...

2 months ago

5 New universities to open in South Africa, 2 government and 3 private

5 New universities to open in South Africa, 2 government and 3 private

2 months ago

Mpumalanga farmer and security guard kill and burn bodies of 2 men after they kill his sheep

Mpumalanga farmer and security guard kill and burn bodies of 2 men after they ki...

2 months ago

Bus crash kills 10 people at N1 Makhado Limpopo en route to Johannesburg

Bus crash kills 10 people at N1 Makhado Limpopo en route to Johannesburg

2 months ago

2 Khayelitsha cash-in-transit gang members will appear in court; while hawks search for remaining 3

2 Khayelitsha cash-in-transit gang members will appear in court; while hawks search for remaining 3

Two of the five suspects in the Khayelitsha cash transit gang will appear in court while the hawks search for the three previously released suspects.

Public react to cloned police car, 44-year-old man arrested in Walkerville

Public react to cloned police car, 44-year-old man arrested in Walkerville

A cloned police vehicle and other incriminating law enforcement items were found on a property in Walkerville, Johannesburg. A 44-year-old suspect was arrested.

Cape Town weather hits orange level 6 as wind collapses structure; videos

Cape Town weather hits orange level 6 as wind collapses structure; videos

The South African Weather Service has upgraded the warning to orange level 6 as wind collapses a structure in a video, causing road access closures.

KZN police arrest more than 120 undocumented foreign nationals in Durban CBD

KZN police arrest more than 120 undocumented foreign nationals in Durban CBD

Police arrested more than 120 foreign nationals who don't have legal documentation to live in South Africa lawfully. Social media reacted to the Durban CBD arrests.

FNB ATM, card payments and digital banking outages on payday, SA Respond

FNB ATM, card payments and digital banking outages on payday, SA Respond

First National Bank (FNB) customers experienced 2 hours of downtime in services today, Friday, 23 August 2024. Customers went to Twitter/X to vent their frustration.

KZN father and son arrested for multiple murders as dumped body found

KZN father and son arrested for multiple murders as dumped body found

After connecting a father and his son to a dumped body in a toilet pit, SAPS alleged that they could be responsible for two other murders in the area.

Cape Town pupil shot dead, 3rd state witness killed in Nyalara-related criminal cases

Cape Town pupil shot dead, 3rd state witness killed in Nyalara-related criminal cases

A 17-year-old pupil was killed walking home from school. He was expected to appear as a state witness in a criminal case against Yanga "Bara" Nyalara.

Reactions to ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba joint management discussions with ANC for Tshwane takeover

Reactions to ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba joint management discussions with ANC for Tshwane takeover

ActionSA's Herman Mashaba confirms entering into coalition discussions with the ANC to run the city of Tshwane, as current DA relationship is toxic and abusive.

Report claims Stats SA’s R2.3 billion Census 2022 has unusable data: income, employment, mortality, fertility

Report claims Stats SA’s R2.3 billion Census 2022 has unusable data: income, employment, mortality, fertility

A national census conducted by Statistics South Africa in 2022 has deemed the data collected as low quality and, therefore, elements of the report are unusable.

Timothy Oates