Tshepiso Mametela

Education: Academic Acceleration Programme, St John's College Academy (2008-2010); National Senior Certificate, Barnato Park High (2010); Google Analytics Academy, Yoast SEO Academy (2022); Crime and Court Reporting, Wits Centre for Journalism (2024)

Experience: Reporter, The Herald (2022-2024); General writer, Briefly News (2021-2022); Senior Sports Contributor, Opera News SA (2019-2020); Journalist, Caxton Newspapers (2018-2019); Sports writer, Wits Sport (2016-2022), Briefly News (2024-2025)

Awards: Gauteng Sports Awards, Finalist: Sports Journalist of the Year, 2017 & 2019

Tshepiso Mametela is a seasoned journalist with eight years of experience writing for online and print publications. He was the Head of Current Affairs at Briefly News. He was a mid-level reporter for The Herald, a senior sports contributor at Opera News SA, and a general reporter for Caxton Local Media’s Bedfordview and Edenvale News and Joburg East Express community titles. He has attended media workshops organised by the Wits Justice Project and Wits Centre for Journalism, including crime and court reporting.

2056 articles published since 10 Jun 2021

Author's articles

Drunken cops: Standerton Brigadier crashes into wall as Middelburg WO nabbed after accident blooper

Drunken cops: Standerton Brigadier crashes into wall as Middelburg WO nabbed aft...

24 days ago

Mpumalanga detective sergeant makes 3rd court appearance after turning herself in for double murder

Mpumalanga detective sergeant makes 3rd court appearance after turning herself i...

25 days ago

CCTV captures Johannesburg thief using scissors to break into parked car

CCTV captures Johannesburg thief using scissors to break into parked car

25 days ago

Mpumalanga man, 23, freed after 'confessing' to killing matric pupil, 17, in KaNyamazane

Mpumalanga man, 23, freed after 'confessing' to killing matric pupil, 17, in KaN...

25 days ago

Joslin Smith trial: Psychic trashes Renz for spewing 'lies' amid testimony, quizzes McKenzie's role

Joslin Smith trial: Psychic trashes Renz for spewing 'lies' amid testimony, quiz...

25 days ago

Is the employer liable for workplace suicide?: Expert weighs in after Standard Bank Employee tragedy

Is the employer liable for workplace suicide?: Expert weighs in after Standard B...

25 days ago

KaNyamazane man, 23, confesses to kidnapping, 'killing' Grade 12 pupil

KaNyamazane man, 23, confesses to kidnapping, 'killing' Grade 12 pupil

A KaNyamazane man in Mpumalanga has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and killing a Grade 12 female learner in his room, later confessing to the shocking crime.

Joburg cop allegedly shoots lover and turns gun on himself

Joburg cop allegedly shoots lover and turns gun on himself

A police constable allegedly shot his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself in Doornfontein, Johannesburg. The officer died while the woman survived.

Limpopo cops urge would-be offenders to seek help after responding to stepdaughter killing, suicide

Limpopo cops urge would-be offenders to seek help after responding to stepdaughter killing, suicide

Limpopo police, who responded to two harrowing domestic and gender-based violence (GBV) incidents in two districts, urged professional intervention to be sought.

Mashatile filmed having a ball with friends, viral scenes unimpress locals

Mashatile filmed having a ball with friends, viral scenes unimpress locals

A video depicting Deputy President Paul Mashatile seemingly unwinding in the company of loved one's during what appeared to be a casual outing has gone viral online.

IPID probes KZN police chief Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi for 'drug arrest interference'

IPID probes KZN police chief Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi for 'drug arrest interference'

Police watchdog IPID officially got its investigation into assertions that KZN top cop Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi interfered with a senior prison official's arrest underway.

KZN police offer R60k reward for information to solve killing of Umlazi 6

KZN police offer R60k reward for information to solve killing of Umlazi 6

KwaZulu-Natal police have offered a reward of R60,000 for information to solve the August 2024 murders of six men at Umlazi's Section V6 informal settlement.

Eastern Cape court hands notorious CIT robber 180-year prison sentence

Eastern Cape court hands notorious CIT robber 180-year prison sentence

After pleading guilty to his crimes, the Maloti Regional Court sentenced a convicted cash-in-transit (CIT) robber to an effective 15 years in jail after passing 180.

Lusikisiki massacre: Charges dropped against 2 of 8 suspects, trial to sit in high court in April

Lusikisiki massacre: Charges dropped against 2 of 8 suspects, trial to sit in high court in April

The Lusikisiki murder trial has been delayed after the State revised the list of accused down to six. The matter is expected to commence in the high court in April.

Joslin Smith trial: Kelly sold her daughter to a Sangoma for R20k, ex-accused Lombaard reveals

Joslin Smith trial: Kelly sold her daughter to a Sangoma for R20k, ex-accused Lombaard reveals

Former accused turned state witness Lourentia Lombaard, during the second day of her testimony on trial day 10, told the court Kelly Smith sold Joslin to a Sangoma.

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