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)

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 is 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. Email: tshepiso.mametela@briefly.co.za

1937 articles published since 10 Jun 2021

Author's articles

Malawian man, 20, in court for alleged salon gang rape of Mpumalanga teen, 17, as 6 others at large

Malawian man, 20, in court for alleged salon gang rape of Mpumalanga teen, 17, a...

15 hours ago

'Miracle baby's' teen mom found as lone survivor of horror N3 Van Reenen's Pass crash recovers

'Miracle baby's' teen mom found as lone survivor of horror N3 Van Reenen's Pass...

18 hours ago

3 Men film themselves brutally beating woman near open field, cops seek help finding 'GBVF' suspects

3 Men film themselves brutally beating woman near open field, cops seek help fin...

23 hours ago

Limpopo police dubunk claims of foreigners in the province harvesting locals' body parts

Limpopo police dubunk claims of foreigners in the province harvesting locals' bo...

a day ago

3 Men in Orkney 'hubbly bubbly' attempted murder released on bail, case postponed

3 Men in Orkney 'hubbly bubbly' attempted murder released on bail, case postpone...

a day ago

Video shows Gqeberha cop Callan Andrews pushing police van in Helenvale moments before killing

Video shows Gqeberha cop Callan Andrews pushing police van in Helenvale moments...

a day ago

BREAKING: Mbuyiseni Ndlozi resigns as EFF Member of Parliament

BREAKING: Mbuyiseni Ndlozi resigns as EFF Member of Parliament

EFF former national spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has resigned as a Member of Parliament (MP) following rampant, months-long speculation about his future.

Police hunt Zimbabwean truck driver after deadly N3 Van Reenen's pass crash

Police hunt Zimbabwean truck driver after deadly N3 Van Reenen's pass crash

Authorities have identified a Zimbabwean foreign national as the truck driver involved in an accident on the N3 Van Reenen's Pass in which a revised 17 people died.

1 Teen freed, 1 appears in court as 2 other suspects arrested in killing of Gqeberha cop

1 Teen freed, 1 appears in court as 2 other suspects arrested in killing of Gqeberha cop

Police arrested two more suspects for the killing of Gqeberha policeman Constable Callan Andrews, while one teen appeared in court and another was released.

Cop boyfriend of slain Gauteng Traffic Warden Chesnay Keppler makes 1st court since hospital release

Cop boyfriend of slain Gauteng Traffic Warden Chesnay Keppler makes 1st court since hospital release

A policeman based in Eldorado Park accused of killing his girlfriend, a Gauteng Traffic Warden, appeared in the Protea Magistrate's Court facing murder charges.

8th Lusikisiki massacre suspect Songezo Vuma appears in court, abandons bail

8th Lusikisiki massacre suspect Songezo Vuma appears in court, abandons bail

The eighth and final Lusikisiki massacre suspect in the 2024 killings of 18 people at Nyathi Village, Songezo Vuma, appeared in court before abandoning his bail bid.

Police swoop on suspected Nigerian drug dealer in viral Pretoria West take down

Police swoop on suspected Nigerian drug dealer in viral Pretoria West take down

Police swooped on a suspected Nigerian drug dealer in Tshwane (Pretoria) West. A video of law enforcement surrounding and taking him down has since gone viral.

Devastating KZN accident kills 18 people on N3 Van Reenen's Pass, 5 children among the dead

Devastating KZN accident kills 18 people on N3 Van Reenen's Pass, 5 children among the dead

Eighteen people — 13 adults and five children — died in a horrific accident between a truck, a taxi and a car on the N3 toll route on Van Reenen Pass in KZN.

Manager suspected of killing Ayabonga Mjilo appears in court, drops bail bid

Manager suspected of killing Ayabonga Mjilo appears in court, drops bail bid

A manager appeared in the Durban Magistrate's Court for the kidnapping, murder and disposal of his subordinate, Ayabonga Mjilo, 21, in his backyard in Inanda, KZN.

Cops corner last wanted Lusikisiki massacre suspect on Qonce to Cape Town bus

Cops corner last wanted Lusikisiki massacre suspect on Qonce to Cape Town bus

Songezo Vuma, the only other remaining suspect in the deadly Lusikisiki mass murders, has been arrested after being on the run since the incident in September 2024.

Tshepiso Mametela