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

1989 articles published since 10 Jun 2021

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2 People killed as SANDF truck overturns on R31, police probe culpable homicide

2 People killed as SANDF truck overturns on R31, police probe culpable homicide

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Man films Durban daylight robbery as victims attacked, violent scenes stun

Man films Durban daylight robbery as victims attacked, violent scenes stun

22 hours ago

Illegal miners trapped underground at Gauteng mine, safety concerns halt rescue operation

Illegal miners trapped underground at Gauteng mine, safety concerns halt rescue...

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Private security company offers to assist SANDF 'push back' against DRC's RDF militia

Private security company offers to assist SANDF 'push back' against DRC's RDF mi...

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Heavy ton truck's reverse cam shows MDV side-swiping Toyota Quantum mistiming overtake in N3 crash

Heavy ton truck's reverse cam shows MDV side-swiping Toyota Quantum mistiming ov...

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2 Arrested for Putco bus inferno appear in Mpumalanga court, case postponed

2 Arrested for Putco bus inferno appear in Mpumalanga court, case postponed

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Donald Trump-imposed tariffs could impact SA prices, FirstRand CEO warns

Donald Trump-imposed tariffs could impact SA prices, FirstRand CEO warns

President Donald Trump announced plans to roll out higher tariffs on countries manufacturing their goods outside the United States during a virtual WEF address.

Clip shows KZN female pensioner, 66, robbed on first blind date in eThekwini

Clip shows KZN female pensioner, 66, robbed on first blind date in eThekwini

Video of CCTV posted online captured an alleged romance scammer robbing a pensioner blind on their first date, ditching the elderly woman at a Durban petrol station.

SONA 2025: Energy security, employment, cooperation and improved infrastructure, promises Ramaphosa

SONA 2025: Energy security, employment, cooperation and improved infrastructure, promises Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa gave a much-anticipated State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town. The 6 February 2025 speech was the seventh administration's first.

2 Heidedal female officers arrested for assault GBH as IPID probes viral police station attack

2 Heidedal female officers arrested for assault GBH as IPID probes viral police station attack

The Independent Investigative Police Directorate arrested two Heidedal police station female officers, caught on CCTV brutalising a woman complainant, for assault.

Herman Mashaba joins Donald Trump chat as he tears into Elon Musk: "The truth will always triumph"

Herman Mashaba joins Donald Trump chat as he tears into Elon Musk: "The truth will always triumph"

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba hit out at SA-born tech billionaire Elon Musk amid US President Donald Trump's vow to cut funds from SA due to the Expropriation Bill.

Mpumalanga family finds woman dead inside locked room, police probe gruesome incident

Mpumalanga family finds woman dead inside locked room, police probe gruesome incident

Police are investigating a murder case after concerned relatives found a woman, Mbali Mahlangu's body on the floor of her locked room in Siyabuswa.

2 Off-duty cops among 4 killed in KZN tavern shooting, 4 others injured as police hunt 5 suspects

2 Off-duty cops among 4 killed in KZN tavern shooting, 4 others injured as police hunt 5 suspects

At gun attack at a tavern in Sundumbili, in the KZN north coast, has left four people dead, including two off-duty police officers, and four others injured.

Trump cuts all US funding to SA amid land expropriation fracas, Ramaphosa hits back in sharp riposte

Trump cuts all US funding to SA amid land expropriation fracas, Ramaphosa hits back in sharp riposte

US President Donald Trump's move to cut all funding to South Africa after Ramaphosa passed the Expropriation Bill drew a sharp response from his predecessor.

Video shows Hilux bakkie driver turning stationary H1 into tin can in alleged racial incident in SA

Video shows Hilux bakkie driver turning stationary H1 into tin can in alleged racial incident in SA

Another rage incident in Mzansi was filmed, showing a Toyota Hilux driver violently ramming into a stationary Hyundai H-1 van. The scenes drew a frenzied response.

Tshepiso Mametela