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

1941 articles published since 10 Jun 2021

Author's articles

Alleged 'baboon remark' sparks racial clash at Fourways Food Lover's Market in viral scenes

Alleged 'baboon remark' sparks racial clash at Fourways Food Lover's Market in v...

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Viral video captures 'drinking' cop as fuming 'international lawyer' confronts officer over arrest

Viral video captures 'drinking' cop as fuming 'international lawyer' confronts o...

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North West girl, 16, discovered in shallow grave beaten to death, police launch manhunt for killer

North West girl, 16, discovered in shallow grave beaten to death, police launch...

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Mpumalanga off-duty cop hands himself to police for Ebalenhle double killing

Mpumalanga off-duty cop hands himself to police for Ebalenhle double killing

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Death toll rises to 8 in Mpumalanga tavern shooting, 3 in hospital amid demands for intense probe

Death toll rises to 8 in Mpumalanga tavern shooting, 3 in hospital amid demands...

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Gayton McKenzie thrusts weight behind Afghan cricket boycott over Taliban women's rights persecution

Gayton McKenzie thrusts weight behind Afghan cricket boycott over Taliban women'...

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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, as 6 others at large

Police are searching for six suspects after a Malawian man appeared in court for the alleged gang-rape of a 17-year-old teenage girl in Bambamatches, Mpumalanga.

'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 crash recovers

KZN transport officials found the family of the only surviving victim of the horror N3 Van Reenen's Pass crash, a one-year-old baby girl, amid her hospital recovery.

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 finding 'GBVF' suspects

A viral video is circulating online of a woman being viciously beaten by three unknown men. The police seek the public's assistance in identifying the attackers.

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

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

South African Police Service (SAPS) management in Limpopo denied widespread social media reports pointing to ritual murders involving foreigners in the province.

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 postponed

The Orkney Magistrate's Court postponed the attempted murder case of three men accused of assaulting and stabbing an Orkney resort owner and released them on bail.

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 before killing

A video of murdered policeman Constable Callan Andrews pushing a patrol car moments before he was shot and killed on Kobus Road in Helevale, Gqeberha, has surfaced.

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.

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