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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

Beautiful woman celebrates being little, encourages others online: 'That's me'

Beautiful woman celebrates being little, encourages others online: 'That's me'

People

4 years ago

Cristiano Ronaldo set to equal Real Madrid legend's Champions League record against Young Boys

Cristiano Ronaldo set to equal Real Madrid legend's Champions League record against Young Boys

Sports

4 years ago

Supercomputer predicts club that will win Champions League this season

Supercomputer predicts club that will win Champions League this season

Sports

4 years ago

Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton's younger brother gets married to girlfriend in France

Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton's younger brother gets married to girlfriend in France

World

4 years ago

Phoenix massacre victims commemoration monument reportedly in the works

Phoenix massacre victims commemoration monument reportedly in the works

South Africa

4 years ago

Axed ANC staffer Carl Niehaus and others to lay charges against ruling party

Axed ANC staffer Carl Niehaus and others to lay charges against ruling party

South Africa

4 years ago

Kaizer Chiefs' Itumeleng Khune posts sweet snap with daughter in tow, Mzansi gushes

Kaizer Chiefs' Itumeleng Khune posts sweet snap with daughter in tow, Mzansi gushes

People

4 years ago

Kaizer Chiefs goalie Itumeleng Khune continues to set the bar high for other Mzansi dads as he took to social media to share the latest cute snap in his cache.

Man driving with window down splashed with water in viral video, Mzansi stunned

Man driving with window down splashed with water in viral video, Mzansi stunned

People

4 years ago

A Mzansi man has learnt his lesson the hard way after he appeared in a viral video driving coolly through a water-filled strip of road with his window down.

Gayton McKenzie exposes poor conditions in 'best ran' Cape Town Metro, SA reacts

Gayton McKenzie exposes poor conditions in 'best ran' Cape Town Metro, SA reacts

People

4 years ago

Former convicted criminal turned political leader Gayton McKenzie has opened a can of worms amid local government electioneering in South Africa ahead of 1 Nov.

Premier League legend who supports Messi considers switching to Ronaldo's camp after his brace vs Newcastle

Premier League legend who supports Messi considers switching to Ronaldo's camp after his brace vs Newcastle

Sports

4 years ago

After scoring a brace on his second Man United debut, Peter Crouch is tempted to dump Lionel Messi and start to support new Red Devils star Cristiano Ronaldo

Former Man United star who won Champions League with Ronaldo makes huge statement about his return to club

Former Man United star who won Champions League with Ronaldo makes huge statement about his return to club

Sports

4 years ago

Former Manchester United star Owen Hargreaves has made a striking observation about Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo warm-up at Old Trafford from close quarters, poi

Ex Chelsea, West Ham United star Demba Ba announces retirement aged 36

Ex Chelsea, West Ham United star Demba Ba announces retirement aged 36

Sports

4 years ago

Former Newcastle United, Chelsea and West Ham striker Demba Ba has announced his retirement from football, aged only 36 in a moving social media statement.

'Ncaww!': Kolisi kids supporting dad Siya and singing anthem is everything, Rachel shares cute video

'Ncaww!': Kolisi kids supporting dad Siya and singing anthem is everything, Rachel shares cute video

People

4 years ago

Rachel Kolisi shared a video of what it looks like when the kids, Nicholas Siyamthanda and daughter Keziah, support their dad Siya on Springboks match days.

Local woman applauded for fighting for wrongly accused deaf man: #ImStaying

Local woman applauded for fighting for wrongly accused deaf man: #ImStaying

People

4 years ago

A local woman has been hailed as a heroine for her unrelenting efforts to help a hearing-impaired man after he was wrongfully accused of committing a crime.

Bheki Cele expected to visit Inanda in KZN on Tuesday after 3 women killed in shooting

Bheki Cele expected to visit Inanda in KZN on Tuesday after 3 women killed in shooting

South Africa

4 years ago

Minister of Police Bheki Cele will visit the Inanda township, northwest of the Durban CBD in KwaZulu Natal on Tuesday, following the killing of three women.

Tshepiso Mametela