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

4th Swartruggens jail escape suspect arrested, found at abandoned farmhouses after weeks on the run

4th Swartruggens jail escape suspect arrested, found at abandoned farmhouses aft...

3 months ago

2 Free State cops shot and killed responding to house robbery in QwaQwa ambush attack

2 Free State cops shot and killed responding to house robbery in QwaQwa ambush a...

3 months ago

Limpopo police re-arrest escapee Lovemore Musoyi, SA's 'most wanted' Zimbabwean fugitive

Limpopo police re-arrest escapee Lovemore Musoyi, SA's 'most wanted' Zimbabwean...

3 months ago

Gauteng Traffic Warden, 22, slain by cop lover in Eldorado Park laid to rest, Lesufi vows GBV fight

Gauteng Traffic Warden, 22, slain by cop lover in Eldorado Park laid to rest, Le...

3 months ago

Teens arrested for New Year's Eve murder of Gqeberha constable Callan Andrews

Teens arrested for New Year's Eve murder of Gqeberha constable Callan Andrews

3 months ago

Boyfriend hands himself to police, appears in Gqeberha court for woman's New Year's murder

Boyfriend hands himself to police, appears in Gqeberha court for woman's New Yea...

3 months ago

KwaZulu-Natal woman missing since Christmas found dead, buried in work manager's backyard

KwaZulu-Natal woman missing since Christmas found dead, buried in work manager's backyard

A KwaZulu-Natal woman who went missing on Christmas was found buried in her work manager's backyard after he allegedly murdered her at his home in Inanda.

Argument turns fatal as 8-month pregnant Cape Town teen stabbed to death in Delft

Argument turns fatal as 8-month pregnant Cape Town teen stabbed to death in Delft

A man has reportedly been arrested following the fatal stabbing of a pregnant Delft teenager, Jamie Lee Martins, 16, in Cape Town on New Year's Day.

1 Person dead, over 50 injured as bus carrying Nazareth churchgoers in Ndwedwe catches fire

1 Person dead, over 50 injured as bus carrying Nazareth churchgoers in Ndwedwe catches fire

One person died and over 50 others were injured in a bus crash in Ndwedwe on Saturday afternoon. Officials cautioned motorists to be vigilant amid increased traffic.

Woman allegedly stabbed to death in Port Shepstone, suspected killer boyfriend on the run

Woman allegedly stabbed to death in Port Shepstone, suspected killer boyfriend on the run

In another deadly incident involving lovers in KwaZulu-Natal, a woman in Port Shepstone died after being stabbed several times by a jealous partner.

Gqeberha cop executed after patrol car breaks down on New Year's Eve

Gqeberha cop executed after patrol car breaks down on New Year's Eve

A police constable was shot and killed in an ambush-style attack when his and a partner's patrol car broke down during a New Year's Eve patrol in Nelson Mandela Bay.

SA public hospitals record 1,448 New Year's births, over 80 young girls among January 1 mothers

SA public hospitals record 1,448 New Year's births, over 80 young girls among January 1 mothers

Teenage pregnancy again came under scrutiny as South Africa's public hospitals recorded 1,448 New Year's Day births on Wednesday, 1 January 2025.

North West man hangs himself after allegedly stabbing girlfriend to death

North West man hangs himself after allegedly stabbing girlfriend to death

North West police have opened a murder-suicide docket after a man in Ramokokastad allegedly stabbed his girlfriend, killing her, before reportedly hanging himself.

KZN officials visit home of 8 female relatives killed in horrific Nkandla accident on way to wedding

KZN officials visit home of 8 female relatives killed in horrific Nkandla accident on way to wedding

Provincial government officials visited the families of accident victims in which 16 people, including eight women from one family, died on KZN roads on 30 December.

Limpopo teen, 16, stabs boyfriend, 24, to death on New Year's Day in Modimolle

Limpopo teen, 16, stabs boyfriend, 24, to death on New Year's Day in Modimolle

Limpopo police arrested a 16-year-old teenager after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend to death following an argument in Modimolle, Limpopo, on New Year's Day.

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