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 current affairs Head of Desk at Briefly News. He was a news reporter for The Herald, a senior sports contributor at Opera News SA, and a reporter for Caxton Local Media’s Bedfordview and Edenvale News and Joburg East Express community titles. He has attended media workshops, including the crime and court reporting one by the Wits Justice Project and Wits Centre for Journalism in 2024. Email: tshepiso.mametela@briefly.co.za

1834 articles published since 10 Jun 2021

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"Akaboshwe": Cops find alleged illegal foreigner hiding in wheelie bin, SA praise arrest scenes

"Akaboshwe": Cops find alleged illegal foreigner hiding in wheelie bin, SA prais...

2 months ago

"Not a good idea": SA unsure about 'safer groove' after photo of HIV test goes viral

"Not a good idea": SA unsure about 'safer groove' after photo of HIV test goes v...

2 months ago

Golf TCR driver slams bickering onlookers after crashing: "Must I drive in the air?"

Golf TCR driver slams bickering onlookers after crashing: "Must I drive in the a...

2 months ago

Mama Joy sees Papa Joy off to France after tying knot, SA quizzes: "Is it a long-distance marriage?"

Mama Joy sees Papa Joy off to France after tying knot, SA quizzes: "Is it a long...

2 months ago

2nd Person trapped in snow on N3 in KZN dies from hypothermia, SA gutted

2nd Person trapped in snow on N3 in KZN dies from hypothermia, SA gutted

2 months ago

Giant octopus gets petted by human in viral video, peculiar scenes stump netizens

Giant octopus gets petted by human in viral video, peculiar scenes stump netizen...

2 months ago

Couple stuck in snow checks on others for signs of life from car, act warms SA

Couple stuck in snow checks on others for signs of life from car, act warms SA

A video is making the rounds online and shows a man and woman stuck in the snow checking up on other motorists on the N3 route after a road closure in KwaZulu-Natal.

Gift of the Givers notes no further deaths on snow laden N3 as humanitarian aid pauses, roads open

Gift of the Givers notes no further deaths on snow laden N3 as humanitarian aid pauses, roads open

Gift of the Givers pulled out of the icy N3 route between Estcourt and Harrismith as roads began to open. The aid organisation said it would respond again if needed.

Fans turn up for Busta Rhymes at DStv Delicious Fest in cold Joburg weather

Fans turn up for Busta Rhymes at DStv Delicious Fest in cold Joburg weather

Busta Rhymes brought the heat to the DStv International Food and Music Festival on 21 September. Fans expressed alarm over the massive attendance despite the cold.

KZN man in Nongoma hailed hero after allegedly killing leopard, photo goes viral

KZN man in Nongoma hailed hero after allegedly killing leopard, photo goes viral

A photo of a man carrying a dead leopard over his shoulders after reportedly killing it in Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal, sparked a wild reaction from the online community.

SAPS, Gift of the Givers lend aid as adverse weather thwarts travel between KZN and Free State

SAPS, Gift of the Givers lend aid as adverse weather thwarts travel between KZN and Free State

KZN police and the humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers have dispatched aid to the province amid disruptive weather that led to the total closure of the N3.

Samthing Soweto appreciates fans after DJ Maphorisa falling-out: "Thank you for having my back"

Samthing Soweto appreciates fans after DJ Maphorisa falling-out: "Thank you for having my back"

Singer Samthing Soweto recorded a candid video message talking about the 'Amalanga Awafani' drama of the past few weeks and thanked his fans for their support.

KZN police kill suspect in Inanda for attempted murder of cops and alleged cop murderer in Umlazi

KZN police kill suspect in Inanda for attempted murder of cops and alleged cop murderer in Umlazi

Police shot and killed two wanted suspects in separate incidents on Wednesday in the latest shootouts between law enforcement and suspects in KwaZulu-Natal.

Clip of Shebeshxt dangling off edge of moving sports car has Mzansi jibing: "He doesn't learn"

Clip of Shebeshxt dangling off edge of moving sports car has Mzansi jibing: "He doesn't learn"

Limpopo rapper Shebeshxt played a dangerous game when he dangled off the edge of a moving car in a clip of him and his team promoting his upcoming one-man show.

Crocodile tears into python in backyard of home in viral video, wild fight gives netizens jitters

Crocodile tears into python in backyard of home in viral video, wild fight gives netizens jitters

A video is making the rounds and captures an epic fight between the world's largest snake, a python, and the animal with the strongest bite in the animal kingdom.

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