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

Shacks fly as 'tornado' batters West Rand, clips capture destruction as dozens injured

Shacks fly as 'tornado' batters West Rand, clips capture destruction as dozens...

South Africa

6 months ago

KZN police pursue fleeing suspects during raids of illicit goods warehouses

KZN police pursue fleeing suspects during raids of illicit goods warehouses

South Africa

6 months ago

Woman activist tells foreigner to 'challenge' their government as group shuts down shop

Woman activist tells foreigner to 'challenge' their government as group shuts...

South Africa

6 months ago

4 Foreigners nabbed after allegedly firing guns at Tshwane community trying to shut spaza shops

4 Foreigners nabbed after allegedly firing guns at Tshwane community trying to...

South Africa

6 months ago

North West woman in court after allegedly putting child, 2, up for sale

North West woman in court after allegedly putting child, 2, up for sale

South Africa

6 months ago

Gauteng High Court rules against call for aid for zama zamas at Stilfontein mine, SA welcomes ruling

Gauteng High Court rules against call for aid for zama zamas at Stilfontein...

South Africa

6 months ago

ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba hits out at foreign shop owner ‘showing GNU middle finger’

ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba hits out at foreign shop owner ‘showing GNU middle finger’

South Africa

6 months ago

ActionSA president Herman Mashaba has called for local ownership over a now-viral clip of a foreigner brandishing documents amid a scramble for spaza registrations.

Ndlozi drops another subtle hint of EFF stance despite conference drama in latest cryptic post

Ndlozi drops another subtle hint of EFF stance despite conference drama in latest cryptic post

South Africa

6 months ago

In what is now a recurring theme, the EFF's Mbuyiseni Ndlozi posted yet another cryptic post online, leaving the door to speculation over his future wide open.

SA unsympathetic as Limpopo pig farm murder accused Zacharia Olivier breaks down in court

SA unsympathetic as Limpopo pig farm murder accused Zacharia Olivier breaks down in court

South Africa

6 months ago

One of the men accused of killing two women at a Limpopo pig farm, Zacharia Olivier, broke down in the dock of the Polokwane Regional Court during his appearance.

Clip shows Vaal woman scolded, thrown out for trying to register spaza owned by foreign nationals

Clip shows Vaal woman scolded, thrown out for trying to register spaza owned by foreign nationals

South Africa

6 months ago

Another clip has surfaced showing a local's resistance to citizens trying to register a spaza owned by foreign nationals. The clip has since been making the rounds.

Pro Palestine SA welcomes international court's arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu, Hamas leader

Pro Palestine SA welcomes international court's arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu, Hamas leader

Asia

6 months ago

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others implicated in war crimes, which SA welcomed.

3 Hijackers killed in police shootout in Marianhill, SA applauds crime fightback

3 Hijackers killed in police shootout in Marianhill, SA applauds crime fightback

South Africa

6 months ago

Police shot and killed three hijackers during a high-speed chase that evolved into a shootout near Klaarwater hostel, Mariannhill. Two guns were found at the scene.

Diamond fraud accused Louis Liebenberg's wife fails to cut bail deal

Diamond fraud accused Louis Liebenberg's wife fails to cut bail deal

South Africa

6 months ago

Alleged diamond fraudster Louis Liebenberg's wife, Desiree, again appeared in the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate's Court, where the state denied her bail application.

Reserve Bank's 'conservative' interest rate cut 'expected' as SA gears up for seasonal spending

Reserve Bank's 'conservative' interest rate cut 'expected' as SA gears up for seasonal spending

Economy

6 months ago

The Reserve Bank has cut the interest rate by 25 basis points after a unanimous vote on 21 November 2024. Economist Dawie Roodt told Briefly News this was expected.

"No arrests yet": Police probe group firing guns in Mamelodi in viral video

"No arrests yet": Police probe group firing guns in Mamelodi in viral video

South Africa

6 months ago

A violent video has surfaced of a group of men shooting their guns multiple times into the air in public. Police said the incident happened in Mamelodi.

Tshepiso Mametela