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

Author's articles

"Haona Batho": Video shows Lesotho nationals' stalls abandoned during Interpol operation in Mangaung

"Haona Batho": Video shows Lesotho nationals' stalls abandoned during Interpol o...

3 months ago

"Check bro's hard drive": Father's sus purity proposal to daughter weirds out, clip clocks 18M views

"Check bro's hard drive": Father's sus purity proposal to daughter weirds out, c...

3 months ago

"No bail": Panga Pastor Mboro settles in for another weekend in jail as case postponed, SA rejoices

"No bail": Panga Pastor Mboro settles in for another weekend in jail as case pos...

3 months ago

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa puts nuclear procurement plan on ice, move unnerves SA

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa puts nuclear procurement plan on ice,...

3 months ago

DA's Helen Zille chimes in on EFF's 'black exodus': "I'm waiting for the media to tell us the truth"

DA's Helen Zille chimes in on EFF's 'black exodus': "I'm waiting for the media t...

3 months ago

"And I was eating": Black woman going for a hairdo gets covered in buckets of dandruff, SA horrified

"And I was eating": Black woman going for a hairdo gets covered in buckets of da...

3 months ago

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi's State of the Province Address promises residents a 'better living'

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi's State of the Province Address promises residents a 'better living'

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi delivered the first State of the Province Address of the seventh administration in Johannesburg on Thursday, 15 August.

Mzansi chimes in on Chidimma Adetshina Nigerian pageant participation: "She can claim either"

Mzansi chimes in on Chidimma Adetshina Nigerian pageant participation: "She can claim either"

Recent past Miss SA finalist Chidimma Onwe Adetshina's confirmation of her participation in the upcoming Miss Universe Nigeria has been divisive.

Viral video of baby snubbing mom for other relatives each time has SA cackling: "9 months for what?"

Viral video of baby snubbing mom for other relatives each time has SA cackling: "9 months for what?"

An adorable video, showing a toddler embracing other family members while ignoring their mother during a happy family's experiment, has gone viral.

Alleged fallout with Julius Malema spurred Floyd Shivambu's departure, says EFF insider

Alleged fallout with Julius Malema spurred Floyd Shivambu's departure, says EFF insider

Floyd Shivambu's decision to leave the EFF was reportedly motivated by a fallout with Julius Malema after he uncovered the former's alleged plan to contest him.

MK Party confirms former EFF heavyweights Floyd Shivambu and Mzwanele Manyi joins its ranks

MK Party confirms former EFF heavyweights Floyd Shivambu and Mzwanele Manyi joins its ranks

The uMkhonto Wesizwe Party (MK Party) has confirmed welcoming former EFF heavyweights Floyd Shivambu and Mzwanele Manyi into its ranks on Thursday.

Cops nab 14 after swooping in on illicit mining operation, uncover R2.5m gold bearing material

Cops nab 14 after swooping in on illicit mining operation, uncover R2.5m gold bearing material

Police have detained 14 suspects following a raid compromising a multidisciplinary law enforcement team on an illegal mining operation in Eikenhof, Johannesburg.

Tshwane metro cops impound 917 cars in July, effort injects R2m revenue into metro's economy

Tshwane metro cops impound 917 cars in July, effort injects R2m revenue into metro's economy

Tshwane Metro Police impounded 917 cars in July, injecting R2 million into the economy, as by-law enforcement upped their efforts from the previous two months.

Past Miss SA finalist Chidimma Adetshina accepts Nigerian pageant invite: "Excited for the journey"

Past Miss SA finalist Chidimma Adetshina accepts Nigerian pageant invite: "Excited for the journey"

Chidimma Onwe Adetshina has accepted an invitation to participate in the Miss Universe Nigeria beauty pageant following the recent Miss South Africa controversy.

"It's mid": Slik Talk trashes Kelvin Momo album, calls 'grocery store' Amapiano offering mediocre

"It's mid": Slik Talk trashes Kelvin Momo album, calls 'grocery store' Amapiano offering mediocre

Controversial YouTuber Slik Talk has taken a dig at Amapiano DJ and producer Kelvin Momo's latest offering, 'Sewe', following an unexpected social media hiatus.

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