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

1831 articles published since 10 Jun 2021

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Residents on edge amid looming 48 hour Joburg water supply outage

Residents on edge amid looming 48 hour Joburg water supply outage

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Man films Durban daylight robbery as victims attacked, violent scenes stun

Man films Durban daylight robbery as victims attacked, violent scenes stun

16 days ago

BREAKING: Dali Mpofu ditches EFF to join MK Party as red ship sinks

BREAKING: Dali Mpofu ditches EFF to join MK Party as red ship sinks

16 days ago

US Election 2024: Elon Musk's pockets deepen as Donald Trump grabs presidential victory

US Election 2024: Elon Musk's pockets deepen as Donald Trump grabs presidential...

16 days ago

Ramaphosa toasts Trump on election win: "Congratulations to the US president elect"

Ramaphosa toasts Trump on election win: "Congratulations to the US president ele...

17 days ago

Political analyst: Why are the US elections important to SA after Trump sweeps to victory?

Political analyst: Why are the US elections important to SA after Trump sweeps t...

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Tsakane female police Sergeant slaps man questioning complacency in helping GBV complainant

Tsakane female police Sergeant slaps man questioning complacency in helping GBV complainant

A clip of an aggressive policewoman slapping an assertive man across the face is doing the rounds. Police told Briefly News an internal probe would be launched.

Massive KZN N3 West 3-truck collision caught on rear view footage, road worker nearly crushed

Massive KZN N3 West 3-truck collision caught on rear view footage, road worker nearly crushed

Rear-view footage from another truck shows an earth-shattering collision between three heavy trucks on the N3 West route in KZN. The video has since gone viral.

Prominent Equatorial Guinea figure trends in SA for sex scandal involving 300 to 400 women

Prominent Equatorial Guinea figure trends in SA for sex scandal involving 300 to 400 women

Baltasar Ebang Engong, a well-known director general in Equatorial Guinea, is trending on social media for a sex scandal involving him and between 300 and 400 women.

Prince William lands in Mother City as Ramaphosa welcomes English Royal for conservation visit

Prince William lands in Mother City as Ramaphosa welcomes English Royal for conservation visit

British Monarch Prince William arrived in Cape Town on 5 November, during which he met with President Cyril Ramaphosa, kickstarting a four-day South African visit.

KZN police shoot and kill four alleged 'Izinkabi' taxi hitmen, law enforcement whip encourages SA

KZN police shoot and kill four alleged 'Izinkabi' taxi hitmen, law enforcement whip encourages SA

KwaZulu-Natal police shot and killed four suspected 'Izinkabi', wanted for a spate of crimes across the province. Online users lauded the law enforcement efforts.

KZN female cop shoots colleague dead, injures another during domestic operation

KZN female cop shoots colleague dead, injures another during domestic operation

A KZN female officer allegedly accidentally fired her R5 rifle during a tactical operation in Boboyi, near Port Shepstone, killing one officer and injuring another.

Eastern Cape police officers killed 2 people during weekend operations, including Mthatha teenager

Eastern Cape police officers killed 2 people during weekend operations, including Mthatha teenager

Two separate police shootings in the Eastern Cape killed an off-duty Sergeant suspected of robbery and a matriculant in Mqanduli and Mthatha, respectively.

EFF leader Julius Malema's firearm court case suffers delay as it nears conclusion

EFF leader Julius Malema's firearm court case suffers delay as it nears conclusion

The firearm case of EFF leader Julias Malema suffered a postponement in the East London Magistrate's Court due to the magistrate in the matter reporting ill health.

Shaune Mogaila released on bail as mother of girl, 9, killed in Tembisa crash still critical in ICU

Shaune Mogaila released on bail as mother of girl, 9, killed in Tembisa crash still critical in ICU

Sekhukhune United player Shaune Mogaile made his first appearance in the Tembisa Magistrate's Court, facing a culpable homicide charge following the Tembisa crash.

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