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

3 Women from 1 family killed in Lusikisiki after lone 'balaclava-clad' gunman storms homestead

3 Women from 1 family killed in Lusikisiki after lone 'balaclava-clad' gunman st...

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Laudium shootout leaves 6 CIT robbery suspects dead, 1 arrested

Laudium shootout leaves 6 CIT robbery suspects dead, 1 arrested

a month ago

Eastern Cape police shoot, kill 7 suspects in Butterworth shootout on N2

Eastern Cape police shoot, kill 7 suspects in Butterworth shootout on N2

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4 Men accused of murders of 2 North West police officers found guilty

4 Men accused of murders of 2 North West police officers found guilty

a month ago

Investigations into Tellos Restaurant incident after viral robbery at popular Sebokeng establishment

Investigations into Tellos Restaurant incident after viral robbery at popular Se...

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SA drinkers slam Treasury's plan to put a cork in alcohol abuse scourge by increasing tax

SA drinkers slam Treasury's plan to put a cork in alcohol abuse scourge by incre...

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North West woman accused of selling child, 2, denied bail after giving birth behind bars

North West woman accused of selling child, 2, denied bail after giving birth behind bars

Keneilwe Shalaba, accused of selling Kutlwano, her two-year-old child, to unknown people, has given birth to twins while behind bars. Her subsequent bail bid failed.

Duo appears in court for killing of Springs off-duty police captain in foiled East Rand robbery

Duo appears in court for killing of Springs off-duty police captain in foiled East Rand robbery

Two men have appeared in court, charged with allegedly killing an off-duty police captain, Wynand Du Toit, during a supermarket robbery in Springs in the East Rand.

Muhsin Hendricks: Police investigations continue into imam's assassination

Muhsin Hendricks: Police investigations continue into imam's assassination

Police investigations continue days after the shooting death of imam Muhsin Hendricks, dubbed as the world's first openly gay Muslim prayer leader, in Gqeberha.

Is now 7-year-old Joslin Smith still alive, 1 year after going missing?

Is now 7-year-old Joslin Smith still alive, 1 year after going missing?

The case of the missing Saldanha Bay child, Joslin Smith, continues a year on since she disappeared from her home at the Middelpos informal settlement.

Political analyst explores raucous US-SA relations over land question: "Trump has been influenced"

Political analyst explores raucous US-SA relations over land question: "Trump has been influenced"

Independent political analyst Goodenough Mashego has added his voice to the debate amid tensions between South Africa and the United States over land laws.

Lusikisiki massacre trial postponed for further investigations as 8 appear in court

Lusikisiki massacre trial postponed for further investigations as 8 appear in court

The Lusikisiki Magistrate's Court postponed the murder trial of the eight men accused of perpetrating the 2024 Lusikisiki shootings at Nyathi village in Ngobozana.

White Afrikaner youth appears to denounce US Embassy protesting group amid 'Die Stem' rendition

White Afrikaner youth appears to denounce US Embassy protesting group amid 'Die Stem' rendition

In a now-viral clip in response to the massive protest by Afrikaners outside the US Embassy in Tshwane, a youth had plenty of observations and criticism to level.

Harrowing video shows moment suspected e-hailing driver is gunned down in Joburg, cops launch hunt

Harrowing video shows moment suspected e-hailing driver is gunned down in Joburg, cops launch hunt

A video is making the rounds showing an e-hailing driver being gunned down in broad daylight in Berea, Johannesburg, in a callous attack on Wednesday.

Harrowing Gqeberha CCTV video shows moment gay Imam Muhsin Hendricks gunned down

Harrowing Gqeberha CCTV video shows moment gay Imam Muhsin Hendricks gunned down

Following the shooting of a pioneering imam, a video surfaced showing the openly gay Muslim prayer leader's murder. Police are probing the incident.

Tshepiso Mametela