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

Nota Baloyi films himself schooling cops at 'false' stop and search: "You are nothing but losers"

Nota Baloyi films himself schooling cops at 'false' stop and search: "You are no...

2 months ago

Gayton McKenzie's vow stuns SK Original during viral office visit: "I'm gonna revenge this!"

Gayton McKenzie's vow stuns SK Original during viral office visit: "I'm gonna re...

2 months ago

Man survives landing on roof of taxi after leap from 8-storey Joburg building in botched 'suicide'

Man survives landing on roof of taxi after leap from 8-storey Joburg building in...

2 months ago

Matric results: Expert proclaims 'active citizenship' is key to systemic change in education

Matric results: Expert proclaims 'active citizenship' is key to systemic change...

2 months ago

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 n...

2 months ago

Memorial held for slain Jouberton female cop Sergeant Fundiswa Motlhaoleng, Hawks probe continues

Memorial held for slain Jouberton female cop Sergeant Fundiswa Motlhaoleng, Hawk...

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Ermelo father, 22, appears in court for allegedly strangling 17-month-old baby girl to death

Ermelo father, 22, appears in court for allegedly strangling 17-month-old baby girl to death

A Wesselton township man in Ermelo is expected to appear in the Ermelo Magistrate's Court, charged with strangling his 17-month-old daughter to death.

Details of brazen Lenasia Magistrate's Court shooting emerge as murdered man identified, no arrests

Details of brazen Lenasia Magistrate's Court shooting emerge as murdered man identified, no arrests

The victim of the Lenasia Magistrate's Court shooting has been identified following the brazen incident in broad daylight in Johannesburg South on 21 January 2025.

Police nab alleged Vosman serial rapist targeting young girls on the streets, appears in court

Police nab alleged Vosman serial rapist targeting young girls on the streets, appears in court

An alleged serial rapist who terrorised several communities, victimising girls aged seven to 13, has been taken off Mpumalanga's streets after his arrest in Vosman.

CCTV outside Johannesburg CBD tavern captures man calmly shooting 2 others

CCTV outside Johannesburg CBD tavern captures man calmly shooting 2 others

A brazen double shooting was captured on CCTV, seen in a harrowing video posted to X. The incident happened outside a tavern in the Johannesburg CBD on 19 January.

9th Person dies in hospital in Pienaar tavern shootings as 2 suspects make bail appearances

9th Person dies in hospital in Pienaar tavern shootings as 2 suspects make bail appearances

Two suspects appeared in the Kabokweni Magistrate's Court as the death toll from the Pienaar tavern shootings in Mpumalanga on 11 January 2025 climbed to nine.

Pretoria North man shot at, hijacked and kidnapped in chilling clip, no arrests

Pretoria North man shot at, hijacked and kidnapped in chilling clip, no arrests

A now-viral video shows a victim being abducted and hijacked in Pretoria North. The incident was captured on CCTV at a residential complex in Akasia.

BI Phakathi seeks to reward hero petrol attendant who risked to save kidnapping target

BI Phakathi seeks to reward hero petrol attendant who risked to save kidnapping target

Good Samaritan BI Phakathi is seeking help to contact the petrol attendant who foiled a kidnapping at a BP on Corlett Drive in Johannesburg on 23 September.

12 People arrested for allegedly butchering 5 Inanda youths, scattering their body parts

12 People arrested for allegedly butchering 5 Inanda youths, scattering their body parts

A group of 12 people are set to appear in the Ntuzuma Magistrate's Court on Monday, 20 January, after five youths were butchered in Bambayi, Inanda.

Man crawls from BMW, slips into another as driver pays for petrol outside, drives off in viral video

Man crawls from BMW, slips into another as driver pays for petrol outside, drives off in viral video

A video of CCTV footage from a petrol station shows a car thief sneakily slipping into and stealing an idle BMW. The clip has since gone viral online.

Tshepiso Mametela