Timothy Oates

Education: B-Tech Honours in Sports Management, Tshwane University of Technology (2004-2008), Project Management, University of Stellenbosch Business School (2011), Stakeholder Management, the University of Pretoria (2012), Advance Digital Reporting curriculum, Google News Initiative (2024)

Experience: Team Lead & Copyeditor, Sports Brief (2022-2024), Assistant Director, Sports and Recreation South Africa (2013-17), Liaison Officer, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2009-2013)

Timothy Oates is Briefly News' Current Affairs Head of Department. He joined the Legit group in 2022. Timothy holds an Honours degree in Sports Management from the Tshwane University of Technology, awarded in 2008, and has completed courses in Project and Stakeholder Management at Stellenbosch and Pretoria Universities, respectively. He has over 15 years of experience in South African government, inter-governmental relations and has worked in online and broadcast media. E-mail: timothy.oates@briefly.co.za

86 articles published since 08 Jul 2024

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Midrand fire tragedy: sibling discovers victim under debris after ceiling collapses

Midrand fire tragedy: sibling discovers victim under debris after ceiling collapses

10 months ago

More snow expected: Is South Africa prepared for further snow? As GIWSU slams unpreparedness

More snow expected: Is South Africa prepared for further snow? As GIWSU slams unpreparedness

10 months ago

Kidnapped six-year-old girl seen in Cape Town after July abduction in JHB, Mzansi demands justice

Kidnapped six-year-old girl seen in Cape Town after July abduction in JHB, Mzansi demands justice

10 months ago

3 Extortionists killed, 4 injured in Bothasig Cape Town shootout with police

3 Extortionists killed, 4 injured in Bothasig Cape Town shootout with police

10 months ago

Fire videos: Urban Village, Midrand, residential complex destroyed by flames as woman dies

Fire videos: Urban Village, Midrand, residential complex destroyed by flames as woman dies

10 months ago

South African attempts taking R424 800 over fence to eSwatini, mzanzi roasts Ramphosa

South African attempts taking R424 800 over fence to eSwatini, mzanzi roasts Ramphosa

10 months ago

Free State police officer killed in shootout as 3 suspects shot dead

Free State police officer killed in shootout as 3 suspects shot dead

10 months ago

Constable Mojalefa Borolo of the Free Stae, aged thirty, was killed while on duty and responding to a complaint in the Phahameng township area on 22 September 2024.

Nelspruit flying squad saves life after kidnapping and recovers stolen vehicle

Nelspruit flying squad saves life after kidnapping and recovers stolen vehicle

10 months ago

The SAPS in Mpumalanga worked together with a tracking company to rescue a man who was hijacked and kidnapped on the N4 highway and found in Kabokweni.

Stung: Man arrested for stealing 28 bee hives in North West, value R50,000

Stung: Man arrested for stealing 28 bee hives in North West, value R50,000

10 months ago

Gert Johannes Krieger Roos, a forty year old man was arrested for possession of 28 stolen bee hives in the North West province. The value of the hives is R55,000.

Naledi Pandor appointed chairperson of Nelson Mandela Foundation, Prof Ndebele retires

Naledi Pandor appointed chairperson of Nelson Mandela Foundation, Prof Ndebele retires

10 months ago

Dr Grace Naledi Pandor has been announced as the third chairperson of the world renowned Nelson Mandela Foundation since it's establishment in 1999.

Hawks arrest 14 Mpumalanga traffic officers for fraudulent driver’s and vehicle licences

Hawks arrest 14 Mpumalanga traffic officers for fraudulent driver’s and vehicle licences

11 months ago

11 Arrests have been made in Mpumalanga of suspects aged between 34 and 59 years of age for fraudulent activity involving drivers and vehicle licences.

Police Minister Mchunu offers condolences after 7 family members murdered in Hlokozi, KZN

Police Minister Mchunu offers condolences after 7 family members murdered in Hlokozi, KZN

11 months ago

The Minister of Police in South Africa, Mr. Senzo Mchunu has sent his condolences after seven people in the same family were murdered in Hlokozi, KwaZulu-Natal.

72 arrested in cross-border crime crackdown on SA-Lesotho border

72 arrested in cross-border crime crackdown on SA-Lesotho border

11 months ago

The South Africa Police Services have completed a 5-day operation entitled, 'Siyaqoqa'. The objective was to stop crimes on the South African and Lesotho border.

Auckland Park Country Club fire: Videos and images emerge as Mzansi questions rising fire incidents

Auckland Park Country Club fire: Videos and images emerge as Mzansi questions rising fire incidents

11 months ago

A fire broke out at the Auckland Country Club at 4pm on Tuesday, 10 September 2024. This is the third large fire in Johannesburg in a few weeks.

Helen Joseph Hospital: Mother discovers son's death through Tom London’s Facebook live, SA outraged

Helen Joseph Hospital: Mother discovers son's death through Tom London’s Facebook live, SA outraged

11 months ago

Cicilia van Burick, the mother of Nicolaas van Burick, found out about her son's death through a Facebook video uploaded by Tom London at Helen Joseph Hospital.

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