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Rianette Cluley

Education: Thomson Reuters Foundation Newsroom AI Adoption Programme (2025), WIN Global Leadership Accelerator (2025), Journalism AI Academy (Google News Initiative, 2023), Reuters Intro to Digital Journalism (2023), Google News Initiative training (2024).

Experience: Journalist, Witbank News (2007-2008); Journalist, Queensburgh News (2009-2010); Journalist, Highway Mail (2008-2015); Journalist, Northglen News (2013-2014); Project Manager/director, Briefly News (2016-present).

Rianette Cluley is the Media Project Manager of Briefly News (joined in 2016). Previously, she was a journalist and photographer for award-winning publications within the Caxton group (joined in 2008). She also attended the Journalism AI Academy powered by the Google News Initiative and passed a set of trainings for journalists from Google News initiative. In February 2024, she hosted a workshop titled AI for Journalists: Power Up Your Reporting Ethically and was a guest speaker at the Forum of Community Journalists No Guts, No Glory, No Story conference. E-mail: rianette.cluley@briefly.co.za

200 articles published since 16 May 2017

Author's articles

Featured: Psycho-social challenges of Covid19 on HIV positive people concerning

Featured: Psycho-social challenges of Covid19 on HIV positive people concerning

South Africa

5 years ago

Breaking: Minister Jackson Mthembu dies of Covid19 related illness

Breaking: Minister Jackson Mthembu dies of Covid19 related illness

South Africa

5 years ago

How to double your audience in a year: Briefly News' experience

How to double your audience in a year: Briefly News' experience

Business and Economy

5 years ago

Donald Trump: US lawmakers impeach president again

Donald Trump: US lawmakers impeach president again

US

5 years ago

South Africa has the most powerful passport in Africa

South Africa has the most powerful passport in Africa

South Africa

5 years ago

Analysis: Can South Africans afford to feed themselves in 2021?

Analysis: Can South Africans afford to feed themselves in 2021?

Business and Economy

5 years ago

Trevor Noah: A look at the very private love life of Mzansi's fave funnyman

Trevor Noah: A look at the very private love life of Mzansi's fave funnyman

South Africa

5 years ago

Trevor Noah is open about his life's journey and his fame but when it comes to love, Noah holds his cards (and possibly Minka Kelly too) close to his heart.

Featured: Fake news a great concern for SA but can be eradicated

Featured: Fake news a great concern for SA but can be eradicated

South Africa

5 years ago

Fake news is easier to spread thanks to the availability of social media. However, two experts say it's not impossible to stop its spread in South Africa.

How to become a Briefly.co.za story contributor today

How to become a Briefly.co.za story contributor today

South Africa

5 years ago

Would you like to share a story on Briefly.co.za? In this article, we explain how you can send a news tip-off or become a freelance writer on Briefly News.

Exclusive: Jacob Zuma neglects son, 2, Nonkanyiso Conco's dad claims

Exclusive: Jacob Zuma neglects son, 2, Nonkanyiso Conco's dad claims

People

5 years ago

Jacob Zuma is in trouble again for not taking care of one of his kids. Nonkanyiso Conco's father claims the former president is not paying papgeld for his son.

Meet the billionaire behind Capitec Bank and most profitable businesses in SA

Meet the billionaire behind Capitec Bank and most profitable businesses in SA

Entertainment

5 years ago

It's no secret that South Africa is the most developed economy in Africa. In this article we identify the 5 largest companies in South Africa and who owns them.

Donald Trump declares himself winner of US presidential election

Donald Trump declares himself winner of US presidential election

US

5 years ago

President Donald Trump on Saturday, November 7, bypassed electoral officials by claiming victory while collation of result was ongoing in the presidential poll.

Briefly.co.za's Managing Director reveals 5 tools every professional writer should use

Briefly.co.za's Managing Director reveals 5 tools every professional writer should use

Facts and lifehacks

5 years ago

You have a passion for writing, but where do you begin? How can you become the best writer yet? Briefly.co.za explores 5 tools you can use to achieve this.

New Facebook algorithm: How to see Briefly news in your News Feed now

New Facebook algorithm: How to see Briefly news in your News Feed now

South Africa

5 years ago

Wondering how you can see Briefly.co.za's news first on your Facebook News Feed? Fear not, we've got you covered with these simple instructions to guide you.

World's most expensive sheep sold at R7.9 million in auction

World's most expensive sheep sold at R7.9 million in auction

World

5 years ago

A sheep in Scotland has finally been sold at a staggering KSh 52 million after a highly competitive auction that kept on rising from KSh 1 million to hit..

Rianette Cluley