Rianette Cluley

Education: Journalism AI Academy (Google News initiative, 2023). Reuters Introduction to Digital Journalism Certificate, sponsored by the Meta Journalism Project (November 2023). Google News initiative training (2024).

Experience: Junior journalist and photographer, Witbank News (2007-2008). Senior print and online journalist and photographer, Queensburgh News (2009-2010) and Highway Mail (2008-2013), Northglen News (2013-2014), Highway Mail (2014-2015)

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

315 articles published since 16 May 2017

Author's articles

Wits protest: Black Coffee starts conversation to crowdfund student fees

Wits protest: Black Coffee starts conversation to crowdfund student fees

South Africa

4 years ago

Halala: Somizi's cookbook is still a top seller, 3 months in a row

Halala: Somizi's cookbook is still a top seller, 3 months in a row

Entertainment

4 years ago

Wits protest: Boity's heart is heavy following violence at university

Wits protest: Boity's heart is heavy following violence at university

South Africa

4 years ago

Master KG doesn't care what the fashion police think of his style

Master KG doesn't care what the fashion police think of his style

South Africa

4 years ago

Experts: It’s time Jacob Zuma’s lifetime state perks are reviewed

Experts: It’s time Jacob Zuma’s lifetime state perks are reviewed

South Africa

4 years ago

5 Proudly SA women led startups shaking up male dominated industries

5 Proudly SA women led startups shaking up male dominated industries

South Africa

4 years ago

Briefly News becomes UN Sustainable Development Goals Media Compact member

Briefly News becomes UN Sustainable Development Goals Media Compact member

People

4 years ago

Briefly.co.za has made another major milestone by joining the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Media Compact. What does this mean for Briefly.co.za?

Meet Nobuhle Ajiti: Humanitarian feeds 500 of Jo'burg's most needy

Meet Nobuhle Ajiti: Humanitarian feeds 500 of Jo'burg's most needy

South Africa

4 years ago

When SA went into a hard lockdown in March 2020 due to Covid-19, Nobuhle knew she had to help those less fortunate by feeding them and donating food parcels.

Beautiful photos of resilient lady who defeated cancer light up social media

Beautiful photos of resilient lady who defeated cancer light up social media

World

4 years ago

A young lady is being celebrated on social media for her resilience after successfully going through chemotherapy and defeating cancer for good. Read more.

Romantic man buys his girlfriend iPhone 12 Pro Max as Val's Day gift

Romantic man buys his girlfriend iPhone 12 Pro Max as Val's Day gift

People

4 years ago

Love is sweet when a partner would go all out to make their better half happy, and this young lady appears to have found the man that completes her joy. Video.

US political party says The Rock is not tough enough to be it's presidential candidate

US political party says The Rock is not tough enough to be it's presidential candidate

People

4 years ago

According to Green Party spokesperson Michael O'Neil's, actor The Rock will be floored very early should he join the presidential race. Read more on TUKO.co.ke.

Brandy and Monica reunite to recreate 'The Boy Is Mine' hit song on TikTok

Brandy and Monica reunite to recreate 'The Boy Is Mine' hit song on TikTok

World

4 years ago

RnB singers Brandy and Monica have reunited to recreate the hit song This Boy Is Mine released 23 years ago, this comes after years of beefing with each other.

Analysis: South Africa's relationship with alcohol abuse worrisome

Analysis: South Africa's relationship with alcohol abuse worrisome

South Africa

4 years ago

SA has a drinking problem. While the government has issued responsible drinking alerts, communities have done little to curb the overindulgence of alcohol.

Featured: Entrepreneurship becomes lifeline for university graduates

Featured: Entrepreneurship becomes lifeline for university graduates

People

4 years ago

The global pandemic has worsened South Africa's unemployment crisis but a group of graduates prove that creating your own opportunities aren't out of reach.

Exclusive: Meet the Sunnyside twin sisters who turned trash into cash

Exclusive: Meet the Sunnyside twin sisters who turned trash into cash

South Africa

4 years ago

When twins Thandiwe and Thandeka Mzukwa moved to the big city to find jobs they soon realised jobs weren't readily available. They then turned to recycling.

Rianette Cluley