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 managing editor of Briefly News (joined in 2016). Previously, she worked as 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

309 articles published since 16 May 2017

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Woman runs away as turkey pursues her in compound, video goes viral on TikTok

Woman runs away as turkey pursues her in compound, video goes viral on TikTok

10 months ago

Man shares remote job opportunity that pays in US dollars, TikTok video shows money-making opportunity

Man shares remote job opportunity that pays in US dollars, TikTok video shows mo...

10 months ago

Woman exposes how to get cheap flights and travel around the world in TikTok video

Woman exposes how to get cheap flights and travel around the world in TikTok vid...

10 months ago

Woman in Canada shares 4 courses Africans can study to make crazy money in North America

Woman in Canada shares 4 courses Africans can study to make crazy money in North...

10 months ago

"I can't continue like this in 2024": Man makes u-turn while heading to work, quits job

"I can't continue like this in 2024": Man makes u-turn while heading to work, qu...

10 months ago

Woman in Canada makes TikTok videos about R1.8k per hour online job, peeps loves plug

Woman in Canada makes TikTok videos about R1.8k per hour online job, peeps loves...

10 months ago

Man flies from Florida to Nigeria and meets girlfriend for 1st time after 8 months of dating

Man flies from Florida to Nigeria and meets girlfriend for 1st time after 8 months of dating

A heartwarming video shows the moment a Nigerian lady finally met her young white lover after eight months. She said they didn't meet on any dating app.

Man drove for 400km to eliminate baby mama's boyfriend ends up murdering wrong person

Man drove for 400km to eliminate baby mama's boyfriend ends up murdering wrong person

Kendell Morris, aged 26, drove a long journey with the intention of killing the lover of his ex-girlfriend. He has been sentenced for killing the wrong person.

Man in TikTok video laments inability to make R2k rent in TikTok video, viewers feel sorry for him

Man in TikTok video laments inability to make R2k rent in TikTok video, viewers feel sorry for him

A Nigerian man has lamented the fact that he is unable to pay his house rent, saying he did not know how to explain the situation to his landlord.

Woman on air flight attempts to open door mid-air, man reflects on terrifying experience before landing

Woman on air flight attempts to open door mid-air, man reflects on terrifying experience before landing

A Nigerian man said a fellow air passenger attempted to open the door mid-flight in an Ibom Air flight headed for Enugu state. He said she was called to order.

Watch out, South Africa: US threatens to blacklist countries and companies helping Russia evade sanctions

Watch out, South Africa: US threatens to blacklist countries and companies helping Russia evade sanctions

The United States and its European allies have announced plans to impose sweeping sanctions on countries, companies and individuals helping Russia evade sanctions.

Widower mourns death of young wife, TikTok video shows memories of his partner touches peeps

Widower mourns death of young wife, TikTok video shows memories of his partner touches peeps

A man is heartbroken because of the untimely death of his wife who passed on, leaving a little child. The video has gone viral and touched a lot of TikTok users.

Taxi driver discovers huge bag of money in his car, Facebook video has peeps in awe as he returns it

Taxi driver discovers huge bag of money in his car, Facebook video has peeps in awe as he returns it

A video has shown the huge amount of money a Rivers taxi driver found in his car. It was said to have been forgotten by a Port Harcourt passenger.

Little girls emotional as lovely nanny leaves for Christmas, video goes viral: "Just like Rosie"

Little girls emotional as lovely nanny leaves for Christmas, video goes viral: "Just like Rosie"

An emotional TikTok video of a nanny leaving her boss's home for her Christmas holiday touched hearts as the employer's children held onto their nanny.

"I don't know where my kids are": After spending 30 years abroad, Nigerian man returns with nothing

"I don't know where my kids are": After spending 30 years abroad, Nigerian man returns with nothing

A Nigerian man has narrated how he returned home empty-handed after spending 30 years abroad. The man left his banking job in search of greener pastures.

Rianette Cluley