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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

I love wearing my wife's clothes: Man says as he poses in wife's matching crop top & trousers, stirs reactions

I love wearing my wife's clothes: Man says as he poses in wife's matching crop top & trousers, stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

Go for it: Photo shows emotional note father left for kids before his death, many get emotional

Go for it: Photo shows emotional note father left for kids before his death, many get emotional

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

Change, adapt and fine-tune: Briefly News gears up for another successful year

Change, adapt and fine-tune: Briefly News gears up for another successful year

Editorial

4 years ago

HUAWEI FreeBuds Lipstick: Don’t miss out on this iconic design and limited-edition gift

HUAWEI FreeBuds Lipstick: Don’t miss out on this iconic design and limited-edition gift

Editorial

4 years ago

How to get a divorce decree copy in South Africa

How to get a divorce decree copy in South Africa

Editorial

4 years ago

Hollywoodbets offers you all the best action of Live Games!

Hollywoodbets offers you all the best action of Live Games!

Editorial

4 years ago

How South African police clearance certificates work – A guide

How South African police clearance certificates work – A guide

Editorial

4 years ago

The process of getting a South African Police Clearance Certificate can seem complicated and lengthy at first glance, but with the right help it can be easier.

Showmax has a 2 for 1 deal across all packages for Black Friday

Showmax has a 2 for 1 deal across all packages for Black Friday

Editorial

4 years ago

For a limited time, Showmax is offering a 2-for-1 deal on all packages, including Showmax Pro. Buy one month of Showmax and get a second month on the house.

Limpopo attorney facing fraud and theft charges inaugurated as PR councillor

Limpopo attorney facing fraud and theft charges inaugurated as PR councillor

Politics

4 years ago

Pan Africanist Congress member Nkoemakae Mola, who faces 15 charges of fraud and theft worth millions, was sworn in as a PR councillor in Limpopo recently.

Kanye West, Drake to perform on stage together for first time since reunion: “God’s plan”

Kanye West, Drake to perform on stage together for first time since reunion: “God’s plan”

US

4 years ago

Kanye West and Drake have proved that they genuinely worked out their differences after a recent party in Canada. The two will be performing on stage together.

Kim Kardashian: 12 People Set to Stand Trial Over Reality Star’s 2016 Paris Robbery

Kim Kardashian: 12 People Set to Stand Trial Over Reality Star’s 2016 Paris Robbery

US

4 years ago

Kim Kardashian is nearly getting deserved justice after the 2016 jewellery heist after the investigators ordered the case to be sent to trial after five years.

5 Reasons why Huawei’s MeeTime is the video calling app of choice

5 Reasons why Huawei’s MeeTime is the video calling app of choice

Editorial

4 years ago

There are several reasons why Huawei’s MeeTime should be your video app of choice as you weigh up the options of the video platforms available to you right now.

Duduzane Zuma: A chat with the devoted family man, biker, surfer, boxer and political hopeful

Duduzane Zuma: A chat with the devoted family man, biker, surfer, boxer and political hopeful

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

Everyone knows Duduzane Zuma for his unwavering support of his father, Jacob Zuma, but very few people know the devoted father, biker, surfer and politician.

Cost of Death in Diaspora and How To Ease Cost of Body Repatriation

Cost of Death in Diaspora and How To Ease Cost of Body Repatriation

Editorial

4 years ago

When a loved one dies in another country, it’s not only expensive but also requires immediate and significant financial resources to cover a host of costs.

Dial a Rug is flipping the script on Black Friday

Dial a Rug is flipping the script on Black Friday

Editorial

4 years ago

There's a new kid on the block. Dial a Rug is set to outstrip its competitors this Black Friday with its host of unbelievable deals. You can save up to 60%.

Rianette Cluley