Trisha Pillay

Education: BA Journalism, University of Johannesburg (2007-2010), BA Honours in International Politics, UNISA (2022-2023), Google News Initiative training (2024)

Experience: Senior Bulletin Editor, Newzroom Afrika (2019-2022), Senior Content Lead Strategist, RITO Group (2022-2023), Content Manager, 360 Degrees South (2017-2019), Senior producer, African News Network (2014-2017), Online journalist, Citizen newspaper (2013-2014), Intern, eNCA (2011)

Awards: Most influential journalist in Africa, Global Ovations/Mercedez Benz (2016)

Trisha Pillay is a Current Affairs writer at Briefly News. She has a degree in Journalism from the University of Johannesburg and an Honours degree in International Politics from UNISA. She joined ENCA straight out of varsity and completed an internship at the channel. Pillay later went on to cover politics, crime, entertainment, and current affairs at the Citizen Newspaper. She joined Newzroom Afrika in 2019 and became a senior bulletin editor for shows focused on politics and current affairs on the channel. She joined Briefly News in 2023. You can contact her at trisha.pillay@briefly.co.za

984 articles published since 15 Mar 2023

Author's articles

KZN teacher goes viral With amapiano dance challenge video With students, clocks 2M views

KZN teacher goes viral With amapiano dance challenge video With students, clocks...

a year ago

President Ramaphosa gets help from SAPS officers to climb down stairs,video trends

President Ramaphosa gets help from SAPS officers to climb down stairs,video tren...

a year ago

South Africa amazed as family takes own pap to eat at Spur in viral TikTok video

South Africa amazed as family takes own pap to eat at Spur in viral TikTok video

a year ago

Mzansi outraged by Johannesburg man's TikTok video of cockroach running into baked bread at shop

Mzansi outraged by Johannesburg man's TikTok video of cockroach running into bak...

a year ago

Monkey's unbreakable watch over baby in viral TikTok video surprises viewers

Monkey's unbreakable watch over baby in viral TikTok video surprises viewers

a year ago

Young man masterfully takes on 'Mnike' dance challenge at Major League DJz concert, TikTok clocks 3.1M views

Young man masterfully takes on 'Mnike' dance challenge at Major League DJz conce...

a year ago

South African toddler trends as mini Faf de Klerk in cute Halloween TikTok video

South African toddler trends as mini Faf de Klerk in cute Halloween TikTok video

A little boy was dressed up as Faf de Klerk for Halloween and the video was shared on TikTok. South Africans loved how cute the little boy looked.

Cape Town dad's sweet gesture of doing daughter's hair touches hearts in TikTok video

Cape Town dad's sweet gesture of doing daughter's hair touches hearts in TikTok video

A father has been trending after his daughter shared a video of him helping to do her hair. Netizens loved how he jumped in to assist her when she was struggling.

Mom's ecstatic celebration of daughter's grade R graduation goes viral, Mzansi has mixed reactions

Mom's ecstatic celebration of daughter's grade R graduation goes viral, Mzansi has mixed reactions

A woman has been trending on TikTok after her excitment over her daughter's graduation could not be contained. South Africans were divided over her actions.

TikTok video of Christian lady's modest beachwear style trends in South Africa

TikTok video of Christian lady's modest beachwear style trends in South Africa

A Christian woman has impressed people in South Africa with her modest beachwear style in a TikTok video. The woman posted a clip of herself wearing modest swimsuit.

Proud mother shows off daughter’s extravagant Grade 7 farewell look, TikTok users stunned by video

Proud mother shows off daughter’s extravagant Grade 7 farewell look, TikTok users stunned by video

A mother took to TikTok to share a video of how her daughter looked for her grade 7 farewell. The clip stunned SA as there are now farewells in primary school.

Springboks' director Rassie Erasmus can't hold back tears as South Africa gives the team epic welcome home

Springboks' director Rassie Erasmus can't hold back tears as South Africa gives the team epic welcome home

Rassie Erasmus was brought to tears after he landed in South Africa shedding tears of joy as he saw how South Africans celebrated the massive win at the RWC.

Johannesburg woman's homemade turmeric soap recipe goes viral with 1.8M TikTok views for glowing skin

Johannesburg woman's homemade turmeric soap recipe goes viral with 1.8M TikTok views for glowing skin

A woman's turmeric soap recipe is trending in TikTok video as she shares how to make it in a simple and cost effective way. The clip trended gaining 1.8M views.

Desperate woman begs for R1 in TikTok video, shocks Mzansi with phone grab

Desperate woman begs for R1 in TikTok video, shocks Mzansi with phone grab

A man shared a TikTok video of her a woman begging for R1 and she tried to take the man's phone to catch him off guard. People were stunned at her actions.

Mzansi woman raises chickens to beat egg shortage, shares story on TikTok

Mzansi woman raises chickens to beat egg shortage, shares story on TikTok

A woman shared a video of how she is raising chickens, and she thanked God for listening. On TikTok, she shared that she had enough eggs despite the shortage in SA.

Trisha Pillay