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

Grieving families call for clarity after 260-hour recovery in George building collapse

Grieving families call for clarity after 260-hour recovery in George building co...

6 months ago

BP Southern Africa to grow service stations across Mzansi amid Shell’s potential exit

BP Southern Africa to grow service stations across Mzansi amid Shell’s potential...

6 months ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa honours late Justice Yvonne Mokgoro with special official funeral

President Cyril Ramaphosa honours late Justice Yvonne Mokgoro with special offic...

6 months ago

1 Survivor pulled from rubble, 4 dead in Ballito construction collapse, Mzansi has praise for rescue team

1 Survivor pulled from rubble, 4 dead in Ballito construction collapse, Mzansi h...

6 months ago

Elections 2024: South African expats cast votes worldwide in weekend kick-off

Elections 2024: South African expats cast votes worldwide in weekend kick-off

6 months ago

Jacob Zuma says he should be retired but must fight thieves, speaks to thousands in Orlando

Jacob Zuma says he should be retired but must fight thieves, speaks to thousands...

6 months ago

Funeral arrangements start for George building collapse victims with Avbob’s assistance

Funeral arrangements start for George building collapse victims with Avbob’s assistance

Funeral arrangements are underway for those who died in the George building collapse. Burial services company Avbob will assist 25 families to bury their loved ones.

Fatal collapse in Ballito, 3 workers killed, 2 presumed dead

Fatal collapse in Ballito, 3 workers killed, 2 presumed dead

Three construction workers were killed and two others are missing and presumed dead after an embankment collapsed at a construction site in Ballito on 18 May 2024.

Search ongoing for 11 missing fishermen after boat sinks off Cape Town

Search ongoing for 11 missing fishermen after boat sinks off Cape Town

A fishing trawler has sunk off the coast of Cape Town. Nine fishermen have been recovered, but 11 are still missing at sea. The nine survivors are not injured.

Eastern Cape community relieved as man sentenced to 3 life terms for killing young woman

Eastern Cape community relieved as man sentenced to 3 life terms for killing young woman

A man has been sentenced to three life terms in jail for killing an 18-year-old woman during a New Year's celebration. He stabbed her multiple times and she died.

Biggest political donors revealed for elections: Motsepe, Oppenheimers, Moshal key contributors

Biggest political donors revealed for elections: Motsepe, Oppenheimers, Moshal key contributors

Parties declared over R172 million in total between January and March, making it the highest value of donations ever declared since the inception of the Act.

South Africa's divorce rates surge by 10.9% in a year amidst falling marriage numbers

South Africa's divorce rates surge by 10.9% in a year amidst falling marriage numbers

South Africans are not getting married and those who are married are getting divorced. Stats SA reveals that there is a change in societal expectations.

Minister Bheki Cele assures public that police are making headway in 5-year-old Ditebogo Phalane murder case

Minister Bheki Cele assures public that police are making headway in 5-year-old Ditebogo Phalane murder case

Police Minister Bheki Cele has promised justice for the Phalane family after their son was shot and killed during a highjacking in Soshanguave, Pretoria last week.

City Power restores electricity to Johannesburg CBD after M1 fire, still faces challenges.

City Power restores electricity to Johannesburg CBD after M1 fire, still faces challenges.

City Power says power has been restored to a significant portion of the Johannesburg inner city. The area was left powerless after the M1 underground fire.

Acting speaker Lechesa Tsenoli takes break from parliament after 25 years, won’t return after elections

Acting speaker Lechesa Tsenoli takes break from parliament after 25 years, won’t return after elections

Lechesa Tsenoli, deputy speaker of the National Assembly, is bidding farewell to parliament after 25 years as an MP. He says it’s up to the ANC to decide.

Trisha Pillay