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

Beautiful Johannesburg woman ghosted after date finds out she drives an Aston Martin, peeps feel her pain

Beautiful Johannesburg woman ghosted after date finds out she drives an Aston Ma...

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Mzansi gushes over stunning RDP house on TikTok that loving mother upgraded for kids: “Well done, mama”

Mzansi gushes over stunning RDP house on TikTok that loving mother upgraded for...

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Mpumalanga woman who grew up as an orphan builds her own home for her kids

Mpumalanga woman who grew up as an orphan builds her own home for her kids

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Pretoria besties on MSC sruise for girls trip, vacay looks lit and peeps want more details

Pretoria besties on MSC sruise for girls trip, vacay looks lit and peeps want mo...

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KZN woman praised for beauty leaves South Africans inspired to go to church

KZN woman praised for beauty leaves South Africans inspired to go to church

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Happy Husband gushes over wife 14 years after they tied the knot

Happy Husband gushes over wife 14 years after they tied the knot

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Hardworking lady transforms her life, goes from sleeping on boxes to owning place with a bed

Hardworking lady transforms her life, goes from sleeping on boxes to owning place with a bed

Gilbert Chiwale shared pictures on Facebook about her journey and how far she has come. The lady slept on boxes but always hoped for a better life and succeeded

Johannesburg woman trends for creating fabric softener called Bonolo, Mzansi inspired: "When are we getting it in stores?"

Johannesburg woman trends for creating fabric softener called Bonolo, Mzansi inspired: "When are we getting it in stores?"

Jay Khaya has launched her own fabric softener line called Bonolo. The entrepreneur has a Vaal laundry business called LetzWash that caters to the market.

Black doctors celebrate huge achievement and go viral: "Black excellence. You love to see it"

Black doctors celebrate huge achievement and go viral: "Black excellence. You love to see it"

Doctors from across America attended the Annual Medical Education Conference conference in the States. A video of all the black student doctors went viral.

Media personality David Mashabela trends for getting listener a radio after it was stolen

Media personality David Mashabela trends for getting listener a radio after it was stolen

Radio 2000's David Mashabela helped one of his fans. The lady was robbed and had no radio. The 'Royal Playground' host bought her a device to listen to the show

Former ANCWL President Bathabile Dlamini's daughter Midnight Uzo starts her journey as a musician

Former ANCWL President Bathabile Dlamini's daughter Midnight Uzo starts her journey as a musician

Sikhumbuzo 'Midnight Uzo' Mazibuko launched her music journey. She is the daughter of former ANCWL president Bathabile Dlamini and has been trending for choice.

Johannesburg woman celebrates joyous lobola occasion in her life, peeps in their feels

Johannesburg woman celebrates joyous lobola occasion in her life, peeps in their feels

Twitter user Luyanda Duma went viral after she uploaded photos of her lobola negotiations. The Johannesburg woman was excited to share her pictures of the day.

A lady builds house from scratch, users compare it to Minecraft video game

A lady builds house from scratch, users compare it to Minecraft video game

TikTok user @kakokaondjafa went viral after she posted a newly built home. South Africans were impressed by the house and compared it to the Minecraft game

Cape Town woman starts as a Spur waitress becomes her own boss through Herbalife

Cape Town woman starts as a Spur waitress becomes her own boss through Herbalife

Nosiphiwo Mafilikana went viral on TikTok after she posted a video about her journey to success. She started off as a Spur Waitress then moved onto Herbalife

Johannesburg lady shows difference in costs for the same item from PEP Home, Mr. Price, and Zara

Johannesburg lady shows difference in costs for the same item from PEP Home, Mr. Price, and Zara

Elena Nomis posted a TikTok video of the exact plate found at PEP Home, Mr Price Home and Zara. The product was the cheapest at PEP Home and people are shocked.

Trisha Pillay