Nerissa Naidoo

Education: Diploma in Mechanical Draughting, Damelin (2019-2021), TEFL and TESOL certificate, TEFL Universal (2023)

Experience: Journalist, Briefly News (2024-present) Writer & Editor, Entail.ai (2023-24) Ghostwriter, TUW Dibbly (2021-24) Writer, Featherpen.org (2021-25) Copy Editor, National Today (2023-25) Social Media Manager, Naleli Home Decor (2019-22)

Nerissa Naidoo is a writer and editor with seven years of experience. Currently, she is a human interest writer at Briefly News and joined the publication in 2024. She began her career contributing to Morning Lazziness and later joined Featherpen.org. As a TUW ghostwriter, she focused on non-fiction, while her editorial roles at National Today and Entail.ai honed her skills in content accuracy and expert-driven editing. You can reach her at nerissa.naidoo@briefly.co.za

1801 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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"High-end grocery store": Irish woman tries shopping in Woolies for the first time while visiting SA

People

9 hours ago

"The bread is in protective custody": Woman complains about R21 bread price and has SA in stitches

People

10 hours ago

"Your future feels like a game": Student blames AI after getting rejected from 100 job applications

People

13 hours ago

"Don't sleep on PEP": Joburg woman finds imported luxe item at PEP and has SA doing a double take

People

17 hours ago

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"I have not been paid in two months": SA woman in Korea shares horrible experience working abroad

Confessions

4 days ago

"Let's try some": British woman tries SA snacks and gives her honest verdict

People

4 days ago

"We are in international headlines": CoolStory Bru weighs in on Mel and Peet Viljoen's arrest in USA

Family and Relationships

4 days ago

Content creator CoolStory Bru reacted to the arrest of Real Housewives of Pretoria stars Mel and Peet Viljoen in USA after they allegedly stole groceries.

"When Durban was Durban": 1993 Victoria Street throwback pic goes viral and has SA nostalgic

Family and Relationships

6 days ago

A man shared two precious 1993 throwback photos taken on Victoria Street in Durban with his late father, and the post had South Africans flooded with nostalgia.

"Friday the 13th just got better": SA hyped over R13 deals at Food Lovers' Market

People

6 days ago

A Durban content creator shared Food Lovers' Market's one-day R13 specials covering fresh produce, meats, and baked goods, and SA had a lot to say about it.

"Who remembers this?": Throwback ghost prank on taxi driver resurfaces and has SA in stitches

People

6 days ago

A young woman revives a classic ghost prank, leaving South Africans in stitches. Join the laughter as Kwetla Tersia Lesekane's hilarious antics resurface online.

"No funding": Woman celebrates property achievement without inheritance in Kanana

Women Empowerment

7 days ago

A young woman from Kanana is building her own property from scratch with no inheritance, funding or connections and South Africans are cheering her on.

"I caught a beast!": Snake handler catches beast of a mamba in KZN ceiling

People

7 days ago

A KZN reptile rescuer Nick Evans climbed barefoot into a home ceiling in Karwastan and came face to face with a black mamba he estimates at around 2.7 metres.

"Why would you?": Customer's complaint leads to retail store pulling product off the shelves

People

7 days ago

A customer weighed their Checkers Ready to Braai chicken separately from the sauce and shared what they found, leading to the product being pulled from shelves.

"Getting compliments": Canadian polyglot's deep dive of different dialects of Afrikaans impresses SA

People

8 days ago

A Canadian broke down the three main dialects of Afrikaans spoken in South Africa, and native speakers in the comments said his accuracy was almost unsettling.

"Go get those degrees": Woman shows PhD holder's salary at Unisa that has SA completely stunned

People

8 days ago

A woman shared a Unisa professor's payslip after the PhD holder sent it in, and the R142,000 net pay had her telling everyone to go back to school.

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