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

1296 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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"Whoa whoa whoa": Prank video of supercar tyres getting slashed resurfaces online

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"It's done": Video tour of completed MyCiTi bus depot project in the Cape Flats goes viral

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"It's nothing this one": Street seller refuses 1 million Zimbabwe dollars for toilet paper

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"Amazing": Woman's hourglass body weight loss transformation has Mzansi asking questions

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"Do your best": Cape Town's Liam Jacobs shows his matric results to motivate learners for exams

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"Was my gesig": Woman's funny skincare video in Afrikaans has SA entertained

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"They're at a breaking point": Wife of H2A farmer opens up about the sacrifice her husband makes

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A South African woman shared a video in October where she opened up about the mental and physical toll H2A workers face working in the United States.

"I couldn't be prouder": Gent shows glow up in New Zealand after living in a caravan in SA

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A South African man shared his life story showing how he went from living in a caravan in SA to building a company he sold for over R2 billion in Australia.

"An attack on history": Online sleuths zoom in on alleged jewels stolen from the Louvre in France

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A history content creator shared images in October, showing all of the items that were allegedly stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris in a brazen heist.

"You overestimated": Joburg man living with his parents calculates the cost of living to move out

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A 19-year-old Johannesburg man shared a video in October, breaking down how much it costs to live alone in South Africa, coming up with R17,800 per month.

"I'm here to plug you": Beauty content creator shares plug for R23 Crocs birthday sale

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A beauty and fashion content creator shared details about Crocs' birthday sale, where the store is offering shoes for only R23 on 23 October 2025.

"Pay it forward": Local tycoon gives R1 million to students struggling to afford tertiary education

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Entrepreneur Zunaid Moti launched a R1 million education initiative on 20 October 2025 to help 100 students pay for their first year of tertiary study in 2026.

"I'll be there now now": US woman talks about SA slang she picked up after moving to the country

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An American woman shared a video showing the fun side of moving abroad after learning SA slang words she now uses daily after moving to the country.

"To help": Gent walks from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town to bring awareness to men's mental health

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A 30-year-old man from Gqeberha walked 750km from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town to raise awareness about men's mental health and honour his late brother.

"Anything we do is wrong": Gauteng activist Pieter Kriel discusses the world looking down on Africa

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Gauteng human rights activist Pieter Kriel shared a video discussing how the world views Africa and why he wants the continent to stand independently.

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