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

1672 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

Author's articles

"Cannot believe I get to live here": Boston woman shares her story moving to live in SA for 1 year

Women Empowerment

14 hours ago

"It's not perfect": Cape Town woman shares what she wished she knew before starting her SA business

Women Empowerment

15 hours ago

"Taken from her tribe": SA woman frightened by convertible car has global viewers in stitches

People

16 hours ago

"Farther from Earth than ever before": Deep dive into NASA's upcoming planned missions to the Moon

People

16 hours ago

"Think smart, not hard": Joburg woman scores big bargain on Cotton On swimwear for R50

People

20 hours ago

"Blame them": Gent gets SA riled up about youth unemployment crisis with old clip of Blade Nzimande

People

23 hours ago

"I thought I was going to get in trouble": KZN mysterious Ramsgate beach statue artist found

Family and Relationships

a day ago

The mystery artist behind Ramsgate's stunning driftwood statues has been found, and he's looking for work so he can move to the coastal town permanently.

"What's happening?": Northern Cape man debunks claims of revolts happening in Orania

Family and Relationships

a day ago

A Northern Cape man debunked claims of revolts happening in Orania by sharing footage of families enjoying a peaceful day at their community pool.

"Not enough experience": KZN unemployed woman shows harsh reality of door-to-door job hunting

People

a day ago

A KwaZulu-Natal woman documented her first day of door-to-door job hunting and faced multiple rejections, leaving South Africans relating to her struggle.

"What I hate": American states 5 things he dislikes while living in Cape Town

People

a day ago

An American man shared five sarcastic things he hates about living in Cape Town, including warm weather and beachfront hotels, leaving South Africans laughing.

"I'm judging": Basic salary of ANC notary has SA buzzing over 10-year pay

People

a day ago

A woman shared an ANC notary's payslip showing a R50,000 basic salary with no benefits after 10 years, and South Africans had strong opinions about it.

"Fake news": Cape Town anaconda claims in Zeekoevlei wetlands get debunked by city authorities

People

2 days ago

City of Cape Town debunks fake news claiming over 500 green anacondas breeding in Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve, calling viral post completely fabricated.

"Getting out of hand": Koreans have Mzansi laughing after guessing the ages of African women

People

2 days ago

Korean panellists tried their hand at guessing ages of African people in a viral video, getting a 50-year-old woman completely wrong by guessing a 22-year-old man.