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

1388 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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"I'd be running": KZN 2-year-old capturing a snake in a plastic container spooks Mzansi

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"Show off those legs": Cape Town ranger rescues injured elderly hiker on Lion's Head

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"Nobody's cleaning up after you": Afrikaner refugee in the US speaks out about life in Alabama

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"She was fighting for her life": Moving night vigil held for Lebohang Sikwane in Soweto

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"I have no shame": Young woman shares how she returned home after a failed marriage

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"That price?": Woman shows activity in Cape Town that only costs 100 Rand, leaving SA confused

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"I'm in pain": Cape Town man runs full length of Japan after losing girlfriend to mental health

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A Cape Town man is running the entire length of Japan to raise mental health awareness. He lost his girlfriend Aimee over eight years ago after she took her life.

"Most stunning MD dress": Cape Town learner slays with gorgeous 2-in-1 matric dance dress

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A Cape Town matriculant named Kiara stunned her family with a gorgeous 2-in-1 matric dance dress. The video went viral as people asked who made it.

"Free them": Video of warm welcome for Palestinian refugees at airport gets SA talking

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Palestinian refugees arrived at OR Tambo International Airport and received a warm welcome. Gift of the Givers stepped in after they were stuck for 12 hours.

"I was wrong": Cape Town matriculant humbled by English poem exams after getting predictions wrong

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A matriculant predicted poems for his English exam but admitted the next day his predictions were completely wrong. Many who followed his advice were unprepared.

"It's expensive": Woman discovers Camps Bay side that "no one talks about" in viral video

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A travel content creator shared a video showing a hidden side of South Africa in the Klein Karoo. People flooded the comments asking where this untouched spot is.

"We've been bamboozled": US woman compares USA and SA after visiting Joburg and questions everything

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An American woman visiting Johannesburg shared her honest thoughts about what she expected versus what she found. She questioned if America is actually the ghetto.

"He avoided cheating": Mzansi amazed by Gauteng gent proposing to two women at Eastgate Mall

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A man knelt down at Eastgate Mall and proposed to two women at the same time. The viral video left Mzansi with theories about why he would marry both of them.

"The stones nearly ended us": More renovations as Benoni couple transforms house into Bali escape

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A Benoni couple shared an update on their Bali-inspired backyard renovation. They had their biggest tiff yet over white stones for landscaping but kept going.

"No DNA Just RSA": SA ranked number 1 for waking up early in the world at 6:24 AM

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South Africa has been ranked as the country that wakes up the earliest in the world at 6:24 AM on average. The country also gets the least amount of sleep globally.

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