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

2034 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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"No Apple Pay": SA woman shares hilarious culture shock after nearly getting kicked out of a store

Confessions

a month ago

"You've got 60 days": Gent discusses SA draft national AI policy open for public comment

People

a month ago

"Her self-esteem": Mum in South Korea shows how she is normalising being a foreigner for her child

Family and Relationships

a month ago

"It's surreal": US gent skateboarding to Cape Town from Uganda has Mzansi rallying behind him

People

a month ago

Deputy President Paul Mashatile hands over title deeds to Sebilong community in Limpopo

People

a month ago

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Durban welcomes 4 500 tourists aboard the Queen Mary 2

South Africa

a month ago

"God help us": Nigerian woman shares honest reasons why South African women can't live in Nigeria

Family and Relationships

a month ago

A Nigerian woman living in South Africa posted a video warning SA women about the realities of relocating to Nigeria, focusing on electricity outages.

Exclusive

“It better taste like generational wealth”: Cape Town man unimpressed with cookies for over R20k

Family and Relationships

a month ago

A Cape Town man found a box of 200 macarons at Ladurée at the V&A Waterfront priced at R27,999 and his reaction has SA feeling very poor about it.

"She can't lie": Malcolm Wentzel pranks domestic worker Thembi with a drink taste test

Family and Relationships

a month ago

Malcolm Wentzel set up a drink taste test prank on Sis Thembi during a fake advertisement shoot and her brutally honest reaction had South Africa absolutely howling.

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"That's illegal": KZN cash and carry supermarket paying workers just over R10 an hour under fire

People

a month ago

A LACO member posted a video of workers shutting down a KZN cash and carry store over allegations that employees are being paid just R12 per hour.

"The whole store is on sale": Woman shows Joburg Jet store with almost all items on sale

People

a month ago

A woman shared photos from inside the Jet store on Eloff Street in the Joburg CBD showing red sale signs across almost every section of the store with items on sale.

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"We demand the end result": House with permanent concrete furniture leaves the internet divided

People

a month ago

A home being built with concrete couch frames permanently fixed to the walls and floor has divided the internet, with some calling it genius and others laughing.

"If this isn't love then I don't know": Woman surprises husband with his late mom's tombstone

Family and Relationships

a month ago

A young woman secretly erected a tombstone for her husband's late mother and surprised him with it at the graveyard, sparking an emotional reaction.

"And then?": UK woman living in Johannesburg shares her favourite South African words and phrases

People

a month ago

A London woman living in Johannesburg shared her favourite South African words and phrases on TikTok and South Africans cannot stop laughing with her.

"Not many can say this": Proud moment for Mrs Bullock as she gets to star in a Netflix show

Family and Relationships

a month ago

Former teacher and content creator Mrs Bullock shared a behind-the-scenes look at her day on a Netflix production, and SA cannot stop celebrating her glow-up.

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