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

1391 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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"What the heck?": British woman living in Zimbabwe shows her TikTok earnings

People

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"Pray for me, ladies": UK woman spills the tea about her date with a South African man

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a month ago

"R275 for all of this": Woman shares cookie factory plug in Johannesburg

People

a month ago

"How cute is this": Joburg woman shares plug for affordable cotton clothing

People

a month ago

"They're going to party": Ramaphosa's reaction to Bafana Bafana World Cup qualification goes viral

People

a month ago

"Over R10,000 for September": SA woman shares her earnings from passive income in September

People

a month ago

"Thank you for the support": George karate team brings home 6 medals from Gabs Open Karate Showdown

People

a month ago

A George karate instructor celebrated six students who represented South Africa at an international championship in Botswana and brought home six medals.

"I cannot believe it": Cool Story Bru gets emotional as Bafana qualify on merit for World Cup 2026

People

a month ago

A content creator shared an emotional video celebrating Bafana Bafana's qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and Mzansi couldn't contain their excitement.

"I just thank God": Survivor speaks out after horrific Limpopo accident

People

a month ago

A survivor of the deadly Limpopo bus crash shared his emotional account of the accident that killed 42 people, and he thanked God for saving his life.

"Don't hate": Joburg content creator shares breakdown of how she makes money on Facebook

People

a month ago

A Johannesburg content creator shared a video explaining how she makes money on Facebook through engagement rather than followers, and people had questions.

"It's very fast": Mzansi excited for Cape Town's car license renewal drive-thru service

People

a month ago

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis shared a video showing the city's first vehicle licence renewal drive-thru, and South Africans loved the quick service.

"Is there space for this?": Cape Town gent discusses unbelievable cities being built in Gauteng

People

a month ago

A Cape Town content creator discussed two new mega-city projects being built in Gauteng, and South Africans had mixed reactions about the developments.

"To put food on the table": Pretoria worker shows why retail is not for the faint-hearted

People

a month ago

A Pretoria woman who works at a grocery store shared a video showing what it's like working in retail, and people related to the exhausting reality of the job.

"War is over": Gaza woman's reaction to the end of the Gaza war gets over 20 million views

People

a month ago

A woman from Gaza shared an emotional video celebrating the ceasefire after two years of conflict, and the clip went viral with over 20 million views.

"Keep showing up": SA woman shows her hourglass figure after her weight loss journey

People

a month ago

A South African fitness content creator shared a video showing her body transformation from March to September 2025, and people were inspired by her health journey.

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