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

2591 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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“It’s terrible”: US citizen shares clip of Helen Zille shocked by Joburg’s ‘Niagara Falls of sewage’

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The Da extends condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Steve Smit, KZN ‘Monkey Man’

Family and Relationships

18 days ago

South Africa fuel price hike looms in September as diesel could hit R29.79 per litre

People

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“Woman with brains”: University of Zimbabwe woman with dwarfism graduates and moves thousands

Women Empowerment

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“Worth every bite”: SA fitness coach lists chocolate bars under 200 calories each

Family and Relationships

18 days ago

“Tastes lekker”: Pick n Pay R21 one pot meal review sparks budget food buzz in SA

People

18 days ago

An Eastern Cape food blogger tested Pick n Pay’s R20.99 one-pot chicken meal, sparking debate over its taste, price and value for money on her Instagram page.

“Her face was drooping”: Family mistook 18-year-old having a stroke for being bitten by a snake

Family and Relationships

18 days ago

An 18-year-old young woman from KwaZulu-Natal suffered a major stroke at Shelly Beach after her family initially thought she had been bitten by a snake.

“You owe us”: Animal centre calls out Da after giraffe prop in Gauteng sinkhole sparks fake rescue

People

18 days ago

The Owl Rescue Centre criticised the DA after a giraffe prop placed in a Gauteng sinkhole prompted the team to rush from another rescue in Midrand.

“Invest in a strong gate”: CCTV footage captures men trying to force their way into a home

People

18 days ago

CCTV footage from a home in SA showed several men rushing a South African home's gate and trying to force their way inside before it fully closed.

“No rest in Mzansi”: White Gent starts his own ‘Operation Dudula’ targeting illegal street traders

Family and Relationships

18 days ago

A white South African man confronting a street trader over her permit has sparked debate, with viewers comparing his actions to Operation Dudula.

Thusanong hospital nurse assault case transferred to regional court after being postponed to August

People

18 days ago

The case against a patient accused of sexually assaulting and physically attacking a nurse at Thusanong Hospital has been transferred to the Regional Court.

CCTV footage confirms Gautrain gunpoint robbery was fabricated by a 21-year-old passenger

People

18 days ago

A 21-year-old Gautrain passenger admitted he fabricated a gunpoint robbery claim after CCTV footage showed he and his family travelled without incident.

Nigerian and South African MPs clash at CPA Africa Conference over xenophobia claims

Politics

19 days ago

Nigerian and South African delegates clashed at a Malawi conference over how anti-immigrant violence in South Africa should be described, as xenophobia or not.

“I’m sorry, my love”: Gauteng man proposes to girlfriend then crashes new car on same night

Family and Relationships

21 days ago

A Gauteng man's romantic proposal on the evening took a devastating turn when he and his girlfriend were involved in a car accident on the same night.

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