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

2233 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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"We are not done": University of Venda student sweeping numerous awards has SA proud

Family and Relationships

a month ago

SA government opens free Mandarin language training opportunity for tourist guides nationwide

People

a month ago

"Someone has come to fool you": Malema's speech about foreigners sparks heated debate in SA

Family and Relationships

a month ago

"Nobody's paying rent": Young man visits the largest white squatter camp in SA at Krugersdorp

Family and Relationships

a month ago

"I love this": Woman shows how parents can claim back from SARS for their children's fees

Family and Relationships

a month ago

"You have excelled": Midrand Baking School class gets SA's attention with stunning wedding cakes

People

a month ago

"Siya being the legend he is": Siya Kolisi and Coolstorybru do a good deed for Cape Town boy in need

Family and Relationships

a month ago

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and Coolstorybru surprised four-year-old Hlelo from Langa, Cape Town, with gifts and support as the young boy battles a kidney disease.

Good news and bad news for fuel prices in SA as June adjustments loom

South Africa

a month ago

SA petrol prices are heading for an increase in June 2026 despite strong over-recoveries, as the government brings back fuel levies that were temporarily cut.

"How will we move from this": KZN woman arrested after ordering hit on her own sister in Camperdown

Family and Relationships

a month ago

A KZN woman has been arrested for allegedly hiring a hitman to murder her sister in Mkhambathini near Pietermaritzburg, with the victim's toddler present.

"What about SAPS?": SA at a loss after seeing men carrying weapons to protect businesses from looters

People

a month ago

A video from Estcourt in KZN showing men carrying what appear to be AK-47s near their businesses during anti-immigration protests has left SA seriously concerned.

"Do not blame...": UK man living in Zambia asks SA to stop going against other Africans

People

a month ago

A UK man living in Zambia reshared a video urging South Africans to stop blaming fellow Africans for the country's problems, sparking a heated debate.

Warning to South Africans using digital and virtual bank cards as fraud risks surface

People

a month ago

A new warning has been issued to people using virtual and digital bank cards, highlighting fraud risks that the rotating CVV security feature cannot always protect.

"Check first": Shoprite under fire in Nigeria as protesters target stores thinking they belong to SA

People

a month ago

Videos show Shoprite stores in Nigeria being targeted by protesters angry about xenophobia in South Africa, but many of these stores are actually owned by Nigerians

"Never ask for a bag at Woollies": Afrikaner shares tips for tourists coming to SA in funny clip

Family and Relationships

a month ago

Afrikaner content creator Stephan van de Merwe shared a hilarious mock guide for tourists visiting South Africa, and locals say he got every single tip spot on.

"SA will never heal": Man sends message to white South Africans after Kruger National Park murders

Family and Relationships

a month ago

A white South African conservationist shared a heartfelt message about race, crime and accountability after the Kruger National Park murders, and SA had a lot to say

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