Nerissa Naidoo

Education: Diploma in Mechanical Draughting, Damelin (2019-2021), TEFL and TESOL certificate, TEFL Universal (2023)

Experience: Human Interest & Crime Updates Journalist, Briefly News (2024–Present); Copy Editor & Fact-Checker, National Today (2023–2025); Content Editor, Entail.ai (2023–2024); Feature Writer, Featherpen.org (2021–2025).

Nerissa Naidoo is a journalist and editor with seven years of publishing experience, specialising in human-interest features, societal developments, and breaking crime updates for Briefly News. Having worked as a copy editor and content accuracy specialist for international publications like National Today and Entail.ai, Nerissa applies rigorous fact-checking and ethical standards to sensitive news stories, including police updates, community affairs, and public safety reporting. Contact: nerissa.naidoo@briefly.co.za

3052 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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"Is Yours Clean?": Mrs Bullock schools critics on what it means to be kind after Adidas shoe drama

People

11 months ago

"Mrs Bullock is such a vibe": Former teacher lives her best life at Grace Mondlana's year-end event

People

11 months ago

"The most beautiful killer": Cape Town woman finds SA's most dangerous sea slugs on Fish Hoek Beach

People

a year ago

"If I can help even one animal": Zimbabwe woman living among monkeys and hippos turns heads

People

a year ago

"Revolutionary": Pretoria woman shares why she's buying land in Gauteng for future generations

Women Empowerment

a year ago

"You just realised": UK man shows what will happen if Africa charged full price for resources

People

a year ago

"I'm not crying": KZN young woman shares emotional clip celebrating her new car with her gogo

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A KZN young woman shared an emotional clip celebrating her new car with her gogo. The moment had over 3 million people watching and crying along.

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"She'll make it": A KZN Grade R student's walk down a red carpet during graduation leaves SA smiling

People

a year ago

A KZN Grade R student's walk down a red carpet during her graduation left SA smiling. The little girl's model-like confidence went viral with over a million views.

"It's South Africa?": Cape Town interior designer's day in the life clip amazes Mzansi with lux home

Women Empowerment

a year ago

A Cape Town interior designer's day in the life clip amazes Mzansi with her luxury home. The beautifully designed space had people questioning if it's really SA.

"Stuck at Kelly Khumalo": Woman shows off her qualifications but Mzansi can't get over her name

Women Empowerment

a year ago

A woman shows off being a 4 times Wits graduate with a biomedical degree, honours, master's and MBBCh, but Mzansi couldn't get over her name being Kelly Khumalo.

"Problem generation": Gent drops scathing video about Ama2k and blames parents

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A gent dropped a bomb, remarking about ama2k, calling out both young people and their parents for the problems in society. Mzansi agreed with his points.

"Call Me Nara Smith": Woman private chef in Zimbabwe shows what it's like to cook healthy meals

People

a year ago

A private chef in Zimbabwe shares a behind-the-scenes look at cooking healthy meals for a family. Her culinary skills shone as she prepared nutritious dishes.

"Dusty streets": Supercar worth R12.8 million causes a stir in Soshanguve'

Cars and Tech

a year ago

A supercar worth R12.8 million caused a stir in Soshanguve as an orange Lamborghini is spotted on the streets, and residents rushed out to see the rare vehicle.

"I got bitten": Australian man gets harassed by mob of meerkats in video that has Mzansi in stitches

People

a year ago

An Australian man gets harassed by a mob of meerkats in a funny video at a wildlife park. His dramatic reactions had people laughing so hard they had to share.

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"Five People Posted": Woman shares how she started her business and only her customers had her back

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A woman shared how she started her business by sending 60 PR packages, but only 5 people posted. Her story about real supporters resonated with Mzansi.

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