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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“My clan name”: Cape Town woman speaks isiXhosa to a chief and leaves Mzansi speechless

People

29 days ago

“It’s for motivation”: SADTU teacher pays R200 from his own pocket to students who got distinctions

People

29 days ago

“It’s correct”: Richards Bay Secondary School opera performance leaves Mzansi amazed

Family and Relationships

29 days ago

“It’s difficult”: Posa activist waits 3.5 hours for ambulance as his mother fights for her life

Family and Relationships

30 days ago

“She’s beautiful”: JP Duminy goes public with new partner Alannah White, SA gushes over the couple

Family and Relationships

30 days ago

“You forgot biltong”: SA woman shows 3 suitcases of South African snacks she brought back to the USA

People

30 days ago

“Made my Monday”: Kevin Fraser’s millennial Monday dance video has Mzansi feeling 14 again

Family and Relationships

30 days ago

Comedian Kevin Fraser's nostalgic Millennial Monday dance video that he shared on his Instagram page has South Africans reminiscing about their teenage years.

“Not for cry babies”: Col Chris Wyatt slams SA refugees over trivial complaints

Family and Relationships

30 days ago

Colonel Chris Wyatt hit out at South African refugees in the US after complaints about hotel cutlery and clinic distances, sparking heated debate online.

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"I'm a mum, a woman, and I'm fast": A look into the life of Africa's fastest stock turbo GT-R racer

Women Empowerment

30 days ago

Karen Naidoo from KZN, known as "Sexy Mum Racing," holds Africa's fastest stock turbo GT-R record, proving motherhood and motorsport can coexist.

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"Courage isn't the absence of fear": KZN drag racer Razia Cassim rewrites the rules of motorsport

Women Empowerment

30 days ago

Newcastle's Razia Cassim overcame her fear of speed after losing her father in a car accident to become one of SA's fastest female drag racers today.

“With our old accounts?”: MySpace is making a comeback with top 8, profile songs and no algorithms

People

30 days ago

Myspace owners Tim and Chris Vanderhook have announced plans to relaunch their platform with features like Top 8, profile songs and no algorithms soon.

Cape Town’s ‘Templar of the Cape’ dons a superhero costume to fight litter

People

30 days ago

A mysterious masked figure known as the Templar of the Cape has been spotted cleaning up litter across the Mother City, inspired by real-life superhero movements.

“Tag Nando’s now”: Pretoria watchmaker turns Nando’s sauce bottle cap into a masterpiece

People

30 days ago

A Pretoria watchmaker transformed a Nando's peri-peri bottle cap into a fully working timepiece, leaving South Africans calling for the brand to reward him.

“What do I know”: Vusi Thembekwayo says retired Whitey Basson could fix home affairs within a year

People

a month ago

Entrepreneur Vusi Thembekwayo says retired Shoprite CEO Whitey Basson could turn Home Affairs around within a year, sparking debate about competence.

“So Sorry”: Hoërskool Brits mourns Grade 10 Learner Jaco de lange After Fatal Car Accident

Family and Relationships

a month ago

Hoërskool Brits shared a condolence message for Grade 10 learner Jaco de Lange, after his family was involved in a car accident that claimed two lives.

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