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

1395 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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"I stopped converting": SA woman shows how she's finally managing to live in the UK

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"I can still get more": Gent shows how much food you can get in China with R150 as he orders a feast

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"SA is a movie": Pretoria's Mrs Bullock disturbed by alleged R2 billion Tembisa hospital scandal

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"God bless you": Johannesburg family is blessed with a new home after living in a dilapidated shack

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"This lady doesn't gatekeep": Woman shares how she started lipgloss brand with less than R500

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"It's risky!": SA warns kind woman helping a disabled man cross a street on a rainy day

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A kind woman stopped her car at a busy intersection to help an elderly disabled man who had fallen on the wet road, assisting him safely across the road.

"Have faith": Woman gets real about food struggle before payday as empty fridge shows reality

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a month ago

A woman opened up about living from payday to payday, showing her empty fridge with only bread, eggs and cheese left while waiting for her next salary.

"She's so spiritual": Bride and guests' reactions at a Christian wedding confuse Mzansi

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A bride and guests' emotional reactions at a Christian wedding went viral as viewers questioned why the ceremony felt more like worship than a wedding.

"That's expensive": Couple compares cost of living in SA vs Zimbabwe, leaving Mzansi stunned

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A couple compared grocery prices in South Africa and Zimbabwe, revealing that basic items like Coco Pops and toilet paper cost nearly three times more in Zimbabwe.

"Not all heroes wear capes": Western Cape Sixty60 delivery driver steps in to save burning luxe car

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a month ago

A Checkers Sixty60 delivery driver named Simba rushed to help extinguish a burning luxury vehicle in an estate complex, earning praise from Mzansi.

"Not easy": Domestic worker scores cash after nailing "impossible challenge" from her employer

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A domestic worker scored R100 after successfully completing an impossible physics challenge that involved removing a card from under a balanced golf ball.

"Decaf coffee": Gent dubbed "Black Coffee" lookalike after video of him dancing at groove goes viral

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a month ago

A man dancing at a club has South Africans convinced they're watching DJ Black Coffee after his striking resemblance to the famous DJ sparked over 700,000 views.

"50 missed calls from NASA": Young technical school learner impresses SA with genius creation

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A technical school learner in SA impressed viewers with his homemade device featuring a remote touchscreen system controlled by broken phone glass and complex wiring

"He almost uninstalled you": Before and after pics of Joburg educator's mjolo that has SA worried

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A Joburg educator's before and after photos show extreme weight loss after a relationship, leaving South Africans deeply concerned about toxic mjolo effects.

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