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

2642 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

Author's articles

"Mommy please": Kid gets targeted by family of ducks, calls for mommy to help

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"Is this yours?": Woman shows problems of vlogging in public in Mzansi

People

a year ago

“Haibo, what are we going to do?”: Price comparison of R8k JHB and CPT apartments

People

a year ago

“If you don’t have transport”: Gauteng e-hailer offering free rides to job seekers

People

a year ago

“It knows”: Lion discovers how to escape fences by digging under and squeezing through

South Africa

a year ago

"I thought it was an allergy": Woman thinks she has skin reaction, turns out to be bed bug bites

People

a year ago

"It was the best gift I got": Sis Thembi gives Malcolm thoughtful birthday presents

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Malcolm Wentzel was deeply moved when his housekeeper, Sis Thembi, gave him a mug filled with thoughtful items for his 40th birthday, describing it as the best gift.

“Who is going?”: US woman upset her tax dollars will be used to set up Afrikaner refugee camps

People

a year ago

A US citizen living in SA has expressed outrage that her tax dollars will fund refugee centres in Pretoria for Afrikaans farmers seeking to relocate to America.

“Dancing to Costa Titch in the streets of Los Angeles”: SA dancer pops off to Amapiano in LA

People

a year ago

An SA dancer is wowing crowds in Los Angeles with her impressive amapiano moves, paying tribute to the late Costa Titch while showcasing Mzansi culture abroad.

“From renting to owning a home”: Woman shows how she transformed iron structure into modern home.

Women Empowerment

a year ago

A content creator showed how she moved from renting a flat to owning her own shack home, which she's transformed with modern furniture into a stylish living space.

“I found out that he got married on Saturday”: Woman shows heartbreaking physical state after mjolo

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A woman shared a video showing her devastated physical and emotional state after discovering her partner had married someone else without her knowledge.

“Eish, the accent slips at the worst time”: Afrikaner woman speaking Xhosa messes up the accent

People

a year ago

An Afrikaner woman teaching Xhosa captured a relatable moment when she accidentally pronounced her own name with an English accent during a language demonstration.

“There is no law and order in SA”: Gent shares taxi drivers pulling stunts at a red traffic light

People

a year ago

A motorcyclist captured shocking footage of two taxi drivers dangerously ignoring a red traffic light and nearly causing a collision at a busy intersection.