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

Author's articles

“So sad”: Tiffindell, SA’s only ski resort sits abandoned 5 years after pandemic closure

South Africa

a month ago

Hundreds of international graduates protest in Calgary after Canada refuses work permits

World

a month ago

IT specialist arrested in Parys as natis vehicle licensing cartel busted

People

a month ago

“It wil go missing”: Saps seizes 95kg of cocaine worth R28 million at OR Tambo International Airport

People

a month ago

“Where are the security?”: Women walk into Woolworths in towel and lingerie, leave SA fuming

People

a month ago

Madiba square fire victims in Imizamo Yethu appeal for aid after blaze

People

a month ago

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Wits study finds new HIV treatment doravirine causes less weight gain than dolutegravir

People

a month ago

A South African clinical trial has found a new HIV treatment regimen causes significantly less weight gain than the standard dolutegravir treatment.

“Not good pay”: 5 degrees with the lowest starting salaries in South Africa revealed

South Africa

a month ago

A TikTok content creator broke down the five degrees with the lowest starting salaries for South African graduates, sparking an intense debate online.

“Help them”: 450 refugees stranded on Moore Road in Durban with 41 children under 4 years old

Family and Relationships

a month ago

Around 450 refugees, including dozens of young children, have been stranded on Moore Road in Durban since mid-May 2026 with no shelter or sanitation.

“Run”: Woman shows Cape Town store worthmore selling R50 leather boots

People

a month ago

A Cape Town content creator revealed a Lansdowne thrift store that is selling a variety of leather winter boots for just R50, sending Mzansi into a frenzy.

“We need their genes”: SA white population projected to drop to 2% by 2066, global netizens react

Family and Relationships

a month ago

New projections showed how South Africa's white population could shrink to just 2% by 2066, sparking reactions from social media users worldwide.

Mark Shuttleworth gave his domestic worker and gardener R1 million each after selling Thawte

Family and Relationships

a month ago

Mark Shuttleworth handed R1 million bonuses to all 57 of his employees, including domestic workers and gardeners, after selling Thawte for R3.5 billion.