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

2161 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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"What have you done?": Cool Story Bru can't deal with Kurt Darren's new song

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"South Africa, you are amazing": UK woman praises Cape Town mall for TV screens in shopping areas

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

"Thank you": Tom Holland praises SA's Ndlovu Youth Choir for their new Spider-Man trailer tribute

People

2 months ago

"Boom, Mufasa": Mpumalanga woman spots a lion in the Kruger while taking her kids to school

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

"Changed my name": Woman in interracial relationship shares the difficulties her husband faces

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

"I was NOT ready for this": Joburg gent gives his review of his first Soweto derby and SA loves it

People

2 months ago

"I'll be going back every single year": UK man gives his honest reality of living in SA

People

2 months ago

A UK content creator who has visited South Africa 11 times pushed back against the negative media narrative and said the people there are the friendliest.

"They don't have it anywhere in SA": USA woman does R500 challenge at Makro and sets off a frenzy

People

2 months ago

An American woman living in South Africa tried a R500 Makro challenge for the first time and made one comment about a common SA grocery item that set many off.

"Give me 40 of them": SA malva pudding wins over a Mexican and 4 other nationalities in the US

People

2 months ago

A South African woman in the US got friends from five countries to try her malva pudding, and every single one of them had a reaction that made Mzansi proud.

"I'm too South African": Thai-SA woman shares funny clip explaining why she can't leave SA

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

A Thai woman living in South Africa went viral after sharing a hilarious video explaining why going back to Thailand is simply not an option for her.

"I never said": US woman shares her thoughts on SA refugees leaving America and divides the internet

People

2 months ago

A South Carolina woman shared her blunt opinion after reports emerged that some white South African refugees brought to the US want to return home.

"We judge you": Terrified man walks through scorching heat to save his beloved cats

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

A man named Welcome walked through scorching heat and used public transport to bring his two beloved cats to the SPCA after someone threatened to harm them.

"They're dominating": South African scientists studying Antarctica outshine many other countries

People

2 months ago

CoolStory Bru shared how South Africa's small Antarctica research team, backed by UCT, has outranked countries like China, Russia, and top universities.

"I still believe": Top matric achiever shows how life turned out and has SA emotional

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

A top matric achiever opened up about losing all her bursaries and university opportunities because of her parents' migration status, and how she rebuilt her life.

"Even the teeth": Cape Town woman spots Lizzo's SA lookalike and the internet can't unsee it

People

2 months ago

A Cape Town woman went viral after posting a comparison between Grammy-winning singer Lizzo and South African non-binary media star Dominic Zaca.

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