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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"This is nice and cheap": SA teacher in China shows cheap petrol prices abroad and has Mzansi fuming

People

2 months ago

"I thought I had lost my family": Taiwan man finds SA sister after 30 years through Facebook group

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

El Niño returns and South Africa's food prices and harvests could take a serious hit

South Africa

2 months ago

"They are such hard workers": Cape Town woman's praise for Zimbabwean workers draws backlash

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

Friends jump back into rough Eastern Cape surf to save drowning tourist in dramatic beach rescue

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

"Amazing things can happen": One Springbok wife makes Miss SA Top 24 finalists list

Women Empowerment

2 months ago

17 repatriation buses turned back at Beitbridge as more than 8,200 foreign nationals processed

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

The Border Management Authority turned away 17 repatriation buses at the Beitbridge port of entry on 25 June 2026 after they arrived without the right documents.

"No other home": March and March takes over CPT as leader delivers powerful message ahead of 30 June

South Africa

2 months ago

March and March Cape Town leader Busisiwa Sicetsha led a peaceful march through Parklands, calling for the removal of undocumented foreign nationals.

"Her dream came true": Sandton Wits graduate captures mum's reaction to his new house

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

A Sandton man who studied at Wits University shared a video of his mother's emotional reaction walking through his modern double-storey home for the first time.

"Ask SAPS": Alleged SAPS officers conducting raid at a residence leave after alarm is triggered

People

2 months ago

A video showed men in SAPS uniforms with covered faces entering a private property at night, only to leave immediately after the alarm triggered.

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Ebola response raised to highest level as outbreak in DRC tops 300 deaths

Africa

2 months ago

The US CDC raised its Ebola response to its highest emergency level on 26 June 2026 as the outbreak in the DRC surpassed 1,200 confirmed cases and 300 deaths.

City of Johannesburg cracks down on illegal billboards from big brands

South Africa

2 months ago

The City of Johannesburg has intensified its crackdown on illegal outdoor advertising, publicly removing and naming billboards from major brands including Netflix.

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Wash plant uncovered outside Potchefstroom as authorities crack down on illicit fuel network

South Africa

2 months ago

An illegal fuel wash plant was uncovered on a farm outside Potchefstroom in the North West, where criminals were allegedly stripping chemical markers from paraffin.

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New study finds pharmaceuticals, pesticides and heavy metals contaminating False Bay waters

South Africa

2 months ago

A UCT study published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin found pharmaceutical compounds, herbicides and heavy metals contaminating the water of False Bay.

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"Who is ready?": Nando's roasts KFC with cheeky Bafana Bafana dig ahead of South Korea clash

South Africa

2 months ago

Nando's dropped a perfectly timed post roasting KFC ahead of Bafana Bafana's 3AM World Cup clash against South Korea and South Africa could not stop laughing.

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