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

1875 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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“Got the whole club dancing”: South African in Sweden shows Swedish people turning up to gqom

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3 months ago

"Beautiful creation": Photographer shares photos of stunning full moon in Cape Town Waterfront

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4 months ago

“If it chases you”: Black mamba sighting near Wild Coast Sun leaves Mzansi on edge

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4 months ago

“Can we do this in January?”: Gent teaches peeps Afrikaans but gets hilarious reactions in response

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4 months ago

“They’ll jack up the price”: Woman shows off Nando’s soft serve with reactions that have SA worried

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4 months ago

“It’s the thought”: Eastern Cape sweet mum buys matching Christmas dresses for her and daughter

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4 months ago

“Shein did me dirty”: Pretoria woman’s online shopping fail leaves Mzansi baffled

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4 months ago

Pretoria woman’s maternity dress order from Shein turned into a funny fail with a huge dress and sizing mix-up. South Africans share their laughs and advice.

“Accent 100%, English 10%”: Woman’s niece tries to speak in English but melts hearts

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4 months ago

A woman shared a video of her niece trying to speak English. The toddler spoke gibberish that sounded like English whilst using facial expressions and gestures.

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"Your parents did a great job": Pretoria matric student driving lux vehicle to school goes viral

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4 months ago

A Pretoria matric student shared her last school vlog driving a Porsche. Her humble responses in the comments had people praising her parents for raising her well.

"I want to be a husband": Johannesburg woman shows how she feeds her man when he works from home

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4 months ago

A Johannesburg woman shares what her husband eats when working from home. The video showed her preparing three meals and two snacks throughout the day.

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"I was flabbergasted": Cape Town gent asks about Woolies eggs expiry date in hilarious video

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4 months ago

A Western Cape gentleman sparks laughter as he questions Woolies eggs' black stamps and expiry dates, prompting hilarious netizen reactions and explanations.

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"Maybe I'm the only one who didn't know": Johannesburg woman shows how she made R5k with Facebook

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4 months ago

A Johannesburg content creator made R5,000 in one month by posting on Facebook. She explained how she links her Instagram and TikTok to earn money.

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“Build a garage”: KwaZulu-Natal woman’s method of protecting her car from hail sparks debate

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4 months ago

A Pietermaritzburg woman protected her VW from hail using blankets and a sponge. Her method sparked debate, with some asking why she doesn't have a garage.

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"Stop feeding them pap": Cameroon gent shares which countries have been destroyed by the Springboks

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4 months ago

A Cameroonian comedian shared a video listing the Springboks' top 10 highest scoring matches. He joked that SA should stop feeding their team pap for extra strength.

"Festive is gonna start": Ravensmead Cape Town community gets a new pool for summer

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4 months ago

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis opened a community pool in Ravensmead for the festive season. The video of him jumping in with excited children went viral.

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