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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"We did a thing": Scottish couple driving from Scotland arrive in SA after 330 days on the road

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

"Worst gift": Schalk Bezuidenhout finishes the Comrades Marathon and gets a free ticket for 2027

People

2 months ago

"No answers": SA mourns 1-year-old's death in a pit toilet in Tsolo as community demands justice

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

SA's new way to tackle licence disc fraud with number plate scanning technology emerging soon

People

2 months ago

Johannesburg matric student self-publishes two books while still in high school

Women Empowerment

2 months ago

"I have fought the good fight": SAPS mourns Limpopo fallen officer Colonel Phuti Salome Phoko

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

"Poor mother": Umlazi woman faces trial over 5-year-old kidnapping and murder after demanding ransom

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

Sibongile Ngwadla from Umlazi is set to go on trial in July for allegedly kidnapping and killing five-year-old Simphiwe Ntobeko Xaba after demanding R60,000.

"The big 5?": Elephant targets man at Kruger as tourists scramble to escape terrifying encounter

People

2 months ago

Tourists at the Kruger National Park had a terrifying close call when a large elephant pushed its trunk into their vehicle and a tusk came close to one of the men.

"You guys are funny": Nigerian man defends SA from trolls after losing the World Cup opening match

People

2 months ago

A Nigerian defended SA after online trolls mocked Bafana Bafana's 2-0 loss to Mexico in the 2026 FIFA opener, reminding critics of SA's unmatched sporting legacy.

"Stop explaining yourself": Ghana man shares message to South Africans amid xenophobia debate

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

A Ghanaian man living in SA told South Africans they owe no one an explanation, saying legally documented foreigners are living peacefully without any problems.

Two Wits professors join Isaac Newton and Einstein as Royal Society Fellows

People

2 months ago

Wits Professor Glenda Gray and Professor Clifford Woolf have been elected as 2026 Fellows of the Royal Society, one of the world's most prestigious institutions.

SA pumps R1.3 billion into new HIV injection to shed country's highest infection rate title

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

SA has committed R1.3 billion to roll out Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection, in a major push to reduce new infections and change its HIV status.

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"No on the Benz": Eastern Cape suspects arrested after two bodies found in Merc panel van

People

2 months ago

Two men were arrested in Nqanqarhu in the Eastern Cape after police found two dead bodies wrapped in plastic bags in the back of their Mercedes-Benz panel van.

"Make money with everything": Man arrested for possession of scorpions at Cape Town Airport

People

2 months ago

A 28-year-old man was arrested at Cape Town International Airport after 150 live venomous scorpions were found hidden between his clothes in his luggage.

"Praying": Rescue efforts to recover missing 21-year-old from a crocodile-infested river continues

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

Search and rescue teams are battling crocodiles, hippos, strong currents and icy water in the Crocodile River in Mpumalanga to find 21-year-old Zenande Chiloane.

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