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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"Fans play a vital role": Mama Joy 'replaced' as another fan heads to Mexico for the 2026 World Cup

People

2 months ago

"May her soul rest in peace": 5 learners involved in a hit-and-run in Lenasia South as 1 passes away

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

"Comforted by poison": Engineer warns about toxic chemicals in fabric softener

People

2 months ago

"He wants to quit alcohol": Man sets Kimberley liquor store on fire and ends up catching alight

People

2 months ago

"The city falls": Nearly 20 shacks found inside hijacked buildings in Germiston

People

2 months ago

"We are a happy lot": Asian man amazed with Spur birthday celebrations in SA

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

Gauteng named epicentre of luxury car fraud linked to fraudulent traffic registration numbers

South Africa

2 months ago

An investigation found that almost 90% of vehicles registered by foreign nationals lacked immigration records, including Porsches illegally registered to Nigerians.

Ghost employees cost SA R3.9bn in 2025 as Home Affairs launches new system to end payroll fraud

People

2 months ago

The Department of Home Affairs announced a new real-time digital verification portal launching on 15 June 2026 to tackle ghost employees after payroll fraud.

"I've never paid so little": Gauteng woman shows where to get a R35 breakfast in Pretoria

People

3 months ago

A Gauteng woman shared a clip of The Tasting Room in Waterkloof, Pretoria where she got a full cooked breakfast for just R35, and left many making plans to visit.

"So sad": Clip of Pietermaritzburg before ANC leadership has SA feeling nostalgic

People

3 months ago

A clip of Pietermaritzburg as it once looked has left South Africans feeling nostalgic, with hundreds sharing memories and debating the state of the country today.

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"Contrary to evidence": SA director fined R500k for lying about having a PhD

People

3 months ago

The Financial Services Tribunal has dismissed former EOH director Anushka Bogdanov's appeal against her fine and ban after she was found to have lied about her PhD.

"His light will never fade": Stellenbosch mourns death of student Antonio Britto at 22

Family and Relationships

3 months ago

Stellenbosch University is mourning the death of 22-year-old student Antonio Britto, a fourth-year International Relations student and music community volunteer.

South African homeowners can now measure their property's energy performance

People

3 months ago

LookSee and SANEDI have launched a free Energy and Carbon Performance Rating for South African homes, showing homeowners how their energy usage is.

"They will deal with you": Limpopo runner bumps into pack of wild dogs on morning run

People

3 months ago

A Hoedspruit safari guide and wildlife photographer came face to face with a pack of 14 wild dogs during her morning run, and the video has SA amazed and terrified.

"Her family is deeply concerned": Details about missing single mother from Heidelberg emerge

Family and Relationships

3 months ago

Tamara Kassienath, a 27-year-old single mother from Heidelberg in Gauteng, has been missing since 15 May after reporting abuse and returning home with injuries.

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