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

1935 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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"Free them": Video of warm welcome for Palestinian refugees at airport gets SA talking

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

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"I was wrong": Cape Town matriculant humbled by English poem exams after getting predictions wrong

People

5 months ago

"It's expensive": Woman discovers Camps Bay side that "no one talks about" in viral video

People

5 months ago

"We've been bamboozled": US woman compares USA and SA after visiting Joburg and questions everything

People

5 months ago

"He avoided cheating": Mzansi amazed by Gauteng gent proposing to two women at Eastgate Mall

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

"The stones nearly ended us": More renovations as Benoni couple transforms house into Bali escape

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

"No DNA Just RSA": SA ranked number 1 for waking up early in the world at 6:24 AM

People

5 months ago

South Africa has been ranked as the country that wakes up the earliest in the world at 6:24 AM on average. The country also gets the least amount of sleep globally.

"She changed the trajectory of my life": Gent shares why he married his best friend of over 7 years

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

A South African content creator shared an extract from his wedding speech about his wife, explaining how they went from being friends to starting a family together.

"It's God": Mpumalanga lady goes viral for driving a car worth R2 million with a learner driver sign

Women Empowerment

5 months ago

A 26-year-old woman from Mpumalanga explained why she has a learner's sign on her R2.2 million Mercedes V-Class, the first car she's ever driven in her life.

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"This one she made it": Durban Hillcrest trolley dash winner scores big with R5,000 shopping spree

People

5 months ago

Thaloshney won a R5,000 trolley dash at Hillcrest Corner and chose Checkers for her strategic shopping that impressed viewers as she grabbed essentials in quickly.

"Smell the coffee": Pieter Kriel weighs in on Donald Trump's boycott of the G20 summit in SA

People

5 months ago

Human rights activist Pieter Kriel called out two groups for spreading messages he believes influenced Donald Trump's decision to boycott the G20 summit

"This is a heist": Lady scores big with McDonald's R30 deal and Mzansi wants to know how

People

5 months ago

A young woman went viral after sharing a video of herself carrying multiple McDonald's R30 meals. People wanted to know how she pulled off getting more than one.

"An act of cultural respect": SA mining giant returns looted treasure to Ghana

People

5 months ago

AngloGold Ashanti returned over 130 gold and bronze artefacts to Asante king Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The treasures include items taken during the 1900 siege of Kumasi.

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"Just surviving": South African woman shares hardships she experienced while working in Korea

People

5 months ago

A South African teacher working in Korea shared how she lost 3 jobs in under a year, faced unpaid salaries, and was kicked out of her home with days to find work.

"It was quite a process": Snake found hiding under a bakkie at a garage in Windhoek

People

5 months ago

A man brought his bakkie to a Windhoek garage only to discover a snake had nested underneath. The video showed the tricky process of removing the unwanted guest.

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