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

Author's articles

"Have mercy": Bakkie goes over cliff on R40 between Nelspruit and Witrivier in horrible accident

People

5 months ago

"It's a dream": Top achiever from Alberton High seeks Mzansi's help to visit Harvard and Yale

People

5 months ago

"Nothing catastrophic yet": Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has South African woman in Jamaica nervous

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

"All that for dry chicken": Woolies chicken hype causes long store lines, leaving SA buzzing

People

5 months ago

"Not me but my car": Eastern Cape woman's car gets invited for young man's matric dance entrance

People

5 months ago

"It really depends": Gent shares insight about TEFL salaries in China, revealing what affects pay

People

5 months ago

"So thankful": Alleged Afrikaner refugee speaks about life in the US after moving from SA

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

A woman claiming to be a South African Afrikaner refugee shared a video in October 2025 expressing her gratitude for her new life in Dallas, Texas.

"May your soul rest": South Africans moved by old video of young women brutally killed in Mamelodi

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

A woman living in Polokwane shared a video as a tribute, as South Africa mourned the loss of two cousins who were killed in Mamelodi East on 26 October 2025.

"I just registered": Joburg matriculant shares free study tools that help her get ready for exams

Women Empowerment

5 months ago

A Johannesburg woman shared a video saying that she registered for the matric exams in May/June 2026 and showed four free study tools she uses to study.

"Inspiration yami": Inspiring woman becomes first PhD graduate in her entire family at UKZN

Women Empowerment

5 months ago

A KZN mum and wife shared pictures in September where she celebrated becoming the first PhD graduate in her entire family after studying at UKZN.

"Whoa whoa whoa": Prank video of supercar tyres getting slashed resurfaces online

People

5 months ago

A prank video showing a man slashing a sports car's tyre at a petrol station resurfaced online and fooled people again, getting over 1.3 million views.

"It's done": Video tour of completed MyCiTi bus depot project in the Cape Flats goes viral

People

5 months ago

A Cape Town man gave a video tour of the completed MyCiTi bus depot in the Cape Flats, and South Africans praised the R430 million project that will help thousands.

"It's nothing this one": Street seller refuses 1 million Zimbabwe dollars for toilet paper

People

5 months ago

A British businessman tried to buy toilet paper from a street vendor in Zimbabwe using a 1 million dollar note, but the seller just laughed and refused the currency.