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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"Was my gesig": Woman's funny skincare video in Afrikaans has SA entertained

People

5 months ago

"I couldn't be prouder": Gent shows glow up in New Zealand after living in a caravan in SA

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

"An attack on history": Online sleuths zoom in on alleged jewels stolen from the Louvre in France

People

5 months ago

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"You overestimated": Joburg man living with his parents calculates the cost of living to move out

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

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"I'm here to plug you": Beauty content creator shares plug for R23 Crocs birthday sale

People

5 months ago

"Pay it forward": Local tycoon gives R1 million to students struggling to afford tertiary education

People

5 months ago

"I'll be there now now": US woman talks about SA slang she picked up after moving to the country

People

5 months ago

An American woman shared a video showing the fun side of moving abroad after learning SA slang words she now uses daily after moving to the country.

"To help": Gent walks from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town to bring awareness to men's mental health

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

A 30-year-old man from Gqeberha walked 750km from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town to raise awareness about men's mental health and honour his late brother.

"Anything we do is wrong": Gauteng activist Pieter Kriel discusses the world looking down on Africa

People

5 months ago

Gauteng human rights activist Pieter Kriel shared a video discussing how the world views Africa and why he wants the continent to stand independently.

"Good buddies": Port Elizabeth mum has to separate her toddler from their pet dog in funny clip

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

A Port Elizabeth woman shared a video showing how hard she had to try to separate her toddler son from their pet dog, with both refusing to leave each other.

"I was not familiar with your game": US woman praises SA ladies' looks after going down rabbit hole

People

5 months ago

A US content creator shared a video where she praised South African women on their looks, claiming they have it all after people kept asking if she was from SA.

"I am livid": Cape Town's Tracy Lange speaks out about the Milnerton High School incident

People

5 months ago

A Cape Town content creator shared a video on her TikTok page expressing her anger about an incident at Milnerton High School and calling for accountability.

"Africa will rise again": Potchefstroom gent shows how they are restoring the community

People

5 months ago

A Potchefstroom man shared a video on September 2025 showing volunteers cleaning up Resolofetse High School in Ikageng as part of Project 44 in the Northern Cape.

"Please tell them": Polish dancer brings out killer moves but gets called out for wrong song choice

People

5 months ago

A Polish dancer went viral after showing off her fiery Amapiano moves to an SA song, but viewers pointed out she was dancing to a religious prayer song.

"Our world has changed": Handré Pollard's wife shares the first video of their baby girl Isabella

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

Springbok star Handré Pollard's wife, Marise, shared the first video of their newborn baby girl, Isabella Tanya Pollard, on 21 October 2025 on her Instagram page.

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