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

2594 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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"Nessie on vacation": SANParks stuns SA with rare unrealistic sighting of water creature at Orpen

People

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"What is that nana": Western Cape gent pranks Checkers employee with funny cucumber pronunciation

People

4 months ago

"Better behaved": Baboon has SA falling in love with his table manners in Kruger National Park

People

4 months ago

"Holding death": KZN snake catcher leaves Mzansi stunned after facing off against a black mamba

People

4 months ago

"Hallelujah": Over 35,000 pilgrims attend ZCC Easter event in Limpopo

Family and Relationships

4 months ago

"We cannot trust": Joburg woman complains about service delivery after SARS collects R2 trillion

People

5 months ago

"You send your child to camp and they do not come back": Pretoria learner dies on camping trip

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

A learner from Hoërskool Waterkloof in Pretoria passed away during a camping trip, leaving the school community devastated and calling for answers.

"R400 000, sold": Dog sold at an auction leaves SA confused and in disbelief

People

5 months ago

A video of a dog being auctioned off for R400,000 has South Africans confused and in stitches, but there is a very good reason this dog costs so much.

"Ke mang?": Afrikaans primary school students in North West melt hearts learning Setswana

People

5 months ago

A Vryburg Afrikaans primary school's Grade 1 Setswana class went viral after pupils answered their teacher's questions in the language with ease, melting hearts.

"Safety shouldn't be a privilege": 16-year-old SA teen from Limpopo invents women's safety device

Women Empowerment

5 months ago

A 16-year-old girl from Limpopo built a discreet earring that captures photos, tracks location, and alerts police and the world is taking notice.

"It hits different": Eastern Cape woman in tears after SARS deducts R2,600 from salary

People

5 months ago

An Eastern Cape woman broke down in tears after opening her payslip and seeing how much SARS had deducted, and her video has thousands sharing their stories.

"Let us take you for a push": New Uber service joke after petrol price increase leaves SA amused

People

5 months ago

Comedian Themba Robin shared a brilliantly produced spoof advert for "Uber Push" on April Fool's Day, poking fun at South Africa's record petrol price increase.

"We are over tested": Woman doing her masters abroad shares why studying there is easier than in SA

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

A South African woman doing her master's degree in Ireland says students who made it through a South African university are far better prepared than they think.

"Very very sad": SA mourns death of one conjoined twin separated in groundbreaking Limpopo surgery

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

One of the conjoined twin boys successfully separated in a historic Limpopo surgery has passed away after developing a severe post-operative infection.

"More than just unleaded": Engen employees' fun Pitch Perfect dance has Mzansi loving them

Women Empowerment

5 months ago

Engen employees in Mbombela went viral after performing the 'Pitch Perfect' Bellas routine in full uniform outside the forecourt, and Mzansi couldn't get enough.

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