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

2595 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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"The bread is in protective custody": Woman complains about R21 bread price and has SA in stitches

People

5 months ago

"Your future feels like a game": Student blames AI after getting rejected from 100 job applications

People

5 months ago

"Don't sleep on PEP": Joburg woman finds imported luxe item at PEP and has SA doing a double take

People

5 months ago

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"I have not been paid in two months": SA woman in Korea shares horrible experience working abroad

Confessions

5 months ago

"Let's try some": British woman tries SA snacks and gives her honest verdict

People

5 months ago

"We are in international headlines": CoolStory Bru weighs in on Mel and Peet Viljoen's arrest in USA

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

"When Durban was Durban": 1993 Victoria Street throwback pic goes viral and has SA nostalgic

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

A man shared two precious 1993 throwback photos taken on Victoria Street in Durban with his late father, and the post had South Africans flooded with nostalgia.

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"Friday the 13th just got better": SA hyped over R13 deals at Food Lovers' Market

People

5 months ago

A Durban content creator shared Food Lovers' Market's one-day R13 specials covering fresh produce, meats, and baked goods, and SA had a lot to say about it.

"Who remembers this?": Throwback ghost prank on taxi driver resurfaces and has SA in stitches

People

5 months ago

A young woman revives a classic ghost prank, leaving South Africans in stitches. Join the laughter as Kwetla Tersia Lesekane's hilarious antics resurface online.

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"No funding": Woman celebrates property achievement without inheritance in Kanana

Women Empowerment

5 months ago

A young woman from Kanana is building her own property from scratch with no inheritance, funding or connections and South Africans are cheering her on.

"I caught a beast!": Snake handler catches beast of a mamba in KZN ceiling

People

5 months ago

A KZN reptile rescuer Nick Evans climbed barefoot into a home ceiling in Karwastan and came face to face with a black mamba he estimates at around 2.7 metres.

"Why would you?": Customer's complaint leads to retail store pulling product off the shelves

People

5 months ago

A customer weighed their Checkers Ready to Braai chicken separately from the sauce and shared what they found, leading to the product being pulled from shelves.

"Getting compliments": Canadian polyglot's deep dive of different dialects of Afrikaans impresses SA

People

5 months ago

A Canadian broke down the three main dialects of Afrikaans spoken in South Africa, and native speakers in the comments said his accuracy was almost unsettling.

"Go get those degrees": Woman shows PhD holder's salary at Unisa that has SA completely stunned

People

5 months ago

A woman shared a Unisa professor's payslip after the PhD holder sent it in, and the R142,000 net pay had her telling everyone to go back to school.

"Is it chicken?": SA woman has funny food experience after buying 'chicken' from Bangkok food stall

People

5 months ago

A woman trying street food in Bangkok thought she was eating chicken until she got a proper look at the meat on her plate, and her reaction had the internet in tears

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