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

2598 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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"I dream about this": European woman shares what she misses about SA when she goes back home

Family and Relationships

6 months ago

"May you be very blessed": Afrikaner refugee shows food bank haul from US government

Family and Relationships

6 months ago

"Oh my God!": Mum gifts son an 'iPhone' and his reaction melts Mzansi's heart

Family and Relationships

6 months ago

"No one believed me": Ugandan man sells his pricey Mercedes, builds electric car from scratch

People

6 months ago

"I want the luxury": Western Cape woman in the USA shares the most difficult part of living abroad

Family and Relationships

6 months ago

"It was Japanese": Joburg woman shares R20k restaurant bill from Cape Town Valentine's Day date

Family and Relationships

6 months ago

"Did you just cough at the end?": Makhi Thee Swappa Queen stuns SA with more daring cement content

People

6 months ago

Mpumalanga content creator Makhi Thee Swappa Queen covered herself in cement for her latest viral video, but it was the cough at the end that had many worried.

"Don't blame them": SA defends municipality after complaints about 3 units of electricity for R100

People

6 months ago

A Cape Town councillor shared a receipt showing a tenant received only 3.3 units for R100 due to a landlord's R303,000 debt, and South Africans defended them.

"Something strange is happening": Dead crabs at Cape Town beach raise concern

People

6 months ago

Hundreds of dead crabs washed up on Big Bay Beach in Cape Town, with a content creator pointing to the recent opening of Moppers Lagoon and dropping oxygen levels.

"It was bad": Cape Town young man shares why his family moved to SA from the US

Family and Relationships

6 months ago

A young American now living in Cape Town shared the real reasons his family left the US for South Africa, from safety and education to cost of living.

"Sitting with body aches": Afrikaans influencer duo practise with Handre Pollard and the Blue Bulls

People

6 months ago

Two Afrikaans TikTok influencers spent a hilarious day on the training field with the Vodacom Bulls and Handre Pollard ahead of their URC match against the Sharks.

"We ate and peed handcuffed": Nigerian man documents US deportation after 10 months in ICE detention

Family and Relationships

6 months ago

A Nigerian man documented his deportation from the US after 10 months in ICE detention, describing a 36-hour flight in handcuffs with no breaks without moving.

"Series coming out Feb 25th": Candace Owens sparks intrigue with investigative series on Erika Kirk

Family and Relationships

6 months ago

Candace Owens dropped a trailer for her investigative series after a meeting with Charlie Kirk's widow failed to stop her from pushing her theories about his death.

"So what do we use now?": SA woman shares list of sanitary pads with hormone-disrupting chemicals

Family and Relationships

6 months ago

A UFS study found hormone-disrupting chemicals in popular South African sanitary pads and liners. Here is the full list of products tested and what the NCC is doing.

"It literally means I see you": Joburg woman explains why she loves the Zulu language

People

6 months ago

A South African TikTok creator shared why she loves the Zulu language, and her take on the meaning behind sawubona had Mzansi reacting with pride.

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