Nerissa Naidoo

Education: Diploma in Mechanical Draughting, Damelin (2019-2021), TEFL and TESOL certificate, TEFL Universal (2023)

Experience: Human Interest & Crime Updates Journalist, Briefly News (2024–Present); Copy Editor & Fact-Checker, National Today (2023–2025); Content Editor, Entail.ai (2023–2024); Feature Writer, Featherpen.org (2021–2025).

Nerissa Naidoo is a journalist and editor with seven years of publishing experience, specialising in human-interest features, societal developments, and breaking crime updates for Briefly News. Having worked as a copy editor and content accuracy specialist for international publications like National Today and Entail.ai, Nerissa applies rigorous fact-checking and ethical standards to sensitive news stories, including police updates, community affairs, and public safety reporting. Contact: nerissa.naidoo@briefly.co.za

3030 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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"I'd cry": Comrades Marathon runners not making it past the finish line in time leaves SA sad

People

4 months ago

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"This is too much": 8 North West pupils hospitalised after eating snacks from local shop

Family and Relationships

4 months ago

"Twinkle twinkle": Heroic Cape Town officer helps mum with crying baby

Family and Relationships

4 months ago

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"They don't listen": KwaMashu learner dies following energy drink purchase from local shop

Family and Relationships

4 months ago

"We did a thing": Scottish couple driving from Scotland arrive in SA after 330 days on the road

Family and Relationships

4 months ago

"Worst gift": Schalk Bezuidenhout finishes the Comrades Marathon and gets a free ticket for 2027

People

4 months ago

"No answers": SA mourns 1-year-old's death in a pit toilet in Tsolo as community demands justice

Family and Relationships

4 months ago

One-year-old Kungentando Yena died after being found in a pit toilet at an unregistered crèche near Tsolo in the Eastern Cape, with her family demanding answers.

SA's new way to tackle licence disc fraud with number plate scanning technology emerging soon

People

4 months ago

South Africa's Road Traffic Management Corporation plans to replace physical vehicle licence discs with a digital number plate scanning system to tackle fraud.

Johannesburg matric student self-publishes two books while still in high school

Women Empowerment

4 months ago

Johannesburg matric student Naledi Setzin self-published two books during her matric year, a children's story and a poetry chapbook, with a message that inspired.

"I have fought the good fight": SAPS mourns Limpopo fallen officer Colonel Phuti Salome Phoko

Family and Relationships

4 months ago

The SAPS Limpopo laid Colonel Phuti Salome Phoko to rest after the Station Commander of Modimolle passed away on 3 June following more than two decades of service.

"Poor mother": Umlazi woman faces trial over 5-year-old kidnapping and murder after demanding ransom

Family and Relationships

4 months ago

Sibongile Ngwadla from Umlazi is set to go on trial in July for allegedly kidnapping and killing five-year-old Simphiwe Ntobeko Xaba after demanding R60,000.

"The big 5?": Elephant targets man at Kruger as tourists scramble to escape terrifying encounter

People

4 months ago

Tourists at the Kruger National Park had a terrifying close call when a large elephant pushed its trunk into their vehicle and a tusk came close to one of the men.

"You guys are funny": Nigerian man defends SA from trolls after losing the World Cup opening match

People

4 months ago

A Nigerian defended SA after online trolls mocked Bafana Bafana's 2-0 loss to Mexico in the 2026 FIFA opener, reminding critics of SA's unmatched sporting legacy.

"Stop explaining yourself": Ghana man shares message to South Africans amid xenophobia debate

Family and Relationships

4 months ago

A Ghanaian man living in SA told South Africans they owe no one an explanation, saying legally documented foreigners are living peacefully without any problems.

Two Wits professors join Isaac Newton and Einstein as Royal Society Fellows

People

4 months ago

Wits Professor Glenda Gray and Professor Clifford Woolf have been elected as 2026 Fellows of the Royal Society, one of the world's most prestigious institutions.

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