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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SA pumps R1.3 billion into new HIV injection to shed country's highest infection rate title

Family and Relationships

4 months ago

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"No on the Benz": Eastern Cape suspects arrested after two bodies found in Merc panel van

People

4 months ago

"Make money with everything": Man arrested for possession of scorpions at Cape Town Airport

People

4 months ago

"Praying": Rescue efforts to recover missing 21-year-old from a crocodile-infested river continues

Family and Relationships

4 months ago

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"Don't overthink": Kuruman woman leaves retail job to become a farmer with 133 cattle and 147 goats

Women Empowerment

4 months ago

"Remembered forever": Hoërskool Florida mourns death of a learner in heartbreaking tribute

Family and Relationships

4 months ago

"Placed deliberately": Limpopo family demands investigation after finding python on a family grave

Family and Relationships

4 months ago

A Limpopo family is calling for a police investigation after a python was found on their late father's grave, with the son alleging it was placed there deliberately.

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"Cheaper equipment causes this": Pretoria house on fire with suspected solar installation to blame

People

4 months ago

A Pretoria house was caught on video burning, with the owner suspecting a solar installation may have started the blaze while no fire brigade responded.

"It was so hard": Jason Vanporppal surprises Jerome with a car after epic skate across Africa

Family and Relationships

4 months ago

American skateboarder Jason Vanporppal surprised his South African support driver Jerome Joel with a brand new Volvo in a heartwarming moment that moved many.

"I must have bunked": Johannesburg man shares hilarious clip on how God chose to make South Africans

People

4 months ago

A Johannesburg TikToker used a jug of water to show how he thinks God designed South Africans, and the dancing ability part had everyone losing it.

"No one learned anything": Drag race goes wrong as car ploughs into spectators in Phalaborwa

People

4 months ago

A drag race on a public road in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, ended in tragedy after a vehicle lost control and crashed into spectators, leaving 6 critically injured.

"Regional centre for energy": New US deal set to turn around Lesotho's dependence on SA electricity

People

4 months ago

Lesotho has signed a $6.2 billion deal with a US energy company to build a massive hydropower plant that could end its reliance on South Africa for electricity.

"When Cape Town shows off": Surreal Cape Town sunset captured in video over Table Mountain

People

4 months ago

A Cape Town travel photographer captured a stunning sunset over Table Mountain with a vivid rainbow in a clear sky, and South Africans can't get enough of it.

"He was a good person": Two South African men die in the US just months apart

Family and Relationships

4 months ago

Two young South African men working in the United States have died just months apart, leaving families and communities across South Africa heartbroken.

"She kept me going": Western Cape family wiped out in car crash after grandfather's heart attack

Family and Relationships

4 months ago

A Western Cape family is mourning after a crash on Winery Road killed a toddler and her grandparents, with the little girl's funeral falling on her second birthday.

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