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

2619 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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"Social anxiety is scared of you": Man brings a pot of pap to KFC and Mzansi has mixed reactions

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"Don't comply": SA divided over Eskom's latest ruling on solar power users

People

10 months ago

"This is top 5": UK podcasters can't stop raving after reviewing SA's luxury biscuits

People

10 months ago

"They can't take it": Woman confronts ex-boyfriend, demands R385k she lent him during relationship

Family and Relationships

10 months ago

"Near SPAR": Gent shows vendors in a shack "shopping centre" in Nzhelele preparing for morning rush

People

10 months ago

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"Be careful": Gauteng man warns shoppers after seeing a rat infestation at a local supermarket

People

10 months ago

"You can fight me": Sundeep Fernandes and Masood Boomgaard battle over South African vs. Indian food

People

10 months ago

Comedians Sundeep Fernandes and Masood Boomgaard had a heated debate about whether Indian or SA food is better, sparking thousands of comments online.

"Drop the bug": SA dusted by mum's coded answers to daughter quiz on relationship red flags

Family and Relationships

10 months ago

A woman asked her mom to identify relationship red flags but was secretly describing her mom's own habits, and the internet loved her honest responses.

"What are you doing?": Gogo gets stressed by a spider filter prank, leaving Mzansi in stitches

Family and Relationships

10 months ago

A woman pranked her grandmother with a spider TikTok filter, and the gogo's terrified reaction went viral with over 500,000 views as Mzansi laughed.

"Have mercy": Bakkie goes over cliff on R40 between Nelspruit and Witrivier in horrible accident

People

10 months ago

A digital creator shared a video on his Facebook page, showing a bakkie being driven on the wrong side of the road before going over a cliff on the R40.

"It's a dream": Top achiever from Alberton High seeks Mzansi's help to visit Harvard and Yale

People

10 months ago

A 13-year-old Grade 8 learner shared a video on 27 October 2025 asking for help to raise R90,000 for an academic tour to visit Harvard, MIT and Yale.

"Nothing catastrophic yet": Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has South African woman in Jamaica nervous

Family and Relationships

10 months ago

A South African woman living in Jamaica shared a video a few hours before Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 hurricane, was about to hit the island.

"All that for dry chicken": Woolies chicken hype causes long store lines, leaving SA buzzing

People

10 months ago

A man shared a video on his TikTok page showing a long line of people waiting at Woolworths to buy their famous rotisserie chicken, sparking debate.

"Not me but my car": Eastern Cape woman's car gets invited for young man's matric dance entrance

People

10 months ago

An Eastern Cape woman shared a video on TikTok explaining how her car, a Mercedes GLA 200, got invited to help a young man make a matric dance entrance.

"It really depends": Gent shares insight about TEFL salaries in China, revealing what affects pay

People

10 months ago

A South African man shared a video on 7 October 2025 explaining that teaching salaries in China depend on negotiation, school type, and experience.

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