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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"So thankful": Alleged Afrikaner refugee speaks about life in the US after moving from SA

Family and Relationships

10 months ago

"May your soul rest": South Africans moved by old video of young women brutally killed in Mamelodi

Family and Relationships

10 months ago

"I just registered": Joburg matriculant shares free study tools that help her get ready for exams

Women Empowerment

10 months ago

"Inspiration yami": Inspiring woman becomes first PhD graduate in her entire family at UKZN

Women Empowerment

10 months ago

"Whoa whoa whoa": Prank video of supercar tyres getting slashed resurfaces online

People

10 months ago

"It's done": Video tour of completed MyCiTi bus depot project in the Cape Flats goes viral

People

10 months ago

"It's nothing this one": Street seller refuses 1 million Zimbabwe dollars for toilet paper

People

10 months ago

A British businessman tried to buy toilet paper from a street vendor in Zimbabwe using a 1 million dollar note, but the seller just laughed and refused the currency.

"Amazing": Woman's hourglass body weight loss transformation has Mzansi asking questions

People

10 months ago

A woman shared her weight loss transformation, showing how she went from 86kg to 78kg using a 14-day detox plan, and her hourglass figure went viral.

"Do your best": Cape Town's Liam Jacobs shows his matric results to motivate learners for exams

People

10 months ago

Cape Town Politician Liam Jacobs shared his matric certificate and reminded learners that making it to matric is already a massive accomplishment.

"Was my gesig": Woman's funny skincare video in Afrikaans has SA entertained

People

10 months ago

A content creator attempted her skincare routine using only Afrikaans words after a follower's challenge, and South Africans couldn't stop laughing at her struggle.

"I couldn't be prouder": Gent shows glow up in New Zealand after living in a caravan in SA

Family and Relationships

10 months ago

A South African man shared his life story showing how he went from living in a caravan in SA to building a company he sold for over R2 billion in Australia.

"An attack on history": Online sleuths zoom in on alleged jewels stolen from the Louvre in France

People

10 months ago

A history content creator shared images in October, showing all of the items that were allegedly stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris in a brazen heist.

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"You overestimated": Joburg man living with his parents calculates the cost of living to move out

Family and Relationships

10 months ago

A 19-year-old Johannesburg man shared a video in October, breaking down how much it costs to live alone in South Africa, coming up with R17,800 per month.

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"I'm here to plug you": Beauty content creator shares plug for R23 Crocs birthday sale

People

10 months ago

A beauty and fashion content creator shared details about Crocs' birthday sale, where the store is offering shoes for only R23 on 23 October 2025.

"Pay it forward": Local tycoon gives R1 million to students struggling to afford tertiary education

People

10 months ago

Entrepreneur Zunaid Moti launched a R1 million education initiative on 20 October 2025 to help 100 students pay for their first year of tertiary study in 2026.

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