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

1391 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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"She wanted boots": US 15-year-old gets a Mercedes for her birthday valued at over R800K

Family and Relationships

28 days ago

"Representation has a ripple effect": UP PhD candidate bags international award for cancer research

Women Empowerment

28 days ago

"Y'all have 10 friends?" Only 2 people show up to woman's party after she invited 10 friends

Family and Relationships

28 days ago

"How did it happen": 15-year-old teen gets bitten by puff adder outside Graafwater

People

28 days ago

"You're out": SA preacher gets called out for 3 failed rapture dates with netizens unimpressed

People

28 days ago

"R92 for all this food": Midrand man shows how far R100 goes in a night market in China

People

29 days ago

"Off the market": Joburg woman's reaction to gent's romantic proposal melts hearts at luxury hotel

Family and Relationships

29 days ago

A Johannesburg man's surprise proposal at the Four Seasons Hotel left his partner in tears of joy as the viral video melted hearts across South Africa.

"This is unheard of": SA gent discusses what's normal in SA but weird in other countries

People

30 days ago

A South African content creator explained things that are normal in South Africa but weird to the rest of the world, and people had plenty to add.

"The last guy survived": Eastern Cape woman shows relationship timeline that has Mzansi in tears

Family and Relationships

30 days ago

An Eastern Cape woman shared a photo showing her relationship timeline from 2019, and people have mixed reactions to what happened to her previous husbands.

"I got goosebumps!": Pretoria Affies boys' moving send-off for their 2025 matrics goes viral

Family and Relationships

30 days ago

The entire Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool in Pretoria gathered to give their matric class an emotional farewell, and the touching moment has Mzansi in their feelings.

"This need to go viral": Cape Town gent shows how SA's youth are cleaning up the country

People

a month ago

A Cape Town content creator shared a video highlighting young South Africans from Potchefstroom who are cleaning up public spaces for free, and Mzansi is inspired.

"House of graduates": Venda woman flexes her big family of graduates

Women Empowerment

a month ago

A Venda woman shared a video celebrating her family's educational achievements, showing her parents and all seven daughters in their graduation regalia.

"I need a sanity check": Expat asks Mzansi about what the amount needed to live comfortably in SA is

People

a month ago

A South African expat who has been abroad for six years sparked a conversation after asking what it costs to live comfortably in South Africa these days.

"Food can dance?": A lion's facial expressions to a woman's viral dance have Mzansi in stitches

People

a month ago

A South African woman shared a video of herself dancing in front of a huge lion, and the lion's hilarious facial expressions had Mzansi in stitches.

"Still fresh": Eastern Cape woman celebrates her gogo's 90th birthday

Family and Relationships

a month ago

An Eastern Cape woman shared a heartwarming video celebrating her grandmother's 90th birthday, and people were inspired by the gogo's energy and longevity.

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