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

2620 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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

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"I'll be there now now": US woman talks about SA slang she picked up after moving to the country

People

10 months ago

"To help": Gent walks from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town to bring awareness to men's mental health

Family and Relationships

10 months ago

"Anything we do is wrong": Gauteng activist Pieter Kriel discusses the world looking down on Africa

People

10 months ago

"Good buddies": Port Elizabeth mum has to separate her toddler from their pet dog in funny clip

Family and Relationships

10 months ago

"I was not familiar with your game": US woman praises SA ladies' looks after going down rabbit hole

People

10 months ago

"I am livid": Cape Town's Tracy Lange speaks out about the Milnerton High School incident

People

10 months ago

A Cape Town content creator shared a video on her TikTok page expressing her anger about an incident at Milnerton High School and calling for accountability.

"Africa will rise again": Potchefstroom gent shows how they are restoring the community

People

10 months ago

A Potchefstroom man shared a video on September 2025 showing volunteers cleaning up Resolofetse High School in Ikageng as part of Project 44 in the Northern Cape.

"Please tell them": Polish dancer brings out killer moves but gets called out for wrong song choice

People

10 months ago

A Polish dancer went viral after showing off her fiery Amapiano moves to an SA song, but viewers pointed out she was dancing to a religious prayer song.

"Our world has changed": Handré Pollard's wife shares the first video of their baby girl Isabella

Family and Relationships

10 months ago

Springbok star Handré Pollard's wife, Marise, shared the first video of their newborn baby girl, Isabella Tanya Pollard, on 21 October 2025 on her Instagram page.

"He killed it": Vanrhynsdorp man gets bitten by a puff adder while collecting cans for an income

People

10 months ago

An unemployed man from Vanrhynsdorp in the Western Cape was bitten by a puff adder while he was collecting cans for an income outside of the town.

"Bless them": Eastern Cape woman giving food to young kids melts hearts as community struggles

Family and Relationships

10 months ago

A Port Elizabeth ward councillor shared a video showing two women at a soup kitchen handing out food to hungry children in need from the community.

"This is bad": Gent shows horrible weather, showing why the Cape Town Marathon got cancelled

People

10 months ago

A Gauteng man shared a video on 19 October 2025 showing terrible weather conditions in Cape Town that explained why the marathon was cancelled that morning.

"No amount of money": Gent spends over R200K on date and Cape Town woman doesn't show

Family and Relationships

10 months ago

A Cape Town woman shared why she turned down an expensive trip to Italy on 12 October 2025 after a man ignored her boundaries about separate accommodation.

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

Family and Relationships

10 months ago

An American couple surprised their 15-year-old daughter with a Mercedes-Benz for her birthday on 21 July 2025 amd her humble reaction won hearts online.

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