Rutendo Masasi

Education: English (BA and Law, BA (Hons), Rhodes University, (2014-2017), Google News Initiative training (2024), Thomson Reuters Foundation Newsroom AI Adoption Programme (2025)

Experience: Briefly News (2022-present)

Awards: Top story of the year 2023 by Briefly News

Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 4 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of training courses by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za

5798 articles published since 04 May 2022

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"It's why he has money": Man brings snake to ATM, sparks speculations with video of snake around neck

People

a year ago

Nurse shows hypothermia protection for babies in winter, TikTok video of kind professional moves SA

People

a year ago

"We don't have police la": Video of Westbury residents chasing SAPS with rocks leaves SA with zero faith

People

a year ago

"This shows great skill": Man's DIY speedometer on bicycle in TikTok video impresses SA

People

a year ago

"It's not safe": Woman discovers thieves at MTN taxi rank sliced bag open in TikTok video

People

a year ago

White man introduces meal of gizzards in isiZulu and gets 1M views, SA cracks up

People

a year ago

"They have lakeholes not potholes": Americans expose New York potholes and filthy areas, SA finds TikTok video

People

a year ago

A TikTok video of Americans showing dirty New York City streets. South Africans remarked on how different the reality of America's biggest city looked.

"Private sector izamile": Rosebank then vs now over 15 years in pics leaves SA chuffed

People

a year ago

Rosebank development over the last 15 years impressed viewers on TikTok. South Africans were throughly impressed by the Johannesburg area's development.

"Teach her shame": Woman handwashing laundry in washing machine in video leaves SA divided

People

a year ago

A video of a woman handwashing laundry using a washing machine. Online users were divided as they debated the genius behind the woman's laundry method.

UCT graduate turned banker and doting mom flies up corporate ladder from varsity with top graduate programme

Women Empowerment

a year ago

A banker and doting mom, Khyakazi Mngaza, shared her story of success in the corporate world. The professional shared insight on achieving a work-life balance.

Sizwe Dhlomo flexes his white horse that changed from black in pics, SA impressed

Celebrities

a year ago

Sizwe Dhlomo showed photos of his horse, which changed in colour as it grew. Online users were impressed by the radio host's horse transformation.

"He's trying, shem": Big Zulu speaks Sesotho to explain origins of rap name, SA applauds video

Celebrities

a year ago

Big Zulu explained his rap name in Sesotho while on Power FM. The rapper's effort to speak a different Bantu langauge from Isizulu earned him lots of praise.

"Send more flights": American man claims 2nd group of Afrikaner refugees arrived in USA, SA celebrates

People

a year ago

An American political commentator claimed the second group of Afrikaner refugees was in the USA. South Africans celebrated the Afrikaners' departure.

KZN fishermen get hands on live sharks caught in nets used for sardine run in video

People

a year ago

KZN fishermen caught sharks during their latest sardine run. Peeps joked that the Port Edward Beach fishermen's sardine run was more of a shark run.

"I'm making it about race": Peeps drag Enhle Mbali into Rachel Kolisi’s post-divorce car woes

Celebrities

a year ago

Rachel Kolisi's post about her Toyota Yaris ended with Enhle Mbali comparisons. Peeps felt Rachel got more sympathy than Enhle Mbali who divorced Black Coffee.

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