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

5799 articles published since 04 May 2022

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"They bite": South African woman in Australia complains about swarms of flies in TikTok video

People

a year ago

"He deserves a raise": Petrol attendant gives biker exceptional service, TikTok video delights SA

People

a year ago

American in Soweto for 1 year drags Donald Trump and brings mom for township visit in TikTok videos

People

a year ago

"Clean and neat": Woman makes best of living in shack, TikTok video of spacious home moves SA

People

a year ago

2k+ married couples at a seminar to recharge their marriages in TikTok video fascinate SA

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Afrikaner slams white genocide rumours and insists she feels safer in Alexandra over Sandton in TikTok video

People

a year ago

"Go to a club next": TikTok video of university student's attempt to study at Spur fails and angers SA

People

a year ago

A TikTok video shows a university student who tried to study at Spur. Online users criticised the young lady for thinking she could study at Spur.

Man in TikTok video layers plastic with clothes for long night shift in winter

People

a year ago

A TikTok video of a man layering his clothes with plastic for winter went viral. People shared their advice for the best way to keep warm when working night shift.

Black American probes about farms of 49 Afrikaner refugees in USA and shares doubts

People

a year ago

A TikTok video of a Black American woman asking about the 49 Afrikaner famer refuges' farms. Peeps shared speculations about the Afrikaner refugees.

"I want my funeral like this": 4 Men escort coffin to burial with 'Mnike' dance in TikTok video, SA amazed

People

a year ago

A TikTok vide shows four men who bruied a young woman while 'Mnike' played. Online users from South African had a lot to say about hearing Amapiano at a funeral.

Pupils prank teacher with fake fight to surpise him for birthday, TikTok video gets 58M views

People

a year ago

A TikTok video of students who pranked their teacher for his birthday went viral. Online users were moved by how emotional the teacher got over his surprise.

Peet and Mel Viljoen ordered to pay over R500k to Tammy Taylor franchisee hopeful and cease operation

Celebrities

a year ago

Tammy Taylor Global owned by Peet and Mel Viljoen lost a case against an ex client. The couple must refund her for using the Tammy Taylor name without permission.

"Our everyday ride": Bonang Matheba unfamiliar with e-hailing service other than Uber, fans in stitches

Celebrities

a year ago

Bonang Matheba could not recognise an e-hailing service that wasn't Uber. Fans were amused that Bonang Matheba was genuinely confused to see Bolt!.

Another Afrikaner refugee in USA accused of not being farmer, woman allegedly selling R2.3M Gqeberha home

People

a year ago

An Afrikaner refugee in the USA is allegedly not a farmer. A netizen shared the refugee's LinkedIn profile, which detailed her career before going to the USA.

Man sculpts woman's eyebrows using lash strips, TikTok video amuses SA

People

a year ago

A TikTok video of a man doing a client's eyelashes with lash strips. Online users were thororoughly amused after seeing the man's bizarre beauty treatment.

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