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

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A viral video shows South African truck drivers enjoying a roadside braai in Ireland, highlighting their documented status and camaraderie while working abroad.

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Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi joined a poignant march on 15 August 2026, demanding action on gender-based violence, seven years after Uyinene Mrwetyana's murder.

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