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

5843 articles published since 04 May 2022

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TikTok video shows East London matriculants before and after mathematics paper 1, SA chooses who saw flames

Education

3 years ago

TikTok video of woman breaking alcohol bottles leaves Mzansi booze lovers hacked: "You're intentionally hurting my soul"

People

3 years ago

TikTok video of woman's SHEIN haul worth R1 500 has SA eager to know more: "How is the quality?"

People

3 years ago

TikTok video of Mr Price bodycon dresses styled to perfection are a hit, SA thanks pretty lady: "Second fit ate"

People

3 years ago

TikTok video of woman celebrating after defeating thugs at groove has SA concerned after seeing her look dishevelled

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Woman finds out she's not a yellow-bone in TikTok video, Mzansi laughs as realisation sets in

People

3 years ago

Woman snags 7 home items for R500, TikTok video haul of convenient purchases on a budget impresses viewers

People

3 years ago

A TikTok video of Gelmar products for R500 that a creator bought. People loved how she showed them how she got useful home products without breaking the bank.

Man brings trolley to mom's house to "shop", TikTok video with 5M views has others cackling over relatable clip

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

One man brought a whole shopping cart to get food from his mother's home. The Tiktok video was funny as people admitted that they do the same to their families.

Woman's bae ruins TikTok video on purpose, Mzansi amused as they watched his distracting antics: "Man of the house"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A woman on TikTok wanted to make a vlog, but her man was not having it. Mzansi was amused as they saw the man determined to steal the show in the viral video.

Camel ride ends in disaster as woman falls on its long neck, internet cracks jokes about TikTok video with 2.1M views

People

3 years ago

A TikTok video of a lady falling off a camel in Botswana amused social media users who could not hold back their tears of laughter, while some just made jokes.

Joburg woman shows off Mr Price, The Fix and other SA store boots, TikTok video of boots impresses Mzansi

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A lady bought shoes from Mr Price, The Fix and more Mzansi stores. Online users loved seeing her boot collection, and many netizens complimented her style.

Woman buys Mr Price dresses in winter, TikTok video has Mzansi ladies swooning

People

3 years ago

A Mr Price shopper showed the dresses she bought during winter. TikTok viewers loved seeing her try-on haul as she looked absolutely gorgeous in the pieces.

Flying squirrel plays dead and stages crime scene, dramatic Twitter video gets 8M views

World

3 years ago

A Twitter video of a flying squirrel playing dead went viral as people were in tears after they saw the length the animal went not to get caught on camera.

Student devises plan to sleep in class and uses jacket and ruler to look awake, Mzansi in tears over TikTok video

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A video of a school kid sleeping in class without anyone knowing went viral. The child used his jacket and a piece of stationery to look like he was wide awake.

Tired man hauls his baby like piece of luggage, TikTok video of SA dad warms Mzansi hearts

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A dad looked exhausted in a TikTok video of him carrying his kid in a funny way. The doting father had people cackling after seeing how he held his little one.

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