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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Audi RS3 has SA cops telling owner to use sport mode for them, TikTok of their excitment over luxury car amuses Mzansi

Cars and Tech

3 years ago

Woman pretends that mom broke her neck in TikTok prank, mother horrified by trick, "Her reaction is dusting me"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Woman plays hot tea prank on unsuspecting husband, TikTok of loving parents having fun warms hearts

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Woman answers whether Africa is in South Africa, hilarious response to ignorant question on TikTok goes viral

People

3 years ago

Man cooks chicken while watching Netflix in bed, Twitter video with 2.5M views horrifies peeps

People

3 years ago

Queen's College Boys' School kid loudly sings to his 2 brothers in TikTok, people convinced they're getting good education

People

3 years ago

Mzansi not into Freedom Day amid Eskom's loadshedding, unemployment and more problems in SA

People

3 years ago

South Africans were honest about how Freedom Day makes them feel. Eskom's loadshedding, unemployment and other issues had many feeling down on a national day.

White man in Zulu attire doing intense traditional routine, fully tattoed guy's indlamu attempt on TikTok has Mzansi entertained

People

3 years ago

A white guy did a traditional Zulu dance and went TikTok viral. The viral video had many cheering for the heavily tattoed guy doing the indalmu at an event.

Mzansi dad's voice-over for daughter's hair and makeup TikTok tutorial, SA amused he struggles with product names

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A loving dad on tikTok did his child's voiceover for a hair and makeup tutorial. Mzansi loved hearing the father trying to figure out what the woman was doing.

South African employee's R311k payslip gives Mzansi chest pains, professional's high salary is declared winner of TikTok challenge

People

3 years ago

A TikTokker was floored that someone earns a 300k salary. South Africans were up in arms pver the TiikTok as they shared opinions about the high paying salary.

Tsonga Baby in Xibelani tries to traditional dance, toddler's adorable attempt gets 1M TikTok views

People

3 years ago

One Tsonga infant wore a xibelani on TikTok and tried to move in it. The baby could barely stand, and netizens were charmed to see the tiny tot did her best.

Cute girl dancing to ampaiano in TikTok garners 1.5M views, Mzansi gushes over adorable child's moves

People

3 years ago

A kid got over a million views on TikTok as she danced to an amapiano banger. Peeps complimented the child's fresh moves as she rocked to the amazing beat.

Alostro spotting in Pretoria leave Mzansi excited, SA discusses homeless man's whereabouts since viral moment

People

3 years ago

Alostro ended up in a TikTok video as he walked in Pretoria. Mzansi was delighted to see him around since the homeless person had a viral moment in the media.

3 men sing African gospel version of Happy Birthday, Mzansi loves the remix in viral TikTok

People

3 years ago

These three sang an African hymn version of Happy birthday in a TiikTok. Peeps loved the trio's rendition of the popoular song and complimented their energy.

Man's amapiano dance pull up bar gets SA ladies' attention "Thought you were Lehasa from 'Skeem Saam'

People

3 years ago

One guy did an amapiano dance challenge on a pull-up bar at the gym. Mzansi women fell in love because the man reminded them of 'Skeem Skaam' character Lehasa.

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