Best News & Entertainment '24

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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Woman's 2 kids make huge mess out of boredom, daughter admits guilt in hilarious TikTok

Woman's 2 kids make huge mess out of boredom, daughter admits guilt in hilarious TikTok

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Video of man randomly singing in isiZulu to order wife to bed amid man's soccer game had Mzansi amused

Video of man randomly singing in isiZulu to order wife to bed amid man's soccer game had Mzansi amused

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Video of 2 kids dancing to amapiano remix goes viral, Mzansi enthralled by their lit routine

Video of 2 kids dancing to amapiano remix goes viral, Mzansi enthralled by their lit routine

Music

3 years ago

Group of men in Bloemfontein trying to load lion onto truck for treatment scatter as king of the jungle wakes up without warning

Group of men in Bloemfontein trying to load lion onto truck for treatment scatter as king of the jungle wakes up without warning

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

South African starts Dr Nandipha Magudumana's challenge following her Nike outfits in court appearances over Thabo Bester's escape

South African starts Dr Nandipha Magudumana's challenge following her Nike outfits in court appearances over Thabo Bester's escape

South Africa

3 years ago

Toddler in church does 'Kilimanjaro' dance challenge while pastor preaches, Mzansi in stitches over TikTok

Toddler in church does 'Kilimanjaro' dance challenge while pastor preaches, Mzansi in stitches over TikTok

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Rhodes student wins prestigious Cambridge scholarship funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Rhodes student wins prestigious Cambridge scholarship funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A Rhodes University student got into the Gates Cambridge scholarship programme. The PhD candidate is the only South African who will study under the scholarship

Mzansi schoolgirl's matric dance outfit and BMW are TikTok hit after heated debated American vs SA prom

Mzansi schoolgirl's matric dance outfit and BMW are TikTok hit after heated debated American vs SA prom

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A young lady went to her matric dance and went TikTok viral. Americans and South Africans were split about which country had the better school-leaving events.

Video of Mzansi woman's mother-in-law happily spoiling her after visiting trends, TikTok loves their familial bond

Video of Mzansi woman's mother-in-law happily spoiling her after visiting trends, TikTok loves their familial bond

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A lady was happy to show a good relationship with a mother-in-law. The TikTok showed the mum packing groceries for her daughter-in-law when she visited recently

Dr Nandipha Magudumana declined 'The Real Housewives of Johannesburg' opportunity for family's safety

Dr Nandipha Magudumana declined 'The Real Housewives of Johannesburg' opportunity for family's safety

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Dr Nandipha Magudumana got the opportunity to be on 'Real Housewives of Johannesburg' cast member. The now infamous lady rejected the proposal for her family.

Woman secures herself as passenger princess by complimenting man while driving on highway, TikTok viewers crack up

Woman secures herself as passenger princess by complimenting man while driving on highway, TikTok viewers crack up

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

One Zimbabwean lady on TikTok was happy to be a passenger in a man's car. TikTok users enjoyed hearing the gent's reaction to his bae's praises while he drove.

"Your Mercedes Benz is on the way:" Woman forced to let go of car gets support from Mzansi during difficult time

"Your Mercedes Benz is on the way:" Woman forced to let go of car gets support from Mzansi during difficult time

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A lady showed people that she got rid of her car for financial purposes. South Africans were inspired and shared their stories about making similar decisions.

Video of SA man's epic khuphuka to transition into modern Zulu outfit has Mzansi peeps singing his praises

Video of SA man's epic khuphuka to transition into modern Zulu outfit has Mzansi peeps singing his praises

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

One young man on TikTok created a Zuulu-influenced outfit. The gent's taste was undeniable, and he did a traditional dance to show it off in a creative way.

Zulu man brings white wife and baby to visit Gogo in SA, TikTok of family's tender moment warms SA hearts

Zulu man brings white wife and baby to visit Gogo in SA, TikTok of family's tender moment warms SA hearts

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

An interracial couple visited the Zulu husband's mother in South Africa. The proud man visited his mom, and his white wife and their child accompanied him.

White schoolgirl living in KZN township has Mzansi loving her, SA man asks questions in funny TikTok

White schoolgirl living in KZN township has Mzansi loving her, SA man asks questions in funny TikTok

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

One little one's had South Africans fascinated as she was a white girl in a township. The kid attends a school in a Durban township, and Mzansi loved her vibe.

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