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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

5849 articles published since 04 May 2022

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R1 200 Woolies grocery haul has Mzansi clowning lady over her shopping choices

R1 200 Woolies grocery haul has Mzansi clowning lady over her shopping choices

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Mzansi woman wins 'Bhebha' challenge with zero effort as she dances in crowd, SA in disbelief over her proportions

Mzansi woman wins 'Bhebha' challenge with zero effort as she dances in crowd, SA in disbelief over her proportions

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Curvy woman dances to gqom and incorporates krumping, explosive dance routine blows Mzansi away

Curvy woman dances to gqom and incorporates krumping, explosive dance routine blows Mzansi away

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Girl recreates TikTok amapiano dance tutorial and gets 1.9M views, Mzansi in love with dancing cutie

Girl recreates TikTok amapiano dance tutorial and gets 1.9M views, Mzansi in love with dancing cutie

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

SA domestic worker mocks employer's workout routine, viral TikTok has Mzansi laughing

SA domestic worker mocks employer's workout routine, viral TikTok has Mzansi laughing

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

SA woman's 'Bhebha' dance challenge in minidress on behalf of ma80s trends, Mzansi stans her, "Wa re lwela"

SA woman's 'Bhebha' dance challenge in minidress on behalf of ma80s trends, Mzansi stans her, "Wa re lwela"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Lion hops onto ride full of tourists, friendly big cat gets 5.5M TikTok views

Lion hops onto ride full of tourists, friendly big cat gets 5.5M TikTok views

Africa

3 years ago

A huge lioness jumped onto a jeep full of tourists, and they loved it. Online users admitted that seeing the big cat that up close was a scary experience.

Pretoria salon braids balding gogo's hair into tight updo, Mzansi feels the pain, "Chiskop once"

Pretoria salon braids balding gogo's hair into tight updo, Mzansi feels the pain, "Chiskop once"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Pretoria hair braider posted a client who went viral on TikTok for getting her short hair braided. The lady was balding, and people were worried it was painful

Shein haul full of surprises goes TikTok viral, Mzansi in awe as woman shares experience with online store's home range

Shein haul full of surprises goes TikTok viral, Mzansi in awe as woman shares experience with online store's home range

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

One woman who trusts Shein showed people the home items in a TikTok. The homemaker left South Africans motivated to go shopping on the online store as well.

Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana and 2 more traditional wedding dresses Mzansi loved, South African expert explains cost, fabrics and designs

Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana and 2 more traditional wedding dresses Mzansi loved, South African expert explains cost, fabrics and designs

Fashion

3 years ago

A fashion designer analysed the Zulu, Xhosa and more traditional wedding dresses. The expert explained the types of fabrics and cost of achieving the designs.

Mzansi man proud of his 2 young wives, TikTok of polygamous family fascinates South Africans

Mzansi man proud of his 2 young wives, TikTok of polygamous family fascinates South Africans

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

One polygamist with two wives went TikTok viral when he showed them off. Men were inspired to see their beautiful families and said they wanted to do the same.

Mzansi kid's dramatic hip dance gets 3.3M TikTok views, SA in tears over students' jive at school event

Mzansi kid's dramatic hip dance gets 3.3M TikTok views, SA in tears over students' jive at school event

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Mzansi pupils were dancing their hearts out to a Bacardi song on TikTok. A student stood out for dancing up a storm, and South Africans could not get enough.

Little boy upset mom outran him to hug dad, TikTok of his irritation gets 8.4M views

Little boy upset mom outran him to hug dad, TikTok of his irritation gets 8.4M views

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A little kid was upset when he raced his mother and lost to receiving a hug from the dad first. The TikTok clip of the happy black family left peeps in tears.

University of Western Cape 1st-year moved from kasi to Cape Town, shares drastic life change after hard work

University of Western Cape 1st-year moved from kasi to Cape Town, shares drastic life change after hard work

People

3 years ago

A young man on TikTok moved from kasi to Cape Town. His motivational voice-over inspired peeps in a video about the huge move to the beautiful Mother City.

Mzansi teacher officially reintroduces herself to students after starting spiritual journey, SA netizens here for it

Mzansi teacher officially reintroduces herself to students after starting spiritual journey, SA netizens here for it

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A teacher on TkikTok told her students she's on a spiritual journey and has a new name. South Africans applauded the educator for being open with her students,

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