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

5851 articles published since 04 May 2022

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BI Phakathi helps Diepsloot mom of 6 who has never been to Shoprite, struggling Mzansi woman goes to mall for 1st time

BI Phakathi helps Diepsloot mom of 6 who has never been to Shoprite, struggling Mzansi woman goes to mall for 1st time

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Carpet python slithers over man playing guitar next to river, curious snake visitor gets 11M TikTok views

Carpet python slithers over man playing guitar next to river, curious snake visitor gets 11M TikTok views

Europe

3 years ago

Woman hires PI to find hubby cheating with his 2 family members, TikTok of wild revenge story gets 3M views

Woman hires PI to find hubby cheating with his 2 family members, TikTok of wild revenge story gets 3M views

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Petrol attendant's isiZulu slang leaves SA confused as he tries to explain wrecked Engen in Twitter video

Petrol attendant's isiZulu slang leaves SA confused as he tries to explain wrecked Engen in Twitter video

People

3 years ago

Girl nails Boity's 'Own your throne' in Twitter video of cover that gets rapper's approval, child's talent amazes SA

Girl nails Boity's 'Own your throne' in Twitter video of cover that gets rapper's approval, child's talent amazes SA

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Woman's vehicle licence disc expired 2 years ago but she did not know, Mzansi amazed at her carelessness

Woman's vehicle licence disc expired 2 years ago but she did not know, Mzansi amazed at her carelessness

Cars and Tech

3 years ago

Mzansi man makes skit about reality of failing a subject in African home, relatable TikTok gets 2M views

Mzansi man makes skit about reality of failing a subject in African home, relatable TikTok gets 2M views

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

One funny South African TikTokker showed what it's like to fail in an African home. Many South Africans laughed and they could relate to the funny scenario.

Mzansi woman in awe of schoolbag prices, goes TikTok viral with daughter's comically huge backpack worth over R1k

Mzansi woman in awe of schoolbag prices, goes TikTok viral with daughter's comically huge backpack worth over R1k

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

One South African mother told people how expensive school bags are. In a hilarious viral TikTok, the mom showed her daughter's Boomerang bag worth over R1 000.

Video of snake squeezing in underneath door goes TikTok viral, video of how easily large serpents enter houses scare people

Video of snake squeezing in underneath door goes TikTok viral, video of how easily large serpents enter houses scare people

Europe

3 years ago

One long snake slithered into someone's house by sliding underneath the door. Peeps were horrified to see how easy it was for the serpent to get inside a house.

Mzansi ladies applaud tall gents in Norway dancing to amapiano, 2 handsome guys get 1.1M TikTok views

Mzansi ladies applaud tall gents in Norway dancing to amapiano, 2 handsome guys get 1.1M TikTok views

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

After seeing two guys dance to 'John Vuli Gate', South African women were in love. Their amapiano moves were smooth, and Mzansi women loved the dance clip.

Baby crawling race gets 3.8M views on TikTok, intense competition with uncooperative infants fascinates peeps

Baby crawling race gets 3.8M views on TikTok, intense competition with uncooperative infants fascinates peeps

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Babies had a crawling race, and it was a hilarious TikTok. Peeps laughed as the kids took a while to finish their race, and it was a rollercoaster for parents.

Mzansi woman squats to execute 'Bhebha' challenge while wearing little shorts, SA has a bone to pick with horrible cameraman

Mzansi woman squats to execute 'Bhebha' challenge while wearing little shorts, SA has a bone to pick with horrible cameraman

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A woman did the 'Behbha' dance challenge on TikTok. The lady moved her waist to the rhythm, but the cameraman ruined the visuals of her dance by zooming in.

White gent speaks isiZulu fluently, TikTok has SA ladies think he's hot and trying their luck

White gent speaks isiZulu fluently, TikTok has SA ladies think he's hot and trying their luck

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A white guy spoke isiZulu fluently, and people loved his pronunciation. South Africans commented on the video, and many women said they found him attractive.

Stellenbosch university students' drip has Mzansi gagging, viral TikTok clip of their outfits on campus causes a buzz

Stellenbosch university students' drip has Mzansi gagging, viral TikTok clip of their outfits on campus causes a buzz

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Stellenbosch students' outfits were a hit on TikTok and got over 500k views. Mzansi peeps were convinced they all belonged on Netflix in their creative outfits.

SA man wonders what it'd sound like if white people gave kids African names, "Imagine Zamazama de Villiers"

SA man wonders what it'd sound like if white people gave kids African names, "Imagine Zamazama de Villiers"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A man on TikTok imagined that white people gave their children black names. Peeps were amused and made lists of Afrikaans surnames with African first names.

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