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

5852 articles published since 04 May 2022

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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

White SA schoolboy sings 'Paris', amapiano cover has Mzansi surprised as 1 stands out with fluent isiZulu

White SA schoolboy sings 'Paris', amapiano cover has Mzansi surprised as 1 stands out with fluent isiZulu

South Africa

3 years ago

SA TikTok Influencer tries to keep boyfriend secret until YouTube subs increase, overzealous fan spoils it all instead

SA TikTok Influencer tries to keep boyfriend secret until YouTube subs increase, overzealous fan spoils it all instead

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

SA corporate girlie goes through it before work, tries 3 outfits and 2 hairstyles leaving Mzansi stressed

SA corporate girlie goes through it before work, tries 3 outfits and 2 hairstyles leaving Mzansi stressed

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Mzansi life science teacher uses song and dance to teach SA school kids, peeps impressed by creative method

Mzansi life science teacher uses song and dance to teach SA school kids, peeps impressed by creative method

Education

3 years ago

Zulu gogo spending day with newborn gives Mzansi warm fuzzies, TikTok of tender baby moments gets 1.4M views

Zulu gogo spending day with newborn gives Mzansi warm fuzzies, TikTok of tender baby moments gets 1.4M views

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Joburg TikTok comedian makes Afroman parody song about Eskom and more South African problems, song has Mzansi howling

Joburg TikTok comedian makes Afroman parody song about Eskom and more South African problems, song has Mzansi howling

South Africa

3 years ago

A South African TikTokker made a rap song based on Afroman's greatest hit. Eskom's loadshedding, crime and more were on the man's list of problems plaguing SA.

Spur celebrations are too much for young woman and she gets side-eyed by Mzansi, Bloemfontein staff says it's the "Vibe Dance"

Spur celebrations are too much for young woman and she gets side-eyed by Mzansi, Bloemfontein staff says it's the "Vibe Dance"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A woman went to Spur and showed people how noisy and energetic the staff was. Peeps defended the waiters and waitresses who were running and singing with kids.

Benoni High School boys get ugly haircuts for monate, student barbers at Johannesburg school has Mzansi in tears

Benoni High School boys get ugly haircuts for monate, student barbers at Johannesburg school has Mzansi in tears

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Benoni High School boys gave themselves bad haircuts on purpose for fun. South Africans were confused about why the Joburg boys were ruining their hairstyles.

Joburg gang violence leaves Westbury auntie nearly being shot while sitting on the toilet, "I am not a gangster"

Joburg gang violence leaves Westbury auntie nearly being shot while sitting on the toilet, "I am not a gangster"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Johannesburg gang violence made this Westbury lady tell Mzansi how it affected her life. The lady told SA she got involved in a shootout while on her toilet.

American mom buys Tesla for daughter's 16th birthday, TikTok of teen's face over car get 29M views

American mom buys Tesla for daughter's 16th birthday, TikTok of teen's face over car get 29M views

US

3 years ago

An American teenage girl was not at all impressed with the Tesla 16th birthday present. The teen reacted to her gift in disgust as she wanted a Mercedes Benz.

Pretoria SAPS cop distracted by amapiano jam mid-arrest, SA policeman dances to viral TikTok sound while escorting criminal

Pretoria SAPS cop distracted by amapiano jam mid-arrest, SA policeman dances to viral TikTok sound while escorting criminal

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A police officer in Pretoria was escorting a criminal who was detained but stopped to dance to amapiano. The clip of the jolly officer thoroughly amused people.

Lobola negotiations cancelled after malume finds bride's thigh tattoo, Mzansi in disbelief of tweep's story, "So you just wake up and lie"

Lobola negotiations cancelled after malume finds bride's thigh tattoo, Mzansi in disbelief of tweep's story, "So you just wake up and lie"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A Twitter user claimed lobola negotiations were cancelled when an uncle found a tattoo on the bride's thigh. Mzansi doubted that the bizarre story was true.

Mzansi dad claims 3-year-old made full English breakfast, Twitter post of toddler's alleged cooking gets 1.2M views

Mzansi dad claims 3-year-old made full English breakfast, Twitter post of toddler's alleged cooking gets 1.2M views

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A Mzansi dad on Twitter said his three-year-old made him a full breakfast. No one believed the man, leading others to post exaggerated claims about their kids.

Cape Town man's 4 Facebook pics of tiny apartment showing Mzansi his humble beginnings earn him applause

Cape Town man's 4 Facebook pics of tiny apartment showing Mzansi his humble beginnings earn him applause

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A Cape Town Facebook user showed his rental by sharing pictures of his barely furnished apartment. Mzansi peeps left honest reviews about his living space.

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