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

5853 articles published since 04 May 2022

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Mzansi man takes bae on date in kasi, SA chuffed by TikTok of their wholesome romance goes viral

Mzansi man takes bae on date in kasi, SA chuffed by TikTok of their wholesome romance goes viral

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Twitter post claiming Mzansi man-built WiFi toothbrush get 1M views, 2 pics of 'invention' have peeps howling

Twitter post claiming Mzansi man-built WiFi toothbrush get 1M views, 2 pics of 'invention' have peeps howling

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

White girl krumping with Indian friend to Soulja Boy gets 23M views, lit turn up at father-daughter dance goes viral

White girl krumping with Indian friend to Soulja Boy gets 23M views, lit turn up at father-daughter dance goes viral

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Mzansi school boy brings playground to standstill amid dance-off between students dubbed "waist bandits" by SA

Mzansi school boy brings playground to standstill amid dance-off between students dubbed "waist bandits" by SA

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Mzansi mom nails Bacardi dance moves and goes TikTok viral, video to prove daughter wrong has South Africa praising her vibe

Mzansi mom nails Bacardi dance moves and goes TikTok viral, video to prove daughter wrong has South Africa praising her vibe

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Doctor pays maintenance for another man's child for 11 years, Mzansi in full support as he sues side chick for millions

Doctor pays maintenance for another man's child for 11 years, Mzansi in full support as he sues side chick for millions

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Snake in water gets 4.9M TikTok views, viral video of enormous anaconda has peeps vowing never to swim again

Snake in water gets 4.9M TikTok views, viral video of enormous anaconda has peeps vowing never to swim again

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A snake on TikTok went viral. People were split as to what kind of reptile it is, with some saying it is the viper from the 'Anaconda' film but others disagreed

Bonga Sithole visits Durban dentist after dental crisis, gets VIP treatment and leaves Mzansi touched

Bonga Sithole visits Durban dentist after dental crisis, gets VIP treatment and leaves Mzansi touched

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Bonga Sithole recently visited the dentist to help him out with his teeth. South Africans with moved to see someone do something good for the homeless man.

Pretoria girl dancing at school goes TikTok viral with 1.1M views, Mzansi divided by lit Bacardi moves

Pretoria girl dancing at school goes TikTok viral with 1.1M views, Mzansi divided by lit Bacardi moves

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A school kid went viral for doing the Bacardi dance perfectly while at school. The Pretoria dance craze had online users divided about the school girl's dance.

South African woman travels solo from SA to Ghana on bus, goes TikTok viral over goal to go across Africa by road

South African woman travels solo from SA to Ghana on bus, goes TikTok viral over goal to go across Africa by road

Africa

3 years ago

A young lady showed her journey from South Africa to Ghana by road. The lady went viral on TikTok after sharing the first part where she stopped in Namibia.

Lady's TikTok of dad grinding on another woman as wife watches gets 1.5M views, peeps moved by mom's reaction

Lady's TikTok of dad grinding on another woman as wife watches gets 1.5M views, peeps moved by mom's reaction

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A woman posted a TikTok of her dad dancing with another woman while his wife watched. Peeps were in stitches over how unimpressed she looked by his performance.

Tswana lady smashes hubby's car for cheating after 16 years of marriage, viral Twitter clip of her anger has SA up in arms

Tswana lady smashes hubby's car for cheating after 16 years of marriage, viral Twitter clip of her anger has SA up in arms

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A South African lady reacted to being cheated on and destroyed her partner's property. She went Twitter viral after smashing his car over 16 years of marriage.

McDonald's says they got dumped and inspires Absa, KFC and 8 more SA companies to troll them, savage marketing has Mzansi in stitches

McDonald's says they got dumped and inspires Absa, KFC and 8 more SA companies to troll them, savage marketing has Mzansi in stitches

South Africa

3 years ago

McDonald's inspired big corporations such as Ford, Absa and KFC to show their creativity. The big companies reacted to McD's claiming that they got dumped.

SA lady claims university students need R20k per month in viral Twitter post causes stir among Mzansi peeps

SA lady claims university students need R20k per month in viral Twitter post causes stir among Mzansi peeps

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A woman said students need R20 000 per month to lead a reasonable life. Mzansi flooded the comments to discuss how much money a young person really needed.

Mzansi upset by SONA 2023: Lindiwe SiSulu, Nkosazana Zuma, Public Protector and ANC cadres among 10 of best and worst dressed on red carpet

Mzansi upset by SONA 2023: Lindiwe SiSulu, Nkosazana Zuma, Public Protector and ANC cadres among 10 of best and worst dressed on red carpet

South Africa

3 years ago

The SONA23 red carpet was unwelcome. People weren't happy to see politicians like Lindiwe Sisulu, Nkosazana Zuma and more parade as the country is in crisis.

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