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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Joburg man shows off progress with 1 room apartment, asks Mzansi how to improve humble abode

Joburg man shows off progress with 1 room apartment, asks Mzansi how to improve humble abode

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Pretoria baddie's Bacardi TikTok dance challenge goes in viral video that leaves little to imagination, SA impressed

Pretoria baddie's Bacardi TikTok dance challenge goes in viral video that leaves little to imagination, SA impressed

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Snake makes home out of Australian man's mailbox, TikTok of serpent goes viral with 2.8M views

Snake makes home out of Australian man's mailbox, TikTok of serpent goes viral with 2.8M views

Asia

3 years ago

Woman dumps man for not having money, lists 4 savage reasons why she can't be with broke guy despite love

Woman dumps man for not having money, lists 4 savage reasons why she can't be with broke guy despite love

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Teen mom caring for baby after school goes TikTok viral, peeps in love with infant named after 'Grey's Anatomy' character

Teen mom caring for baby after school goes TikTok viral, peeps in love with infant named after 'Grey's Anatomy' character

Women Empowerment

3 years ago

Mzansi stans as tourism guru goes viral over his Mpumalanga adventure spot, shares experience after 17 years in industry

Mzansi stans as tourism guru goes viral over his Mpumalanga adventure spot, shares experience after 17 years in industry

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

23-year-old woman chuffed to own 4-room house, peeps say she is scammer amid celebration of bagging 1st property

23-year-old woman chuffed to own 4-room house, peeps say she is scammer amid celebration of bagging 1st property

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A woman bought a house at 23 and celebrated it on Twitter. The post about her house turned sour as people accused her of taking money from her fundraising page.

Vusi Ma R5's death has woman on TikTok doing viral booty-shaking dance as tribute to mourn late star

Vusi Ma R5's death has woman on TikTok doing viral booty-shaking dance as tribute to mourn late star

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Vusi Ma R5 passed away and Mzansi continues to mourn him. A TikTok clip went viral as a supporter of the musician made a tribute to him by shaking her behind.

Curro parents picking up students in Mercedes G-Wagons and more luxury cars in viral Twitter clip

Curro parents picking up students in Mercedes G-Wagons and more luxury cars in viral Twitter clip

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A video showing a Curro school's parking lot during pick-up time left South Africans in awe. Peeps were floored to see two G-Wagons and more to fetch the kids.

Man admits losing respect for dad after he stayed with cheating mom, Mzansi divided by viral Twitter post

Man admits losing respect for dad after he stayed with cheating mom, Mzansi divided by viral Twitter post

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A young man on Twitter told people that his mother was unfaithful to his dad. After finding out, the man explained why he suddenly lost any respect for his dad.

Snake farm goes TikTok viral, snake expert explains video with 3.8M views that has netizens fearing for vipers' caretaker

Snake farm goes TikTok viral, snake expert explains video with 3.8M views that has netizens fearing for vipers' caretaker

Asia

3 years ago

A TikTok of snakes went viral as their keep fed them. TikTok users commented that they were terrified by the scene of slithering snakes getting ready to feed.

Mzansi pastor plays amapiano during church service, congregation's reaction has SA getting their cooler boxes

Mzansi pastor plays amapiano during church service, congregation's reaction has SA getting their cooler boxes

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A South African pastor impressed with what he started playing during a church service. The congregation's reaction had peeps in stitches as TikTok went viral.

South Africans looting milk from truck on road go Twitter viral, peeps show up with huge buckets to collect their share

South Africans looting milk from truck on road go Twitter viral, peeps show up with huge buckets to collect their share

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A truck delivering milk broke down on a South African road and bystanders took the opportunity to loot. Peeps reacted to the Twitter clip with split opinions.

2 Mzansi women boast about bagging luxury apartment, SA realises both are celebrating achievement with pic of same home

2 Mzansi women boast about bagging luxury apartment, SA realises both are celebrating achievement with pic of same home

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Two South African women on Twitter celebrated getting a new luxury apartment. Netizens had questions when they noticed that both were using the same picture.

Long snake jumping off roof has TikTok users freaked out, snake specialist explains viper's agility in video with 5.8M views

Long snake jumping off roof has TikTok users freaked out, snake specialist explains viper's agility in video with 5.8M views

US

3 years ago

A jumping snake has people freaked out and goes viral on TikTok. Many people commented on how horrifying the scene was in the clip with over five million views.

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