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

Author's articles

SA family on Turkish holiday scammed with non-existent hotel, Mzansi in tears over 'open plan' accommodation

SA family on Turkish holiday scammed with non-existent hotel, Mzansi in tears over 'open plan' accommodation

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Mzansi woman's Bali wedding has jaws dropping on the internet, peeps in awe of bride's magnificent gown and breathtaking ceremony

Mzansi woman's Bali wedding has jaws dropping on the internet, peeps in awe of bride's magnificent gown and breathtaking ceremony

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

KZN residents loot truck transporting meat, Mzansi peeps rushing to put cow carcasses into cars has SA in stitches

KZN residents loot truck transporting meat, Mzansi peeps rushing to put cow carcasses into cars has SA in stitches

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Mzansi schoolboy dancing for peers in class goes viral, video has SA amazed by his lit skills

Mzansi schoolboy dancing for peers in class goes viral, video has SA amazed by his lit skills

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Teacher has unique secret handshake for each of his 18 students, peeps gush over Twitter video with 2.9M views

Teacher has unique secret handshake for each of his 18 students, peeps gush over Twitter video with 2.9M views

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Mom overprotective about Tupperware gives family food stored in Shein plastic bags and goes viral

Mom overprotective about Tupperware gives family food stored in Shein plastic bags and goes viral

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Brazilian mom of 5 gives birth to baby size of 1-year-old, doctors floored by size of huge newborn

Brazilian mom of 5 gives birth to baby size of 1-year-old, doctors floored by size of huge newborn

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A Brazilian woman gave birth to a baby that weighs 7 kg. The huge baby is the size of a one-year-old and is the biggest newborn in the Brazial region since 2011

Jacob Zuma slays in lit dance circle, TikTok video of former SA president's smooth moves charm Mzansi

Jacob Zuma slays in lit dance circle, TikTok video of former SA president's smooth moves charm Mzansi

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Jacob Zuma went viral for putting on a dance show. Online users were charmed by the TikTok of the former South African president having fun with his family.

Man's new BMW M4 wrecked and driver loses his leg delivering car to owner, SA stunned by bizarre story

Man's new BMW M4 wrecked and driver loses his leg delivering car to owner, SA stunned by bizarre story

Cars and Tech

3 years ago

A BMW M4 owner explained how his car got into a bad car crash while being delivered from a roadworthiness test. Twitter users were split over his reaction.

SA teacher's curves has Mzansi divided after she posts 3 drool-worthy Twitter pics that have men going wild

SA teacher's curves has Mzansi divided after she posts 3 drool-worthy Twitter pics that have men going wild

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A South African teacher had some men falling in love. Twitter users flooded thate lady with with compliments but others had different opinions about her pics.

Woman brings own chicken braai pack to KFC and asks for discount, TikTok prank has Mzansi in tears

Woman brings own chicken braai pack to KFC and asks for discount, TikTok prank has Mzansi in tears

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A TikTokker pulled a funny prank and went to buy from KFC but with her own chicken. The lady got to the drive-thru to try her luck and possibly get a discount.

SA girl recreates Beyoncé's flawless vocals from live Dubai performance, peeps' jaws drop over TikTok with 1.1M views

SA girl recreates Beyoncé's flawless vocals from live Dubai performance, peeps' jaws drop over TikTok with 1.1M views

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A South African lady recreated Beyoncé's outro for her latest Dubai live performance. People applauded her and remarked on how accurate her performance was.

VW Polo Vivo owner chains car to garage as an extra precaution against theft, Mzansi peeps relate to bizarre pic

VW Polo Vivo owner chains car to garage as an extra precaution against theft, Mzansi peeps relate to bizarre pic

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A car owner chained his VW Polo to his house to prevent theft. Twitter users were amused and even shared what they do to keep their cars safe from thieves.

Woman's 2 fire selfies have man shooting his shot with cheesy pickup line, Mzansi invested as it pays off

Woman's 2 fire selfies have man shooting his shot with cheesy pickup line, Mzansi invested as it pays off

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A man on Twitter tried his luck with a gorgeous woman on the socials. The man commented on her Twitter picture to try and woo her which amused Mzansi peeps.

Matric results 2022: Pedros employee gets over 5 distinctions after balancing NSC exams and work, restaurant rewards him with R10k

Matric results 2022: Pedros employee gets over 5 distinctions after balancing NSC exams and work, restaurant rewards him with R10k

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A Pedros employee aced matric exams with seven distinctions. The SA restaurant franchise pledged thousands towards the young man's future academic studies.

Rutendo Masasi