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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Dad tries teaching toddler daughter to 'read the environment' as clapback to unsolicited parenting advice, SA in stitches over savage response

Dad tries teaching toddler daughter to 'read the environment' as clapback to unsolicited parenting advice, SA in stitches over savage response

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Teen school girls' modernised Zulu traditional dance goes viral and wows Mzansi, "Ama 2000 live in their own world"

Teen school girls' modernised Zulu traditional dance goes viral and wows Mzansi, "Ama 2000 live in their own world"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Husband tells wife spark plug is car gearbox, man's acting skills for epic prank has Mzansi in stitches

Husband tells wife spark plug is car gearbox, man's acting skills for epic prank has Mzansi in stitches

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Little girl goes viral over lit performance at family get-together after showing off unbelievable moves, Mzansi can't deal, "That umlando is murder"

Little girl goes viral over lit performance at family get-together after showing off unbelievable moves, Mzansi can't deal, "That umlando is murder"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Woolworths has SA customers complaining about alleged weekly price increases, insider from supermarket explains why

Woolworths has SA customers complaining about alleged weekly price increases, insider from supermarket explains why

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Woman storms spa to find husband with side chick, scandalous scene has netizens in awe

Woman storms spa to find husband with side chick, scandalous scene has netizens in awe

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Woman shoots her shot and gets brutally shut down, man shares screenshot of his rejection message

Woman shoots her shot and gets brutally shut down, man shares screenshot of his rejection message

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

One gent showed people on Twitter how he shut down a woman who hit on him. Some online users roasted the tweep and argued that he was being petty with the post.

TikTok of futuristic Mercedes without steering wheel gets 27M views and leaves peeps amazed, "Reminds me of 'Black Panther"

TikTok of futuristic Mercedes without steering wheel gets 27M views and leaves peeps amazed, "Reminds me of 'Black Panther"

Cars and Tech

3 years ago

A car on TikTok went viral over its amazing futuristic features. The modern whip had no steering wheel and was also see-through which has peeps in complete awe.

Awkward public proposal amid New Year's celebrations ends in fight and gets 4.7M views, viral TikTok leaves internet cringing

Awkward public proposal amid New Year's celebrations ends in fight and gets 4.7M views, viral TikTok leaves internet cringing

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

One woman got a public proposal and did not look happy at all. People thought she'd refuse when she accepted but the viral clip shows the couple fighting later.

Woman gets pap and party tags for dinner by shady parents, viral pic leaves Mzansi laughing

Woman gets pap and party tags for dinner by shady parents, viral pic leaves Mzansi laughing

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A woman on Twitter shared that her parents threw shade by giving her a plate of pap with her event tags as the relish. Peeps were amused by the funny picture.

Sangoma threatens plastic surgeon for R80k refund, SA bewildered by 2nd scamming accusation against doctor

Sangoma threatens plastic surgeon for R80k refund, SA bewildered by 2nd scamming accusation against doctor

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Gogo Skhotheni warned a plastic surgeon who owes her nearly R100 000. The traditional healer alleges the cosmetic doctor refused to give her back the money.

Mzansi side-eyes Bonga Sithole over TikTok of him saying he's booked into guest house, "He flexes different"

Mzansi side-eyes Bonga Sithole over TikTok of him saying he's booked into guest house, "He flexes different"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Bonga Sithole told people that he had a place to stay for one day. South Africans reacted to the video of him saying that he could be found in Sandton City.

TikTok of giant python using entire head to drink water gets 25M views as peeps were in complete awe

TikTok of giant python using entire head to drink water gets 25M views as peeps were in complete awe

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A snake went viral on TikTok after people saw the way it drinks water. Many people were amazed to see how the python used its whole head to get some hydration.

Young boy breaks Mzansi's heart with emotional poem about being mistreated for being different, "No one wants to be my friend"

Young boy breaks Mzansi's heart with emotional poem about being mistreated for being different, "No one wants to be my friend"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A little boy performed a moving poem in isiZulu about getting discriminated against. The video on Twitter made people reflect on how society should do better.

SA influencer warns peeps to never show parents their salaries, Mzansi reacts to financial tip

SA influencer warns peeps to never show parents their salaries, Mzansi reacts to financial tip

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

An influencer warned people that it is important to keep one's income secret, especially from parents. Netizens agreed and gave examples of why it is necessary.

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