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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

5856 articles published since 04 May 2022

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Dog has the time of his life at groove with energetic party-goer, Mzansi loves viral video. "Pit bulls were found shaking"

Dog has the time of his life at groove with energetic party-goer, Mzansi loves viral video. "Pit bulls were found shaking"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Woman impressed after uncle drags aunt to court for maintenance as kid lives with him, "Love it for him"

Woman impressed after uncle drags aunt to court for maintenance as kid lives with him, "Love it for him"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Man amused by skinny Santa Claus has SA howling with hilarious reaction: "I need his weight loss plan"

Man amused by skinny Santa Claus has SA howling with hilarious reaction: "I need his weight loss plan"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Brilliant edit of Cyril Ramaphosa, Julius Malema and other politicians singing Mariah Carey's Christmas carol, Mzansi in stitches

Brilliant edit of Cyril Ramaphosa, Julius Malema and other politicians singing Mariah Carey's Christmas carol, Mzansi in stitches

South Africa

3 years ago

Woman tries hand-washing laundry with extra long nails, Mzansi in tears over hilarious effort

Woman tries hand-washing laundry with extra long nails, Mzansi in tears over hilarious effort

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Woman gets help from fittest dude in the gym, video of their chemistry gets 7.5M views on TikTok

Woman gets help from fittest dude in the gym, video of their chemistry gets 7.5M views on TikTok

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

SA woman says she has same dad as Doja Cat, wild claim goes viral on TikTok but has Mzansi suspicious

SA woman says she has same dad as Doja Cat, wild claim goes viral on TikTok but has Mzansi suspicious

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A TikTokker said that she and Doja Cat have the same father, Dumisani Dlamini. Netizens were divided about whether or not she was simply trolling for views.

Man's mogodu recipe has Mzansi pressed, video shows him butchering it and serving dish with avocado

Man's mogodu recipe has Mzansi pressed, video shows him butchering it and serving dish with avocado

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A man prepared mogodu in a way that South Africans did not approve of. People commented that the cook committed a crime against the popular beloved delicacy.

Cyril Ramaphosa works out on video, SA president's 'exercising' has Mzansi cracking jokes

Cyril Ramaphosa works out on video, SA president's 'exercising' has Mzansi cracking jokes

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Cyril Ramaphosa was exercising and a video of him doing tricep dips left people amused. Peeps had many jokes including being prepared to implement stage 12.

Japanese man in SA explains loadshedding to the world, viral TikTokker's hilarious attempt has SA howling

Japanese man in SA explains loadshedding to the world, viral TikTokker's hilarious attempt has SA howling

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A Japanese in South Africa took to TikTok to tell the world about load shedding by Eskom. The TikTokker's descriptions left South African peeps in stitches.

A look at Drake's obsession with South Africa's Uncle Waffles, how it started and rumours about her influence on rapper's album

A look at Drake's obsession with South Africa's Uncle Waffles, how it started and rumours about her influence on rapper's album

Celebrities

3 years ago

Uncle Waffles caught Drake's attention, and she has been winning ever since. The SA DJ got a shout-out from Drake, and rumours swirled about the rapper's crush.

Man shows the things you need to survive in SA, Mzansi in awe of well-equipped home, "This is a rich person"

Man shows the things you need to survive in SA, Mzansi in awe of well-equipped home, "This is a rich person"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A TikTokker shared things they own to make life in Mzansi easier. He showed a generator for Eskom's loadshdeding and more items that peeps said were expensive.

Mom impresses with son's cool electronic piggy bank, SA amused that he keeps machine's secret pin from her

Mom impresses with son's cool electronic piggy bank, SA amused that he keeps machine's secret pin from her

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A lady's TikTok of her son's electronic piggy bank impressed netizens. Peeps were in awe of the device's features such as a pin the boy hides from his mom.

Dad goes full beast mode protecting 3-year-old from vicious hound, TikTok video goes viral with 9.9M views

Dad goes full beast mode protecting 3-year-old from vicious hound, TikTok video goes viral with 9.9M views

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A dog tried to attack a little girl and her father protected her without a second thought. People applauded the dad for his brave act against the huge hound.

Eskom advises people to help save power by not using bathtubs, SA throws shade in response to power-saving tip

Eskom advises people to help save power by not using bathtubs, SA throws shade in response to power-saving tip

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Eskom rubbed people the wrong way with their latest tweet telling people how to save electricity. Mzansi demanded that Eskom needs to supply electricity first.

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