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

5863 articles published since 04 May 2022

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Man details how cheating ex exposed his new bae's unfaithfulness, Mzansi cracks jokes at his expense

Man details how cheating ex exposed his new bae's unfaithfulness, Mzansi cracks jokes at his expense

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Rachel Kolisi hints at "surprise" after Siya returns home, fans run wild with pregnancy assumptions

Rachel Kolisi hints at "surprise" after Siya returns home, fans run wild with pregnancy assumptions

Celebrities

3 years ago

Mzansi divided as SA judge orders woman to go 50/50 with ex-hubby for her pension

Mzansi divided as SA judge orders woman to go 50/50 with ex-hubby for her pension

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

SA taxi with random pimped-out roof leaves Mzansi with tears of laughter, "It's like ngise dining room"

SA taxi with random pimped-out roof leaves Mzansi with tears of laughter, "It's like ngise dining room"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Woman says she prefers her men without matric certificate, Cassper Nyovest and others celebrate as stunner argues dropouts are geniuses

Woman says she prefers her men without matric certificate, Cassper Nyovest and others celebrate as stunner argues dropouts are geniuses

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Checkers packer elevates to teacher: Man's huge glow-up leaves Mzansi peeps gobsmacked

Checkers packer elevates to teacher: Man's huge glow-up leaves Mzansi peeps gobsmacked

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

When phuza is life: Man desperately tries to negotiate with hospital staff to let him drink in Dezemba, Mzansi in stitches

When phuza is life: Man desperately tries to negotiate with hospital staff to let him drink in Dezemba, Mzansi in stitches

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Online users cracked up over a guy who was told not to drink while on medication. The man protested to the hospital staff, which many users could relate to.

PRASA's ridiculously low-priced train ticket of less than R10 has Mzansi worried about taxi industry

PRASA's ridiculously low-priced train ticket of less than R10 has Mzansi worried about taxi industry

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Online users raved that PRASA train fare cost as little as R7.50. People compared the price to local taxis with many nervous about the taxi industry's reaction.

Scary man tries to kidnap little girl and meets furious supermom, TikTok video gets 5.5M views as peeps watch in horror

Scary man tries to kidnap little girl and meets furious supermom, TikTok video gets 5.5M views as peeps watch in horror

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

One woman did not mess around when it came to saving her little baby from a kidnapper. The TikTok got 5.5 million views as people watched the clip in horror.

Stunning teacher shares sizzling pic that has grown men volunteering to go back to school for her

Stunning teacher shares sizzling pic that has grown men volunteering to go back to school for her

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A teacher got attention for her beauty after sharing a picture of herself. Many commented on how beautiful she looked, and some even tried to shoot their shot.

Photo of woman using public trash as toilet next to disabled parking sign, SA defends her, "She’s doing exactly what’s on that sign"

Photo of woman using public trash as toilet next to disabled parking sign, SA defends her, "She’s doing exactly what’s on that sign"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A lady used a public dustbin to relieve herself. Online users had jokes until they realised that she mistook disabled parking to mean that it was a toilet.

Groove at funeral: Video of people getting down to amapiano at burial ceremony leave South Africans divided

Groove at funeral: Video of people getting down to amapiano at burial ceremony leave South Africans divided

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A video of a cheerful group left some South Africans with questions. People reacted to the footage of people dancing to amapiano bangers while burying someone.

UCT VC Mamokgethi Phakeng grieves tragic death of young man that left Mzansi heartbroken

UCT VC Mamokgethi Phakeng grieves tragic death of young man that left Mzansi heartbroken

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Mamokgethi Phakeng UCT Vice-chancellor mourned the death of a young man. She wrote messages dedicated to him, and other netizens expressed their condolences.

Man building mansion proudly shares progress building it , Mzansi absolutely floored, "This is breathtaking"

Man building mansion proudly shares progress building it , Mzansi absolutely floored, "This is breathtaking"

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

One man showed that his huge house was nearly finished and was over 90% complete. Many people complimented the progress the tweep made building his dream home.

Woman spends R500 online and shares "What I ordered vs What I got" nightmare experience after getting rotten fruit instead

Woman spends R500 online and shares "What I ordered vs What I got" nightmare experience after getting rotten fruit instead

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A woman ordered strawberry covered and chocolate online, which was a disaster. Online users felt sorry for her well others had jokes about her spending R500 it

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