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

5713 articles published since 04 May 2022

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American true crime creator covers 8 Kempton Park murders after discovery of Pretoria woman’s body

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Limpopo wedding video leaves South Africans stunned as masked guest moves through crowd

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True crime content creator reflects on 8 women found dead in Kempton Park

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Paarl construction manager chosen as Eben Etzebeth lookalike after years of mix-ups

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Friends map route where murdered Kempton Park runner Tsontso Moselakgomo was found

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American tourist reviews South African McDonald’s and explains differences

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South Africans mock Fortuner driver trying to tow bakkie stuck nose-down in muddy pond

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A viral South African video shows a dark pickup stuck nose-down in a muddy pond as a Toyota Fortuner towing attempt sparks plenty of hilarious reactions.

Mr D delivery driver graduates after years of setbacks at CUT

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Rorisang Mangole overcame strikes, lost NSFAS funding and financial hardship by delivering for Mr D and Takealot before earning his CUT IT diploma after delays.

South Africans stunned as snake is filmed hiding inside portable toilet

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A viral TikTok video shows a snake hiding inside a portable toilet in South Africa, shocking viewers and sparking fresh fears about rural toilets and snakes.

4 men rush to rescue people trapped in overturned Cape Town ambulance: Video sparks debate

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Dashcam footage captures four men rescuing people from an overturned ambulance on a Cape Town highway, sparking debate over the alleged Zimbabwean heroes online.

Snake rescue shares striking video of rinkhals showing its famous hood in Eastern Cape

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A rinkhals raises its hood in Qonce, Eastern Cape, as Neville's Snake & Reptile Rescue captures the venomous spitting cobra's dramatic hood display online.

Mzansi fans laugh as Citi Golf with South African plates and Springboks decor appears in USA

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A South African supporter amazed fans in the USA with a Volkswagen Citi Golf and South African number plate, sparking hilarious online reactions.

13-year-old boy shot dead by private security guard while playing in Cape Town

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A 13-year-old boy was shot in the back and killed by a security guard in Cape Town, sparking outrage as South Africans demand justice before court appearance.

South Africa mourns Grade 10 learner after fatal crash

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Lee Jandra ‘Meitjie’ Sabbat, 16, died after a Toyota Yaris crashed into a wall in Victoria West, leaving her family and school community deeply devastated.

Gauteng police issue warning after bodies of 4 women found in Kempton Park

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Four women’s bodies found in Rhodesfield, Kempton Park, spark a Gauteng police warning as officers investigate and search for missing runner Elizabeth Komo.

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