Rutendo Masasi

Education: English (BA and Law, BA (Hons), Rhodes University, 2014-2017), Google News Initiative training (2024)

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 3 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za

4121 articles published since 04 May 2022

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Namibia's President Hage Geingob passes away after cancer diagnosis, South Africans express condolences

Namibia's President Hage Geingob passes away after cancer diagnosis, South Africans express condolences

a year ago

6.8 Magnitude earthquake in Morocco takes over 800 lives and forces resident to flee, SA moved by tragedy

6.8 Magnitude earthquake in Morocco takes over 800 lives and forces resident to flee, SA moved by tragedy

a year ago

Lion hops onto ride full of tourists, friendly big cat gets 5.5M TikTok views

Lion hops onto ride full of tourists, friendly big cat gets 5.5M TikTok views

2 years ago

Snake handler brings python to South African primary school, TikTok of tiny kids scrambling in fear of giant serpent

Snake handler brings python to South African primary school, TikTok of tiny kids scrambling in fear of giant serpent

2 years ago

Cape Town snake catcher releases 40 Cape cobras into wild, SA asks him to let them loose at ANC Headquarters

Cape Town snake catcher releases 40 Cape cobras into wild, SA asks him to let them loose at ANC Headquarters

2 years ago

Mzansi defends boy holding 2 snakes as American 'educates' others about kid's dangerous stunt with puffadders

Mzansi defends boy holding 2 snakes as American 'educates' others about kid's dangerous stunt with puffadders

2 years ago

SA snake catcher nabs 1.3m long spitting cobra found in Mpumalanga house, viral TikTok has peeps petrified

SA snake catcher nabs 1.3m long spitting cobra found in Mpumalanga house, viral TikTok has peeps petrified

2 years ago

A pro removed a venomous spitting cobra out of someone's home in Mpumalanga. Online users were terrified by the viral TikTok that showed how he got rid of it.

South African woman travels solo from SA to Ghana on bus, goes TikTok viral over goal to go across Africa by road

South African woman travels solo from SA to Ghana on bus, goes TikTok viral over goal to go across Africa by road

2 years ago

A young lady showed her journey from South Africa to Ghana by road. The lady went viral on TikTok after sharing the first part where she stopped in Namibia.

Snake chases man in TikTok video, viper's 'attack' that has Mzansi scared explained by expert

Snake chases man in TikTok video, viper's 'attack' that has Mzansi scared explained by expert

2 years ago

A TikTok shows a massive snake chasing an adult who took off sprinting. Online peeps were completely amazed by the chaotic viral TikTok of the snake attack.

Leopard attacks minibus by jumping over enclosure fence, viral TikTok with 42.7M views leaves people terrified

Leopard attacks minibus by jumping over enclosure fence, viral TikTok with 42.7M views leaves people terrified

2 years ago

A TikTok shows a leopard jumping over a fence to attack a moving minibus. People were terrified after seeing the leopard's amazing agility in the viral clip.

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