KutulloM

Beyond breaking news.
Telling the stories journalists carry home.
Author | Journalist

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@mphodmoloto Hope you enjoyed it.

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Some stories stay with you long after the headlines fade.

On 14 October 2015, 19-year-old Bryce Carlinsky was severely injured when a temporary pedestrian and cycle bridge structure collapsed onto the M1 highway near Grayston Drive in Sandton, Johannesburg. As journalists, we report on tragedies as they unfold. We document the facts, capture the images and tell the stories. But what happens to the people behind the headlines and to the journalists who carry these stories home?

This is one of the experiences explored in my recently published book, Behind the Headlines: The Stories Journalists Carry Home.

The book reflects on the human side of journalism, the emotional weight of covering traumatic events and the stories that remain with us long after the cameras stop rolling.

Today, on the anniversary of this tragic incident, I reflect on the importance of remembering the human lives behind the news and recognising the emotional realities of those who report it.

Because behind every headline, there is a human story.

📖 Behind the Headlines: The Stories Journalists Carry Home
By Kutullo Madisha
#BehindTheHeadlines #JournalismAndMentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #JournalistsMatter #HumanStories

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@DouglasMjekula @CoruscaKhaya Self published.

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@GugsM Hehehhe, Take me back to the newsroom.

[Dr. Koena Moabelo 🇿🇦 @RealKoenaza]

🚨 MISSING CHILD: POLICE SEARCH FOR 16-YEAR-OLD LIZELLE GOSLETT IN PRETORIA🚨

Police in Villieria, Pretoria, Gauteng, are appealing for public assistance in locating 16-year-old Lizelle Goslett, who has been missing since Saturday, 3 October 2026.
#DrKoenaMoabelo

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@PanSALB We breath it.

[Pan South African Language Board @PanSALB]

Goeiemôre Mzansi! 🇿🇦

Here are the terms that have influenced conversations across both mainstream and social media platforms. Among these are femicide, March and March, clock it, #MadlangaCommission and nikhona +27? Which of these deserves the title of South Africa’s Word of the Year?
#InternationalDictionaryDay #OneNationManyLanguages

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Y'all need to read these AI story first.

[Gift @gifttyk]

Three weeks after I moved into my new flat, I found a note under my door. It said, in tiny, perfect handwriting: "Your TV is too loud. – 4B."

I felt awful. I've never been the loud neighbour. I stood in the hall with the note, then went straight to the shop and bought a $9 box of biscuits. I wrote "sorry!!" on a card, knocked on 4B and braced myself.

The door opened. A woman in her late 70s, in a lilac cardigan, holding a TV remote.

I said, "I'm so sorry about the noise. I'll keep it down."

She looked at the biscuits, then at me, and said, "No, it's not that."...

[Constitution Hill SA @VisitConHill]

Did you know that today, in 1990, Johannesburg hosted the first Gay Pride March in South Africa? This historic march not only celebrated LGBTQIA+ pride but also served as an anti-Apartheid demonstration.
Organized by the Gay and Lesbian Organisation of the Witwatersrand (GLOW), it attracted around 800 participants. Esteemed speakers included Beverly Ditsie, Simon Nkoli, and Justice Edwin Cameron.
Let’s honour this significant milestone in our journey for equality! #pridemonth #UnityInDiversity

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@Riggas007 The best!!!

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Yona Ke Yona!!!!!!!!

[RidiculousRiggs @Riggas007]

@kutulloMm Those were them days maaaaaan, early YFM days were the best Shem

[Silindelo Sebata @Sli_Masikane]

[DEVELOPING] The pastor who allegedly kidnapped a 4 month old baby and raped its mother has made his first appearance in court with his wives. Caiphus Mkhawane, Amanda Mnguni and Ntsako Mathebela have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder, murder, rape, kidnapping and fraud.

The state alleges that the trio wanted to cash out a funeral policy.

#eNCA

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Two got bail.

[Mail & Guardian @mailandguardian]

A man arrested in possession of an item allegedly belonging to Elizabeth ‘Tsontso Moselakgomo is expected in court today. He has not been charged with her murder.

https://t.co/IJlmx7j6HC

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YOUTH TECH EXPO HACKATHON

Have a Matric certificate and a passion for innovation? Apply for the Youth Tech Expo Hackathon! Participants will work in teams over 24 continuous hours to develop innovative solutions.

📌 Matric is a requirement.

Apply here: https://t.co/Ere9qMV3EA
Successful applicants will be notified via email. Participants must agree that intellectual property developed during the hackathon will belong to the Gauteng Provincial Government.

#YouthTechExpo #Hackathon #GrowingGautengTogether

[Kgethi Phakeng, PhD(Wits); Hon DSc (UBristol) @FabAcademic]

Make sure you buy your ticket to attend the #MakeEducationFashionable Convocation on 5 December at Divine Sunset in Midrand. It will be a great pleasure to see you there.
👉🏽 https://t.co/1kxzEWk1wU

[Mbokazi @ngwanesiyabong1]

I need about 30 people who are fluent in English around Johannesburg for employment in January, about 15 males and 15 females from age 25 upwards.

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@MokgethwaMacha1 Clarens.