Broadcast excerpt·TUE, 13 OCT 2026 · 13:37:18–13:39:11 SAST
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18830702, the WhatsApp line 0727021702 waiting so patiently. Tanya in Alberton. Hi, Tanya. Hi, really. Thank you for taking my call. Yeah, short story. I mean, I lost my husband very unexpectedly five years ago. People were great to wait for me to get there before realizing he passed. However, the biggest issue, and I'm going to say this is an issue, is people who feel it right.
That they can say what they want about a passing on social media. I'm talking about guys who probably worked with my husband 20 years before he passed, started posting on social media because they heard from a friend from a friend. And within two to three hours of it happening, I'd phone two close friends and two family members to advise what is happening. They started posting on social media. At that point, and I have to say, people have lost the side of understanding who has the right.
Right to say, and who does it. And social media has caused that, in my view. It's my personal opinion, but I think people feel the faster they can tell the story, the better for them because it's exposure, it's news. I don't know what it is. But when it's a grief-related thing, and I mean, this is my husband, then people post. So I had friends who I hadn't even got to yet because my priority was to get home and tell my little boys that their dad is gone. Having phoned me saying, Hey, what happened? I see on Facebook.
And you kind of just have no idea where you are in the world. And somebody posts on social. So I wanted to put out there: be mindful. I'm so sending you the biggest hugs, Tanya. I'm so, so sorry for your loss, but also for the grief and trauma for the family. And I 100% agree. Folks, we must be careful when sharing news. We must be careful. Let us wait for the family to.
Announce themselves, their relatives and others that maybe are abroad and have not gotten the phone call. The last thing they want is to open up social media to see that their loved one is no more. Nikki in Madrid. Hi, Nikki. Go ahead. Hi, Labor. Thank you for taking my call. So I'm going to tell you a story from the perspective of the person that had to tell a colleague what happened. So I worked closely with the girl. Let's just call her Susie, for instance.
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