The placement of the child’s body also made the location of her burial seem significant. The girl’s body was put in a pit that had previously held a large wooden post for the entry gate of an enclosure, and the fact that her ankles were tied together shows that the community took extra measures to ensure she would not be able to ‘return from the grave’.
We often talk about the cost of living in South Africa, but rarely tackle the topic of the ‘cost of dying’.
Yesterday, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize signed off on new regulations regarding the handling of coronavirus deaths at home.
One of actor Luke Perry’s last wishes was to be buried in a biodegradable mushroom suit.
Losing a loved one is never easy, so this chap decided to lay his his departed dad to rest in the best way possible: in a new luxury car.