Lebogang Khitsane’s tombstones were the stuff of legend. Nobody will forget his memorial service in a hurry, either.
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.
Last year, ANC legend Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and two other party stalwarts were laid to rest. An investigation into the spending for those funerals has raised massive red flags.
Funerals the world over tend to be sombre affairs, although an Irish wake has been known to get somewhat rowdy. This Chinese tradition is just downright strange though.