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funerals

Don’t let funeral costs land you in debt
Partner Content
/ 8 July 2023

Don’t let funeral costs land you in debt

Budget carefully, and don’t make expensive emotional decisions

By Special Reports
South Africa to remain on level one: Do’s and don’ts for the long weekend
National
/ 30 March 2021

South Africa to remain on level one: Do’s and don’ts for the long weekend

Aside from slight tweaks to alcohol regulations and measures on religious gatherings, not much has changed as South Africans prepare for the long weekend

By Eunice Masson
Do the ‘lies of the ANC drown out its honesty’? A Covid-19 case study
Politics
/ 1 February 2021

Do the ‘lies of the ANC drown out its honesty’? A Covid-19 case study

The governing party elite seems to have different rules for its members than the regulations imposed on citizens — and the trust deficit continues to grow

By Des Erasmus
Thief in the night: Covid took my mom
Opinion
/ 29 January 2021

Thief in the night: Covid took my mom

The virus has stolen our last attempts at giving her life dignity; we couldn’t pay our respects or give her the send-off she deserved

By Paballo Chauke
Calls for transparency in how KZN manages Covid-19
Coronavirus
/ 14 January 2021

Calls for transparency in how KZN manages Covid-19

Doctors, nurses, undertakers and civic activists want national and provincial interventions that address the reality of the dire situation in KwaZulu-Natal

By Greg Ardé
We are staying on adjusted level three — Ramaphosa
National
/ 11 January 2021

We are staying on adjusted level three — Ramaphosa

Although South Africa’s variant of Covid-19 does not cause more severe illness, the country, according to the president, must be ‘diligent, vigilant and compliant’

By Khaya Koko
Covid logic beats ‘irrational’ human logic
Coronavirus
/ 29 July 2020

Covid logic beats ‘irrational’ human logic

The virus will lose if the government and high-profile people communicate effectively the reasons for restrictions and the compromises that have been made

By Philip Machanick
Dancer and queer rights activist Kirvan Fortuin’s final farewell
Friday
/ 1 July 2020

Dancer and queer rights activist Kirvan Fortuin’s final farewell

The slain dancer and choreographer was so much more than an internationally celebrated artist. They were also a proud queer rights activist and a beloved child and friend

By Carl Collison
Families struggle with funerals under lockdown
Business
/ 8 June 2020

Families struggle with funerals under lockdown

Families have found the cultural cost of burying their loved ones under lockdown difficult to bear, but the financial costs have reduced

By Tshegofatso Mathe
I buried my father on Zoom. Was I laying my culture to rest?
Africa
/ 4 May 2020

I buried my father on Zoom. Was I laying my culture to rest?

The Covid-19 pandemic prevented me from leaving London to be at my father’s funeral in Uganda and perform the rites. Instead, I attended it online

By Eric Mwine-Mugaju
Rural retreat: Allowing people to return home during lockdown could turn a tide
Article
/ 30 April 2020

Rural retreat: Allowing people to return home during lockdown could turn a tide

It is important to note that the phenomena of translocality and circular migration in Africa have often served as a strategy of resilience in tough times

By Leslie Bank
DRC in mourning as funeral parties banned
Africa
/ 2 April 2020

DRC in mourning as funeral parties banned

Numerous countries around the world have adopted similar measures to try to counter Covid-19

By Samir Tounsi

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