Coffins
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Ugandan teachers turn to coffin-making after schools close
The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the country’s schools closing and teachers being left without jobs
Funeral costs add pain to grief of Covid-19 deaths
Global demand for timber and a huge increase in deaths means the soaring cost of a decent burial is beyond the reach of many impoverished South Africans
Coffins are a sad business but they have to be made
The economy may be contracting because of Covid-19, but the funeral sector is on the up