Foreword / Jan Vansina -- Funerals in Africa : An Introduction / Michael Jindra and Joël Noret -- ch. 1. African Funerals and Sociocultural Change : A Review of Momentous Transformations across a ...
Across the continent, from the deserts of Namibia to the forests of Ghana and the shores of Tanzania, one phenomenon remains strangely consistent. Africans are most united at funerals. In those ...
In South Africa, funeral cover is the most popular type of insurance, with approximately 22 million adults – 48% of the ...
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Funeral Services and Related Activities in South Africa 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. A global research study identified South Africa ...
Undertakers clad in canary-yellow protective suits lowered the coffin into the cold soil as a mechanical digger waited nearby to smother the grave. Dust and death: A funeral at Olifantsvlei cemetery ...
"From antebellum slavery to the twenty-first century, African American funeral directors have orchestrated funerals or "home-going" ceremonies with dignity and pageantry. As entrepreneurs in a largely ...
Despite signs of growing uptake, funeral insurance still faces several “perception-related challenges” stemming from mistrust, limited understanding and cultural beliefs. Funeral insurance is slowly ...