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Feb
20

How Long After a Death Should the Funeral Take Place?

We live in a world with many different religions, cultures and practices. These impact the way life pans out, even in death. Even when someone has been sick for a long time, their death comes as a shock. And then it is the…

Feb
20

Full Funeral Package in South Africa

People are starting to realise that funeral cover is a worthwhile investment. No matter how well you budget, hidden costs will eventually start to pile up for the cost of a funeral. So you might want to consider a full funeral package. Why funeral…

Feb
17

Dikwena Funeral Parlour

Dikwena is a funeral parlour that is unique and distinguished within the funeral industry. Also, our policies do not consider the age of our clients and family members do not have to have the same surname to qualify under one policy. Our core…

Feb
17

Identifying the Deceased in South Africa

When you have to identify the body of someone you use to love, it can be quite traumatic. Although when they portray the process to identify a body on television. It is a lot different than what will happen in real life. This…

Feb
17

Shemira a Jewish Funeral Tradition

Watching the body of the dead is a Jewish practice, which they call Shemira. They watch the body from the point of death to where they eternally lay the body. In Israel, Shemira is referred to as the act of guarding against the…

Feb
14

Old Mutual Funeral Policy Including Accidental Death

Losing a loved one is never an easy thing to deal with.  There is a massive emotional strain when you lose a loved one. We believe you should not worry about if the funeral policy will payout in those tough times. Old Mutual…

Feb
14

Nehawu Funeral Benefits Explained

At Nehawu we realise that when you lose someone, it can have a financial and emotional toll on you. There is also the funeral to pay for and plan.  To cater for this, Nehawu has made several different funeral benefit plans which we will…

Feb
14

Prosperity Group Funeral Policy from Assupol

Our funeral cover, uniquely insures individuals over 65 years of age, over 75 and even up to and over 80. Premiums are calculated and differ per age group. Continue reading to find out mo about prosperity group funeral policy. Prosperity group funeral policy  –…

Feb
14

Funeral Plan That Includes Children

1 Life has a funeral plan that can also cover up to 5 children. On the same cover, one can cover ten family members of their choice. This is in addition to the 5 of their children that they can cover. These kids…

Feb
14

Wills and Estates: Estate Administration Information

The admin for an estate can get quite difficult to manage. Although here we give a few guidelines to what you should do. First, the Executor will place a formal notice in the Government Gazette and the local newspaper. He will then request…