The reason why people spend so much on pretentious funerals when they are poor is an ongoing puzzle. It would appear as though people want to appear to be doing well, borrowing loads of money for a pretentiously rich funeral. Not being able…
Arranging a funeral with confidence can only occur when you have access to the best information, tips and advice. Usually the person who has died will have left some instructions regarding the the type of funeral they want. With good information you can…
There are varyiousfuneral products to choose from. So you want to know that you’re getting an adequate funeral cover amount but for a reasonable premium each month. Product manager at FNB, Nthabiseng Sethabela-Makoeng, explained what good funeral cover is all about. It’s ensuring…
The costs of burials and cremations can really annoy people. Death is a costly business and low-cost options are hard to find. People are looking at ways to find affordable yet dignified ways to say goodbye to family members. They don’t want the…
Society has changed a lot over the past decade. Ideas around death, funerals and disposal of ashes have changed too. And some bizarre ideas have come to replace the more sombre burials and cremations we know. Crazy burial fads and fancies are becoming…
Sep
20
Aquamation International
Fancy the idea of your body resting in a forest? There the falling leaves gently cover your body? Many people would. The idea of being in a coffin 6ft under is abhorrent. Not only that, burials in the modern world have become such…
Nobody sets ou to build a career in embalming the bodies of dead people. Preserving human remains to keep decomposition at bay is not something people relish. However, somebody has to do the job. Indeed, theree are mortuary science training programmes. Here students…
One can hardly call funeral selfies a new trend. It had to happen sooner or later. These unoriginal pictures of people and their duck lips are everywhere even at funerals. Can’t someone at least be original and post a funeral selfie with sad…
Sep
20
What is a Crematorium?
People are coming up with all kinds of ideas to make death a more light-hearted occurrence. Usually it is a grey, sombre event. When it comes to being cremated in a crematorium new ideas are emerging. People are coming up with ideas to…
Many South Africans think that when a South African dies abroad, the SA Government will pay to bring back the body to South Africa. There is absolutely no chance of that happening. However, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) works with diplomatic…