DStv Channel 403 Wednesday, 04 December 2024

Funerals in SA | Discussion | Mourning while sipping alcohol

JOHANNESBURG - From after tears parties, to now serving alcohol at the gravesite.

Is this the new normal of a dignified send-off in South Africa?.

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Funerals of youngters have become party bashes, as opposed to the way of mourning and paying respects to the deceased in a solemn manner.

Recently, a picture of a funeral parlour serving alcohol at a graveyard has been making the rounds, triggering a debate on social media.

Dr Nikiwe Bam, a Cultural Activist, Pastor Unathi Nkomfa, a life coach and author, and Dominic Lenong, spokesperson for SA Funeral Practitioners Association discussed this subject with eNCA.

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