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Most funeral parlours have invested in backup solutions to cope, but it has also resulted in significant increases in operational costs. "We did some calculations as an industry and we discovered that we're spending around R160-million annually for diesel and petrol," Konyana said. "We know of some funeral businesses that have already closed shop because of these significant rises in costs due to load-shedding and other things.
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