When Sithembiso Nkala* died last month at the age of 46 in a small Bulawayo township, the red flag mounted at the gate of her uncle’s house to announce the funeral flapped against the cool early winter breeze for almost two weeks.
In the past, a family member of the deceased would go house-to-house collecting maize meal but with the cost of the country’s staple also affected byCoupled with the absence of once thriving burial societies and incomes corroded by inflation, deaths have brought fresh headaches. In recent years, funeral policy premiums have not been spared the wrath of daily price increases.
Since retiring five years ago, he says his pension is so little he has not been able to service his policy, which has since lapsed despite monthly payments. “When I die I won’t get any assistance. The only assured assistance will come from people’s goodwill.” “Now and then we do receive requests for donations with regards to funeral services at zero cost to the bereaved family, or at a significant discount. As a responsible corporate citizen we have initiated rendering assistance where it is needed.”
In Bulawayo’s Kelvin industrial area, where small funeral parlours once thrived, businesses have been replaced by activities such as sewing and brick moulding. “The trend of pauper burials has not changed over the years. Stillbirths are given normal graves and at times relatives may not feel it is worth it to pay for the grave, especially those who may have financial problems,” said Nesisa Mpofu, the city’s spokesperson.
Sad to see a tradition dying. The pandemic has changed a lot for many.
Last I checked M&G was owned by a Zimbo so this article is no surprise. Trying to elicit sympathy.
sadi18032311 Who cares about Zimbabweans here in our country, they must go home and makes plans there
sadi18032311 People that are supposed to build Zimbabwe are busy fighting us, they want themselves and their children to be South African. At all costs. Zimbabwe needs Zimbabweans to grow, one will do that for them. The chinese are here to shop.
Burial societies for Zim is so expensive, that's y Zimbos decided to travel with their dead bodies inside the bus like an alive human being
But almost every week Mnangagwa's twitter account shows how the country is becoming a beacon of hope, always opening a new factory or something.
They must dump the USD and use any regional currency. What I experienced in Zimbabwe is nonsense 🚮🚮
They must sell the land Bob Mugabe gave them to pay for a burial
What must we do with this information?
Mail&Guardian seriously😳U RATHER LUZ SAFRICANS and go for everything about zimbos!UNLESS U R TELLING US AS SAFRICANS THAT INDEED foreigners are heading leadership positions in a mission TO PUSH their filthy agenda n make u IRRITATING N IRRELEVANT!zims this zims that SO IRRITATIN
Burial is nothing but throwing a dead body into a pit. What's there to afford.
So what must we do as SAn's? Motho ga jewe they must go back to basics
Votsek! Go report this shit in Zimbabwe
Complete collapse of Zimbabwean economy yet other Zimbabweans like Simba praise Zanupf That abusive regime should be removed 2023. They failed at governance. 42yrs of corruption and mismanagement will do that to any economy Zimbabweans must fight to make zim better✊
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How about you report abt your own failling gov, high unemployement rate, PhalaPhalaFarmGate instead of making noise abt mnangwagwa, daddyhope is there to write abt his country's state of affairs, or the editor is frm Zim🤷♂️
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