African American funeral service providers have long been central fixtures in the communities they serve. There, the funeral home represents more than just a place to hold viewings and coordinate ...
JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI (Reuters) - From fish-shaped coffins to slaughtered bulls, funerals in Africa are lavish affairs, providing a lucrative opportunity for insurance companies looking for business in ...
An ancient cremation would have been a community spectacle in a place returned to and reignited over many generations. What ...
Foreword / Jan Vansina -- Funerals in Africa : An Introduction / Michael Jindra and Joël Noret -- ch. 1. African Funerals and Sociocultural Change : A Review of Momentous Transformations across a ...
A scientific paper, published in the journal Science Advances, describes a spectacular event that happened about 9,500 years ...
Across the continent, from the deserts of Namibia to the forests of Ghana and the shores of Tanzania, one phenomenon remains strangely consistent. Africans are most united at funerals. In those ...
In South Africa, funeral cover is the most popular type of insurance, with approximately 22 million adults – 48% of the ...
An undertaker of Sopema Funerals changes into his suit before transporting the body of a deceased person ahead of the funeral service in Soweto, south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa. Reuters ...