IN PICS | AKA sendoff wins big at funeral awards
While funeral parlour owners insist they are motivated by dignity not profits, the amounts spent on funerals have raised eyebrows
13 April 2025 - 00:00
Death may be a grim affair but the grieving are happily forking out hundreds of thousands of rands for VIP lounge areas serving canapés and shots under stretch marquees while musicians give their loved ones a showstopper send off. ..
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