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A solemn moment as the body of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi is removed from the hearse at a private mortuary in Ulundi.Image: Sandile Ndlovu

Buthelezi’s funeral moved to Saturday

The founding president of the IFP and traditional prime minister of the Zulu monarch‚ Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi‚ will be laid to rest on Saturday. The change of dates was confirmed by the KwaZulu-Natal government. It said the decision…

The owner of the funeral services company defended the design of the grave.Image: Facebook/WSA Funeral

Designer opts for white tiles to line grave in Giyani

One Limpopo family has shown it does not subscribe to the saying about “ashes to ashes and dust to dust” when they ensured their loved one’s coffin would not be touched by dust at all. Images shared on social media showed how the grave…

Family bury wrong body

A family in Ilinge had to stop funeral proceedings recently after discovering that Doves undertakers had allegedly lost the body of their loved one. It was revealed last week that the corpse was mistakenly given to another family in…

Police minister Bheki Cele was tagged on social media after the Mpumalanga premier was seen on national television without a face mask while out in public, in contravention of lockdown regulations.Image: GCIS

Bheki Cele orders top cop probe into Mpumalanga premier mask slip

Police minister Bheki Cele has ordered an investigation into the circumstances around Mpumalanga premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane not wearing a mask at the funeral of late minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu. Cele said the wearing…

Thabo Mbeki called for the ruling party to address rampant corruption. ‘It will not be possible to deal with all the challenges … including the matter of ethical leadership, unless we renew the ANC.’Picture: Gallo Images / Sunday Times / Alaister Russell

Thabo Mbeki calls for ethical leadership and ‘renewal of ANC’

Former president Thabo Mbeki has called for the “renewal” of the ANC to address the challenges the country faces. Speaking from his home during Andrew Mlangeni’s funeral on Wednesday, Mbeki said those who had paid tribute to Mlangeni in…

Pallbearers arrive with the casket of Andrew Mlangeni during the official funeral held at UJ Soweto campus on July 29 2020.Picture: ANTONIO MUCHAVE

Andrew Mlangeni, a ‘true role model’ youth should emulate: Panyaza Lesufi

Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said the late Andrew Mlangeni was a role model the youth should emulate. “To the youth. I present to you a role model to emulate. He fought apartheid and studied at the same time. He never rushed to be…