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 ...
Finding a cremated person from the Stone Age also seemed impossible because cremation is not generally practiced by African ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ancient African hunter-gatherers cremated a woman 9,500 years ago, revealing complex rituals and challenging assumptions ...
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 ...
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 ...
In South Africa, funeral cover is the most popular type of insurance, with approximately 22 million adults – 48% of the ...
Illness, death, and burial in Africa. In his brilliant little book about global income distribution, The Haves and the Have Nots (2011), the World Bank economist Branko Milanovic claims that ...
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