Traditional funerals in South Africa are ample affairs where even the poorest households spare no expense,so families must start saving years in advance
On the first Sunday of every month, Vuyokazi Maneli dresses in a navy skirt, and jersey and pink blouse and dons a blue beret. Then she leaves her one-bedroom,breeze-block house to attend a four-hour assembly with about 100 people dressed in similar uniforms. Like Maneli, they are all preparing for their own funerals. 11.7 million other South Africans are expected to attend similar meetings this month. It may sound macabre, or but with more than 100000 burial societies across the country,these special savings groups for funerals are booming. Related: Chicken parties and other ways the world's poorest people raise money Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com