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Gravediggers carry the plastic wrapped coffin of a person who died from the Covid-19 coronavirus.Image: Reuters/Ricardo Moraes
TRADITIONAL EXPERTS

Families warned not to exhume Covid-19 corpses despite deceased appearing in dreams

Because of traditional and religious beliefs, some Eastern Cape families are defying Covid-19 regulations by exhuming the corpses of those who died of the virus, saying that the plastic used to encase the corpses suffocates their dead…

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Justice & correctional services deputy minister Nkosi Phathekile Holomisa said the Ngqungqu palace in Mqanduli was inundated with villagers asking about the regulations regarding traditional slaughter.Image: LULAMILE FENI
CONFUSION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT

To slaughter or not to slaughter? Debate and confusion under level 3

To slaughter or not to slaughter? The question has caused confusion between the government, traditional experts and cultural practitioners over the level 3 regulations that kicked in on Monday. Co-operative governance & traditional…

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