The Eastern Cape health department is investigating claims that an oversight allegedly led to a mix-up of two bodies, possibly resulting in the burial of the wrong person as far afield as Lesotho.
Cape Town crematoriums have reportedly suffered major backlogs, with a financial strain running into millions already being lost by the funeral industry, crematoriums and the public.
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