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Undertakers were protesting over numerous issues, including delays in the registration of death certificates.

Home Affairs has been granted an interdict that prohibits undertakers from intimidating its staff.

Home Affairs says it will ensure services not disrupted by undertakers' protest The department has obtained a court interdict prohibiting protestors from intimidating staff and those visiting their offices. FILE: Undertakers under the banner, the Unification Task Team, want government to amend regulations so they can have the right to register deaths on behalf of bereaved families. Picture: 123rf.com 3 hours ago JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Home Affairs on Wednesday said it had contingency plans in pla...

Funeral undertakers vow to continue protest, set to defy interdict By James Mahlokwane Share Pretoria - Funeral undertakers who clashed with the police during a protest outside the Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria CBD on Tuesday will defy the court interdict and resume picketing today. They are unhappy with the department over numerous unsolved issues, including delays in the registration of death certificates. The secretary-general of the Unification Task Team of the Funeral Industry, Kgomotso Langa, told the Pretoria News they intended to shut down the department’s offices again tod...

Woman's body stuck in hearse for four hours 16 September 2020 - 10:18 A woman's body was stuck in a hearse for four hours after it was removed from her home due to the funeral industry shutdown. This came after an Avbob Funeral Parlour hearse carrying the body was stopped by protesting members of the Unification Task Team (UTT) that has been leading the shutdown since Monday... This article is free to read if you register or sign in. If you have already registered or subscribed, please sign in to continue.