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Undertakers protest latest: Home Affairs secures court interdict against UTT Home Affairs has secured a court interdict prohibiting the UTT from intimidating staff but the group says the undertakers protest will continue. The Department of Home Affairs has obtained a court interdict preventing the Unification Task Team (UTT) – who represent undertakers – from intimidating staff and those visiting the offices in Pretoria. This follows an undertakers protest which was held on Tuesday 11 May whereby representatives clashed with police. While police fired stun grenades on the scene and at l...

Protesting undertakers severed with interdict: Home Affairs Updated Nomfundo Ngcobo Share this: Home Affairs says it's been granted a court interdict stopping undertakers from causing any further disruptions at its branches. Funeral practitioners under the banner of the Unification Task Team (UTT)  have been protesting since Tuesday over some regulations. The UTT says they want permanent permits that will allow funeral parlours to remove bodies from hospitals and mortuaries. They also want to be able to register deaths on behalf of families. Some Home Affairs branches have been forced to ...

South Africa – Johannesburg – UTT Undertakers strike-14 September 2020. Members of the United Task team for funeral undertakers protest in front of Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto. They claim that government is not listening to their plight therefore they are withdrawing some of the services they offer. Picture: Timothy Bernard/African News Agency(ANA) SA undertaker organisations distance themselves from strike By Sibusiso Mboto Share DURBAN - LEADING funeral parlour associations have distanced themselves from the planned strike action by some unhappy operators in Gauteng,...

Funeral undertakers protest at the Department of Home Affairs Head Offices in Pretoria. (Photo by Gallo Images/Alet Pretorius) Department spokesperson David Hlabane said the interdict forms part of the contingency plan of the department to ensure that people who need Home Affairs services are not inconvenienced.  Companies, under the banner of Unification Task Team (UTT)  want the department to amend regulations so they have the right to remove bodies from mortuaries, hospitals, and forensic laboratories for burial. UTT spokesperson Muzi Hlengwa told News24 they were go...

Undertakers plan to shut down Home Affairs officers this morning The Unification Task Team, which represents several undertakers are hoping to intensify their protest by closing several Home Affairs offices on Wednesday morning. FILE: Picture: 123rf.com 13 days ago JOHANNESBURG - Undertakers from various organisations are planning to shut down Home Affairs offices nationwide on Wednesday morning, which will likely create administrative havoc but the impact on grieving families is not yet known. The Unifica...