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From: Sunelia Heath <>
Subject: Re: [ZA-IB] RECYCLING GRAVES IN DURBAN AREA
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 10:06:51 -0700 (PDT)
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Hallo Marielle

Thank you.  Please let us know if you receive an answer.

Kind regards
Sunelia Heath




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From: Marielle Ford <>
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Sent: Tue, September 7, 2010 6:32:02 PM
Subject: Re: [ZA-IB] RECYCLING GRAVES IN DURBAN AREA

I've written to them with some questions

Marielle
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From: "Ken & Eleanor Garvie" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 6:13 PM
Subject: [ZA-IB] RECYCLING GRAVES IN DURBAN AREA


>
>
>                Press Release: New Move to Create Burial Space
>
>
>  This press release was emailed out at : 07 September, 2010 17:36
>    _________________________________________________________________
>
>
>  The Municipalitys Parks, Recreation and Culture Unit will soon be
>  commencing the recycling of graves at the Loon Road Cemetery, in
>  Sherwood as part of the pilot project to recycle most of the
>  Municipalitys cemeteries to curb the shortage of burial space.
>
>
>    The Head of the Unit, Thembinkosi Ngcobo said, Its now all systems
>  go for the commencement of the recycling. He said consultation with
>  all relevant structures has been undertaken.
>
>
>    Ngcobo said the Municipality had received no objections after
>  placing notices in newspapers, highlighting that all graves that are
>  not under lease and are over ten years will be recycled. Families were
>  advised that should they wish to retain the rights to reuse or reserve
>  a grave for further use they should contact the Municipality. He said
>  the recycling will start within the current financial year as a pilot
>  project after which they will start in other cemeteries in eThekwini.
>
>
>    Ngcobo said the remains of each body will be exhumed; and a small
>  grave will be created on the side of the cemetery where the remains
>  will be re-buried.               
>
>
>  The KwaZulu-Natal Local Government and Traditional Affairs Department
>  approved the motion of recycling the graves after it was passed by a
>  full council sitting in 2007. In terms of the KZN Cemeteries and
>  Crematoria Act, the Municipality is at liberty to decide what to do
>  with graves 10 years after burial.
>
>
>  Ngcobo said family members who have objections to this process; can
>  contact the Parks, Recreation and Culture Unit. If people have other
>  views we can always sit down and talk about them. Our job in terms of
>  the law is to promote disposal with dignity and we are very sensitive
>  to other peoples beliefs and cultures.
>
>
>    The main reason for starting with the Loon Road Cemetery is that,
>  it is very old. Once we are done with this one we will move to
>  others, said Ngcobo.
>
>
>    The Municipality has realised that there is a major problem with
>  the burial space and that problem is not only in eThekwini but even
>  other big cities like Johannesburg and Cape Town are experiencing the
>  same thing, he said.
>
>
>    For more information contact Thembinkosi Ngcobo, eThekwini
>  Municipalitys Head of Parks, Recreation and Culture Unit (031) 311
>  4508 or email: .
>
>
>    Issued by eThekwini Municipality, Communications and PR Department
>  contact Khaya Sengani on 031 311 2280 or 072 293 8788 or e-mail
>  .


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