Even a seemingly modest site can provide important clues for reconstructing past environments and climates," the researchers ...

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Foreword / Jan Vansina -- Funerals in Africa : An Introduction / Michael Jindra and Joël Noret -- ch. 1. African Funerals and Sociocultural Change : A Review of Momentous Transformations across a ...

JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI (Reuters) - From fish-shaped coffins to slaughtered bulls, funerals in Africa are lavish affairs, providing a lucrative opportunity for insurance companies looking for business in ...

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EAST LONDON, South Africa (AP) — The deaths of 21 teenagers in a nightclub tragedy is a crime and South African officials must increase steps to prevent alcohol from being illegally sold to youths, ...

A mourner touches the coffin of Archbishop Desmond Tutu during his funeral at the St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa on Jan. 1, 2022. AP CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A funeral service is ...

The deaths of 21 teenagers in a nightclub tragedy is a crime and South African officials must increase steps to prevent alcohol from being illegally sold to youths, South African President Cyril ...

EAST LONDON, South Africa — More than a thousand grieving family and community members are attending the funeral in South Africa's East London for 21 teenagers who died in a mysterious tragedy at a ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Funeral Services and Related Activities in South Africa 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. A global research study identified South Africa ...