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Johannesburg's Westpark Cemetery, operating since 1956, will reach full capacity by May 2025. City Parks announces limitations on burials and encourages alternative interment options while working on long-term solutions for the city's burial needs.
Westpark Cemetery in Johannesburg will reach full capacity by May, prompting the City of Joburg to redirect burials to alternative sites. This article explores the implications for families and the new by-laws affecting burial practices.
What does a teddy bear mistaken for a tiger reveal about the troubling realities of South Africa’s captive big cat trade?
Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo warns families about the risks of grave sinkage at Olifantsvlei Cemetery and encourages them to visit and maintain their loved ones’ resting places.
A Khoi traditional healer also calls for animals to be returned to the wild as captivity is offensive to the community’s culture and living heritage
The wave of vandalism and destruction to the ash walls started early last year, in March, when the perpetrators pulled and smashed granite and marble plaques off the walls, causing caskets and ashes to spill onto the ground.
Visitors to the cemetery expressed concern that the water was damaging graves. Some were worried that the water would disrupt the graves.
The SANBI recently announced that the organization is pursuing options for the retirement of Charlie the Elephant from the Pretoria Zoo into a suitable wildlife sanctuary or similar setting.
The owner of the tiger said the tigress, named Sheba, returned to camp this morning at around 4am, but it managed to escape before they could close her in.
The Animal Law Reform SA, EMS Foundation and Chief Stephen Fritz are asking that the elephants be released into a suitable and appropriate re-wilding facility.