Death, dignity and distress in the rural Eastern Cape under Covid-19
OUTPUT TYPE: Policy briefs
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2021
TITLE AUTHOR(S): L.Bank, N.Sharpley, M.Paterson
KEYWORDS: BURIALS, COVID-19, CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE, RURAL AREAS, TRANSKEI
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 12078
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/16280
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/16280
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2021
TITLE AUTHOR(S): L.Bank, N.Sharpley, M.Paterson
KEYWORDS: BURIALS, COVID-19, CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE, RURAL AREAS, TRANSKEI
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 12078
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/16280
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/16280
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Abstract
This policy brief considers how the Covid-19 outbreak and the responses by the South African government affected communities in rural areas of the former Transkei area of the Eastern Cape, particularly in relation to local funeral and burial practices.-
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