Are we spending too much on funeral insurance? Our head of the South Africa Programme, Lesego Mashigo, reflects on the insights of our latest research on the industry in South Africa.

Brendan Pearce: Last rites - Desmond Tutu’s lesson for us

Archbishop Desmond Tutu performed one last act of leadership in requesting a pine casket, igniting the long-overdue national conversation on what it means to be buried with dignity.

Cutting Corners at a Most Vulnerable Time

This study investigated the nature of abuse in the informal funeral parlour market by talking to consumers themselves.

A regulatory review of formal and informal funeral insurance markets

It is estimated that over 6 million people currently belong to burial societies where an estimated R6 billion is invested every year.