Maitland Crematorium is experiencing a backlog due to an increase in both natural death and Covid-19-related fatalities, and some private graveyards are waterlogged due to heavy rainfall. Crematorium Covid19 WesternCape
Earth burials were also a challenge for Muslims while Maitland Cemetery was left waterlogged due to rain and others were battling to keep up with the dig demands, and some, such as Delft and Belhar, have been closed to the Muslim community due to space.
“However, an alternate arrangement will be made with the undertakers and in line with the maximum amount of burials that City cemeteries can accommodate on any given day. “We encourage week-day burials were possible and a reminder to undertakers to ensure that they supply both the cemetery booking office and crematorium with all the necessary registration, medical and proof of payment documentation for streamlined authorisation and bookings.”
“We thought this wave was flattening, and unfortunately, it took a sudden up swing again,” said Solomons. “We find sometimes there are no holes because the diggers cannot cope by digging the holes. Johnson Road only does re-openings because they are filled to capacity. As far as the burial is concerned, the wave has taken an upswing.
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