The participants told us that until the COVID-19 pandemic, the deceased’s coffin was still placed in the modern family house for a final ceremony the day before the funeral.

Traditionally, women have been the backbone of cultural preservation in Africa. They play vital roles in maintaining oral traditions and sustaining indigenous languages. As diviners, ...

Traditional thatched rondavel. Sinenhlanhla Memela, Author provided (no reuse) South Africa’s history of labour migration saw generations of people forced to leave these family homes to find work.