At the rate that ANC “stalwarts” are now dying, local governments and the state are going to spend a lot of money.
Every ANC member now dying is considered a “struggle hero” and “deserves” a state funeral. African funerals are accompanied by generous “refreshments” and the traditional rituals that must be completed to please all the ancestral spirits.
The state’s extravagant funerals for almost every “struggle hero” amount to millions of rand, especially when the grand entertainment’s expenses are accounted for where everyone is present.
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