Dbn running out of burial space - SA

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Durban - Durban's cemeteries department is running out of land for burials and is seeking alternative solutions, the eThekwini metropolitan municipality said on Friday.

The only available land suitable for burial was also needed for housing, industrial development and agriculture, said Thembinkosi Ngcobo, eThekwini's head of parks, recreation, cemeteries and culture.

Ngcobo said it was estimated that more than 12ha of land were needed in the eThekwini region every year to accommodate the increased death rate from HIV/Aids.

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