Buhle Bhengu's family concede to cremation due to international health protocols

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Buhle Bhengu’s body will be cremated in the Bahamas because of international health standards and safety concerns over her body being repatriated.

they had been left with no choice but to accept the cremation of her body, despite this being in conflict with Zulu cultural practices.

he Bhengu family were grateful for the public support they had received, and for the official help that South African diplomats had provided. "After hours of engagements it was finally agreed that unfortunately the body of Nobuhle would not be able to be transported to South Africa for many reasons, including the fact that the Bahamian officials claimed that it is the first time that such a matter has occurred and that they do not have the necessary equipment to facilitate such a process, as it not only requires approval from other states to receive the body and link it to South Africa, but also that they do not have the...

Cele said:"It has been agreed that the family will get to view/identify the body and that other members of the family will be given time to fly to the Bahamas with the hope that they will be in the Bahamas, view Buhle and say their goodbyes, because unfortunately they have been given a deadline of three days of which today is the first day, and Thursday is the last day that they will be afforded an opportunity to see her before her cremation, which will be on Thursday.

 

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