ONE of Kempton Park’s older cemeteries, Zuurfontein Cemetery, nears capacity.
The cemetery has a capacity to hold 13 600 graves for first interment burial and currently just over 80 graves remain, with about 15 burials each month for over a period of five months, Themba Gadebe, metro spokesman, said.
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The municipality offers second and third interments – burying another body of a family member above the first burial in the same grave – as well as cremation as alternatives. Otherwise, families may also utilise other graveyards in the area.
“We plead with the community to consider using other forms of burial to spare the remaining land for future use,” said Gadebe.
“The metro has a remainder of only 11 years for first internment burials across Ekurhuleni. This estimate may increase if our citizens embrace the idea of using alternative burial options,” said Gadebe.
The municipality has made arrangements for the community of Kempton Park to utilise the closest graveyards such as Mooifontein and Birch Acres Cemeteries for burials as well.
