Industry News & Dispatches
Investigative casework, statutory compliance audits, and frontline reports from South Africa’s funeral parlour industry—upholding human dignity, Ubuntu, and Regulation R363.
Gauteng Police Probe: Five Bodies Recovered in Kempton Park Cluster & The State Mortuary Process
Following the discovery of five women’s bodies in Kempton Park and Olifantsfontein, forensic pathology teams at the Germiston mortuary conduct post-mortems and DNA identification under statutory protocols.
Essential Case Findings:
Discovery timeline: Five women’s bodies recovered in Kempton Park and Olifantsfontein between July 15 and September 14, 2026.
Identification of 38-year-old runner Elizabeth "Tsontso" Moselakgomo, found in Rhodesfield on September 12.
SAPS multidisciplinary task team established to investigate whether the deaths are linked.
By FIPSA Admin
Editorial & Compliance Desk • FIPSA National OfficeCity of Joburg Shuts Down Illegal Ennerdale Undertaker Storing Bodies in Domestic Freezer
By FIPSA Admin • 28 May 2026Limpopo Health Department Exhumations: The Mookgophong Mass Pauper Graves Investigation
By FIPSA Admin • 12 May 2025Eastern Cape Police Arrest Two Men in Nqanqarhu Transporting Bodies in Panel Van
By FIPSA Admin • 15 June 2026All Published Reports & Case Studies
6 DispatchesGauteng Police Probe: Five Bodies Recovered in Kempton Park Cluster & The State Mortuary Process
Between July and September 14, 2026, the bodies of five women were recovered in the Kempton Park and Olifantsfontein areas of Gauteng. All remains were transferred to the Germiston Forensic Pathology Service mortuary for formal identification.
City of Joburg Shuts Down Illegal Ennerdale Undertaker Storing Bodies in Domestic Freezer
In May 2026, the City of Johannesburg officially shut down an illegal funeral undertaker in Ennerdale Extension 6 after discovering two deceased bodies stored inside a standard chest freezer without municipal health certificates.
Limpopo Health Department Exhumations: The Mookgophong Mass Pauper Graves Investigation
In May 2025, authorities in Limpopo initiated the exhumation of approximately 40 bodies buried without coffins in two mass graves at Mookgophong cemetery. The Limpopo Department of Health launched an investigation into the contracted funeral parlour.
Eastern Cape Police Arrest Two Men in Nqanqarhu Transporting Bodies in Panel Van
On June 12, 2026, two men aged 38 and 24 were arrested in Nqanqarhu, Eastern Cape, after police discovered two bodies wrapped in plastic bags in the back of a panel van without compliant transport authorization.
FSCA Regulatory Warning: How Unregistered Funeral Parlours Collect Illegal Insurance Premiums
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) frequently publishes enforcement notices warning the South African public against funeral parlours collecting insurance premiums without holding an authorized Category 1 FSP license.
Managing Unclaimed Remains: The Pressure on South Africa's Forensic Pathology Mortuaries
State forensic pathology mortuaries across Gauteng, including Germiston, Diepkloof, and Pretoria, face continuous storage strain with hundreds of unidentified bodies. How the statutory 30-day identification process operates.
Statutory Compliance & Accreditation Standards
FIPSA promotes ethical standards and statutory compliance across the funeral sector under the National Health Act (GN R363) and FSCA regulatory requirements. For inquiries regarding practitioner accreditation or compliance standards, contact our national office.