Nelson Mandela Bay's field of death

Freshly dug graves in Motherwell are silent testimony to Covid-19’s toll

Row upon row of freshly dug graves are visible in Motherwell cemetery as funeral parlours prepare for the expected surge of coronavirus deaths.

On Friday, a Weekend Post reporter witnessed four funerals within an hour, while just metres away 10 grave diggers were hard at work preparing sites...

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