{"id":49170,"date":"2023-07-10T06:01:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T04:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/krematorium-tydelik-toe-20230705-2\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T06:01:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T04:01:29","slug":"krematorium-tydelik-toe-20230705-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/krematorium-tydelik-toe-20230705-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Krematorium \u2018tydelik toe\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Worcester se krematorium is die tweede krematorium in die Wes-Kaap waarvan die deure tydelik vir nuwe besprekings gesluit moes word weens \u2019n agterstand as gevolg van \u2019n gebrek aan instandhoudingswerk.<\/p>\n<p>Volgens die bestuurder van di\u00e9 krematorium funksioneer die gebou steeds om die agterstand in te haal, maar neem net nie nuwe lyke in nie.<\/p>\n<h1>Worcester krematorium<\/h1>\n<p>Hannelie Botha, \u2019n woordvoerder van die Breedevallei-munisipaliteit (BVM), het per e-pos aan <span>Standard<\/span> ges\u00ea Worcester se krematorium sal slegs tot m\u00f4re (Vrydag 7 Julie) gesluit wees.<\/p>\n<p>Die plaaslike krematorium heropen Maandag (10 Julie) vir nuwe besprekings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTans is die Drakenstein se krematorium in die Paarl buite werking, en dit op sigself plaas druk op die ander drie krematoriums in die Wes-Kaap, onder meer Maitland, Durbanville en Worcester. Al drie hierdie instansies ervaar tans agterstande as gevolg van die een wat buite werking is,\u201d het Botha verduidelik.<\/p>\n<p>Die Worcester-krematorium het net een werkende oond, s\u00ea Botha.<\/p>\n<p>Sy het ook verduidelik een oond is tans buite werking en word deur die Onafhanklike Krematorium Suid-Afrika (ICSA), die BVM se diensverskaffer wat die kontrak gekry het om die verassings te doen, gediens.<\/p>\n<p>\n <span>Standard<\/span> het uitgereik na ICSA vir verdere inligting oor die herstel van die oond, maar het teen druktyd geen terugvoer ontvang nie. <\/p>\n<p>Volgens Botha sluit verdere uitdagings beurtkrag in, asook Suid-Afrika se lugvrystellingslisensie (AEL) wat verassings tot agt liggame per dag beperk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHulle [Worcester se krematorium] het \u2019n agterstand van 32 liggame en sy lisensie laat hom toe om net agt liggame per dag te veras. 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begrafnisondernemers weens die oorvol krematoriums op hul eie koste lyke na die krematorium in Dispatch in die Oos-Kaap moet vervoer, asook ander krematoriums in die Oos-Kaap, waar die lyke weens die oponthoude dan gebalsem moet word.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBegrafnisondernemers vra \u2019n vasgestelde bedrag vir verassings, maar hierdie bykomende en onbeplande uitgawes, soos om die lyk na byvoorbeeld die Oos-Kaap te vervoer, moet hulle self dek,\u201d het Rousseau ges\u00ea. <\/p>\n<p>Luidens die telefoongesprek met hom het Fira reeds die provinsiale en die nasionale regering oor die probleem genader en voorstelle gedoen waarop die regerings binnekort sal reageer. <\/p>\n<p>Weens die Wes-Kaapse krematoriums se agterstande wag sommige families drie tot agt weke vir hul geliefdes se as, wat ook wrywing tussen hulle en die begrafnisondernemers veroorsaak aangesien die families nie van di\u00e9 uitdagings bewus is nie, het Rousseau ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n<p>Volgens hom is dit ook plaaslike 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