Vote-seeking politicians unwelcome at funerals

There is a time and place for everything. For instance, one could question the integrity of political representatives who target the bereaved to enhance their own profile. This custom always gains momentum when the term of a government is ending.

These aspiring candidates often travel widely, not only moving from room to room within funeral homes and private residences, but from church to church, and graveyard to graveyard.

The bereaved are traumatised, especially if the death was untimely. They need the company of relatives, friends and neighbours, so as to cope with their loss.