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South Africans spend up to R1m on weddings and R140K on tombstones

8 October 2026 by CapeTownNewsReader

A new UCT study explores why South Africans celebrate, how much they spend and what this means for businesses and marketers…

Read More: South Africans spend up to R1m on weddings and R140K on tombstones.

Tony Weaver: A veteran photojournalist, foreign correspondent, and editor, Tony Weaver is a prominent figure in Western Cape print media. Having covered guerrilla conflicts across Southern Africa and served in leadership roles for top regional broadsheets, Weaver’s environmental reporting, photojournalism, and opinion columns have deeply influenced Cape Town’s print heritage.

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