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Ekasinomics: Digitizing The Funeral Industry

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A South African company launched the world’s first full-service funeral arrangement app called Sendoff. The new app aims to change what it calls the current “broken” way of arranging funerals in South Africa by digitising the entire experience. “While there are already apps and websites that allow one to write obituaries, look up gravesites or send notifications, Sendoff is the first full service, digital funeral arranger,” said Sendoff CEO Zolani Matebese.
1 Sep 2021 1PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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