BURIAL, CREMATION, AND EXHUMATION

Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo offers a variety of burial options that will suit your individual needs. We will guide and help you choose the right option for your loved ones.

Cemeteries and crematoria tariffs are as follows:

CATEGORY A CEMETERIES (WEST PARK, BRIXTON, BRAAMFONTEIN)  
BURIAL FEE  
    Adult R3,764.00
    Child R1 880,00
SECOND BURIAL (RE-OPEN)  
    Standard Coffin R568,00
    Casket Coffin R1041,00
WEEKEND AND PUBLIC HOLIDAY TARIFF (WEST PARK CEMETERY ONLY)  
    Standard Coffin R1 566,00
    Casket Coffin R2 037,00
BURIAL OF ASHES: NEW GROUND  
    Adult R3 764,00
    Child R1 880,00
NON-RESIDENT BURIALS (Standard practice between municipalities
excluding cremations).
 
    Adult R11,288,00
    Child R5,632,00
CATEGORY B (ALL OTHER CEMETERIES)  
FIRST BURIAL  
    Adult R2 354,00
    Child R1 880, 00
SECOND BURIAL  
    Standard Coffin R568,00
    Casket Coffin R1 041,00
BURIAL OF ASHES: NEW GRAVE  
    Adult R3 764,00
    Child R1 880, 00
NON-RESIDENT BURIALS (Standard practice between municipalities
excluding cremations)
 
    Adult R7 060,00
    Child R3 534,00
BURIAL IN A CONSERVATION AREA OF A CEMETERY
(Waterval and Diepsloot)
 
    Adult R2 671,00
    Child R1 493,00
   
REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT (FUNERAL UNDERTAKERS) R1 733,00
CREMATION  
    Standard R1 604,00
    Cremation fee over 120kg R2 075,00
    Infant R661,00
ANATOMY MATERIAL (per 100kg) R1 058,00
HINDU CREMATORIUM (Admin fee charged for archival records of cremations taking place on council land) R119,00
    Plaque / Niche R600,00
    Plaque/ No Niche R502,00
BOOK OF REMEMBERANCE (1 to 3 lines) R189,00
ISSUING OF DUPLICATE CREMATION CERTIFICATE R96,00
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FEE (Mon - Fri, Additional to respective tariffs) R1 197.00
USE OF CHAPEL PER 60 MINUTE SESSION (Excluding Lenasia Crematorium) R843,00
Burial of ashes in existing grave R129,00
   
COMMUNITY-OPERATED AND MAINTAINED CEMETERIES  
JEWISH (West Park) 50% of prescribed tariff
MUSLIM (West Park & Newclare)  
NON-RESIDENT BURIAL (West Park)  
    Adult 3 times prescribed tariff
    Child  
   
EXHUMATION TARIFFS R400,00
GENERAL INFORMATION  
TARIFFS FOR ENLARGENING OF GRAVE R473,00
TARIFF FOR DEEPENING OF GRAVES R473,00
AFTER HOURS TARIFF
Burials
R953,00
    Cremations (after 4pm at any crematorium Hindu Cremations) R997
LATE BOOKING TARIFF
(Bookings close - Thursday; no bookings allowed on Friday except for child & stillborn)
R947,00
   
CONSTRUCTION OF MEMORIALS ON STONES R381,00
STANDARD RE-OPENING TARIFF FOR ALL CEMETERIES R568,00
BURIAL IN AREAS OF HIGH PROFILE R8 435,00
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