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African Perspective: Living on Death
Two mortuary attendants working in Lusaka, Zambia, reveal what their what work entails and the stigma they must deal with.
They are some of Zambia's most courageous workers, quietly getting on with their job - a job which is shunned by most of their compatriots.
Meet Mwanza and Kapemba, two mortuary attendants working in Lusaka.
In this programme, they reveal what their work entails, but also what it feels like to deal with the stigma they face.
In Zambia, strong cultural beliefs mean that they are feared and avoided by family members and neighbours.
(Image: A funeral in Lusaka, Africa)
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