Funeral Programmes for South African Services
The structure our services actually follow — in the language your family speaks.
South African funeral programmes have their own grammar: the programme director named on the order, tributes moving from family to colleagues in respected sequence, the vote of thanks, izithakazelo or iziduko honoured beneath the name, the night vigil the evening before, and — months later — the tombstone unveiling with its own programme. Overseas template sites know none of this. TributeFold was built with it from the first line of code.
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The unveiling programme
The tombstone unveiling — often scheduled for December or Easter when the family can travel home — carries its own order: the procession to the grave, the removal of the cloth by named family members, the reading of the inscription aloud, prayers of dedication, and the return home for the meal. Our unveiling programme guide walks through the structure, and the editor pre-fills it in any of the seven languages.
Printing in South Africa
Every download includes the folded A4 sheets ready for duplex printing ("flip on long edge") plus the reading-order pages print shops prefer. A 100-copy A5 programme run at a local print shop typically lands well under the cost of a single overseas "template file" — and yours is already laid out.
Common questions
What paper size do SA print shops use for programmes?+
A5 folded (an A4 sheet folded once) is the standard. Our PDF ships both the reading-order pages and the folded A4 printer sheets — hand either to PostNet, PNA, or any print shop.
Does it handle the tombstone unveiling?+
Yes — the only programme maker anywhere with a dedicated unveiling type: the order pre-fills with the procession, the unveiling act, the reading of the inscription, and the graveside structure.
How much does it cost?+
Free to design and download with a small watermark; R-equivalent of $11.95 once to remove it. No subscription, no account.