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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>I HAVE worked on a lot of bodies since I started my job but those accident victims were like nothing I have ever seen,\u201d Dulani Zulu, 42, who works in a mortuary recounted.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was as if I was looking at minced meat.\u201d Mr Zulu is a certified mortician and embalmer with over 20 years working experience.<\/p>\n

He trained as a mortician at University of Zambia (UNZA), and also studied mortuary management at University Teaching Hospitals (UTH). He is currently working for Funeral Services Group (FSG).<\/p>\n

Asked about some of the challenges that come with his job, Mr Zulu said stigma has been the one that not only he but his wife and kids have gone through.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne particular incident I will never forget was when my 10-year-old son came home crying from school because he got bullied because of my job. That really hit me but such things don\u2019t bother us anymore. I have taught my kids not to let what people say get the best of them,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly it is ironic just how sceptical people are about our work as morticians. Some even go as far as asking me if I am haunted by the ghosts of the people whose dead bodies I work on. When I hear that, I just shake my head and smile while calmly saying, not at all,\u201d he said. Mr Zulu described the speculations that he sees ghosts as absurd.<\/p>\n

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