South Africans don't like to talk about death, especially what should happen when they die, which is why more than 75% of the population still die without a valid will in place, even when their banks and insurance companies routinely offer to help them draft one for free every year. David Thomson, a senior legal advisor at Fiduciary Services said it was not just a South African phenomenon. Even in the US, about 55% of people over the age of 45 die without a will and the problems are similar in the UK, he added.

Source: News 24 November 03, 2020 09:01 UTC