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Dignity inEvery Farewell.
Compassionate and professional funeral services, supporting families with dignity, respect and care when they need it most.
Johannesburg · Serving all nine provinces
When a loved one has passed on
Speak to a member of our team now. We will guide you through what happens next, step by step, and begin the arrangements with you.
Call 062 160 0612 Plan aheadCover your family
Funeral cover from R250 a month for up to 16 family members, so the people you love are not left carrying the cost of a farewell.
See what is covered
A trusted source of comfort and support
Imbaliyethu provides professional and compassionate funeral support, designed to help families navigate funeral arrangements with dignity and care. From our head office in Johannesburg, we assist families across all provinces of South Africa with funeral cover and repatriation services.
We understand that every family’s circumstances are different, and every farewell deserves to be handled with respect, patience and genuine compassion. Our aim is simple: to stand beside families during one of life’s most difficult moments and help guide them through the arrangements that matter most.
- Head office
- Johannesburg
- Coverage
- All nine provinces
- Cover from
- R250 per month
- Members covered
- Up to 16
- Our approach
- Family first
The family of Imbaliyethu
Imbaliyethu is carried by a committee who give their time day and night so that no family has to face a farewell alone. When you call us, these are the people who answer.
Behind every policy is a person who knows your name. Our committee meets regularly to review member claims, plan support and make sure the promises we make are the promises we keep.
Protect the people who matter most
Planning ahead means your family can focus on honouring a life, not on worrying about what it costs. One plan, clearly priced, covering your whole household.
Per month
Once-off joining fee of R100
Affordable Funeral Cover
- R15,000 cash benefit, paid after a six-month waiting period.
- Cover for up to 16 family members on a single plan.
- Includes up to 6 children, aged 21 and under.
- COIDA support for work-related death, disease and injury — for the main member.
- Free assistance with RAF claims (Road Accident Fund).
- Coffin is not included in this benefit.
The six-month waiting period applies to natural causes. Cover begins once your first premium is received and your application is accepted. Confirm before launchCheck this wording against your policy documents — particularly the waiting period on accidental death, and whether cover starts on application or on first payment.
In their own words
Zoleka’s message to the Imbaliyethu committee, shared here exactly as she wrote it.
Molweni malungu e Mbaliyethu. NdinguZoleka Mente Mahobo ndiseKapa kuMetro Region.
Ndifuna ukuthatha elithuba ndibulele kakhulu ukusuka entliziyweni yam kwikomiti ngomsebenzi ewenzayo kungekho lula, ukuzibophelela kulomsebenzi imini nobusuku.
Kumagingxigingxi esinawo asithandabuzisayo.
Ndililungu lokuqala elifumene inkxaso yeR 15 000 yokungcwaba emva kokuswelekelwa ngubhuti wam ngengozi.
Obu bubungqina bokukhuthaza amalungu ukuba iyasebenza lento. Ndisitsho nje Mandungwana amahle masinyamezeleni kukhona umvuzo 🙏
Enkosi ngokuzinikela, nokusebenza nzima. Ndinithanda nonke. Imbaliyethu iza kuqhubeka ikhula ngenxa yenu.
Zoleka Mente Mahobo
Imbaliyethu member · Cape Town, Metro Region
Our services
Considered, compassionate support built around what families need most during a time of loss.
Funeral Cover
Funeral-cover solutions designed to help individuals and families prepare for funeral expenses, giving peace of mind for the road ahead.
See the planRepatriation Services
Professional assistance with repatriating the deceased, including support with the arrangements and the coordination required to bring a loved one home.
Learn moreBringing your loved one home with dignity
Imbaliyethu provides repatriation assistance and nationwide support, helping families bring a loved one home with the care and respect they deserve.
- Repatriation coordination from start to finish
- Family support throughout the process
- Transportation arrangements
- Assistance with required documentation
- Communication with all relevant parties
- Nationwide coverage, across all provinces
How to claim
If you hold cover with us and a loved one has passed on, this is what happens. Call us first — we will walk you through each step ourselves.
Call us
Phone 062 160 0612 or 073 545 7506 at any hour. Tell us the name of the policyholder and the person who has passed on.
Send documents
We will tell you exactly which documents are needed and how to get them to us.
Needed from youList the required documents — e.g. death certificate, BI-1663, ID of the deceased, ID of the claimant, proof of premium payment.We pay out
Once the claim is approved, the benefit is paid to the nominated beneficiary.
Needed from youState the payout turnaround (e.g. within 48 hours of approved documents) and who the money is paid to.How it works
From your first call to the day of the farewell, you will not be left to work it out alone.
Contact us
Reach out by phone or WhatsApp, whichever is easier for you.
Tell us what you need
Speak with our team about the assistance required.
We guide you
Receive guidance through the appropriate arrangements.
We support your family
We help coordinate the funeral services with dignity and care.
Compassionate Care
Trust & Integrity
Dignity & Respect
Professional Service
Available 24/7
Serving families across South Africa
Wherever your family is located, Imbaliyethu is here to provide guidance and support — a service that reaches every corner of the country.
- Gauteng
- Western Cape
- Eastern Cape
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Free State
- Limpopo
- Mpumalanga
- North West
- Northern Cape
Head office
Johannesburg
Our single base of operations, supporting families in all nine provinces by phone, WhatsApp and on the ground.
Presented with care
The vehicles and premises that carry our name, kept to the standard every family deserves.
Frequently asked questions
Request assistance
Send us your details and a member of our team will come back to you. If the matter is urgent, please call rather than wait.