South Africa's Farewell Platform
Built for every
farewell.
Preserve their story with eObituary. Professionally document the farewell with OurMultimedia.
One trusted platform for families and funeral professionals.
OurNews · Farewell Platform
10+
Years
500+
Events
ONE
Platform
eObituary
Digital memorial with gallery, audio obituary upload, tribute wall, family tree, and a print programme generated automatically — all in one link
OurMultimedia
Professional video, photography, live streaming and drone coverage for funerals and life celebrations
GeoFindMe
Share exact GPS coordinates for funeral venues and cemeteries so every attendee finds their way
Obituary Creator
Free AI-guided obituary writing tool
Imiphanga
Funeral notice broadcast show — IsiXhosa, English and more editions
OurVoices
A marketplace being built to connect families with professional voice-over artists who specialise in audio obituaries
ournews.co.za
Live
New tribute
just now
For families, by OurNews
Two ways to honour a life.
From informing the community to preserving a loved one's story, OurNews helps families share every farewell with dignity.
eObituary
One beautiful place for a life,
a farewell and the memories that remain.
More than an obituary — a living memorial and digital funeral programme. One link. One QR code. One dignified place for everything the family needs, from the obituary and funeral details to photos, maps, tributes, and a professionally designed print programme.
- Complete digital memorial — obituary, funeral details, photos, family tree and tribute wall
- Audio obituary upload & hosting — upload an existing recording and have it hosted permanently on the memorial
- Funeral & gravesite maps — help family and friends find every important location
- Digital + printable funeral programme — beautifully generated for sharing and printing
R795 once-off
Imiphanga
Coming SoonLet the community know.
Give the farewell the dignity it deserves.
Submit a funeral notice and OurNews turns it into a professionally presented broadcast, a personalised video notice and a beautifully designed funeral poster.
- Funeral notice broadcast — professionally presented across OurNews editions
- IsiXhosa or English — choose the edition that best serves the family and community
- 1-minute personalised video notice — ready to share on WhatsApp, Facebook and other platforms
- Professionally designed funeral poster — shareable, printable and created for the family
Preserve the story with eObituary. Announce the farewell with Imiphanga — coming soon.
Platform
Everything you need,
all in one place.
For Funeral Parlours
Serve your families better.
Grow with OurNews.
Partner with OurNews and give the families you serve access to modern funeral services built for today's communities — from funeral notice broadcasts with Imiphanga to complete digital memorials with eObituary.
Our partner programme helps funeral parlours extend their service, access preferential partner pricing and create new revenue opportunities — without having to build the technology themselves.
Built for families. Built with funeral professionals.
More for every family
Offer families Imiphanga funeral notice broadcasts and eObituary digital memorials as part of the service you already provide.
Partner pricing
Access preferential partner rates designed for funeral parlours serving multiple families.
New revenue opportunities
Add valuable digital funeral services to your existing offering and create an additional revenue stream for your business.
Technology by OurNews
We provide the digital platform, products and support — allowing your team to focus on serving families with care.
Our story
Born in the community.
Built to serve families everywhere.
OurNews was founded in June 2016 in KwaMaqoma, Eastern Cape — born from a simple belief: every family deserves access to dignified, professional funeral support, regardless of where they live.
For ten years we've served South African families and funeral parlours, and now we're building the technology platform that ties it all together.
Read our full story“We started by documenting funerals in our community. Today, we are building the technology that can change how African families announce, experience and remember a farewell.”