Newcastle & Surrounding Communities, KwaZulu-Natal

Always there in time of need.

For decades, Madadeni Undertaking Association has stood beside local families with dignified burial care, affordable funeral cover, and support that carries on long after the service ends.

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Madadeni Undertaking Association fleet of service vehicles

Our Story

Built by one family, carried by three daughters.

Madadeni Undertaking Association began life as Madadeni Funeral Association — a burial society founded by the late Steven Cornelius Thela to walk with his community through their hardest moments. Before his passing in 2023, he set the organisation on a new path: formalising decades of trusted service into a licensed financial services provider. That legacy now continues through his three daughters, Ntokozo, Xoli and Zamo.

6,000+ Members currently served

2022 Registered as MUA (Pty) Ltd

15 People on our team

What We Offer

Funeral cover and undertaking services, in one place.

From the policy that protects your family to the hands that carry them through the day itself.

Funeral Insurance

Affordable funeral policies for the low-income market, sold and administered on our behalf by Executive Underwriting Managers and underwritten by Hollard.

Undertaking & Burial Services

Through our subsidiary, Zamatima Funeral Services, we provide burials, body removal and repatriation — full end-to-end care for policyholders and the wider community.

Grocery Benefit

A practical benefit bundled with our funeral policies, giving grieving families real support at exactly the moment they need it most.