© 2026 Lebowa Funeral Parlour | All Rights Reserved.Registration Number: 1998/003457/23 Lebowa Funerals is a registered Financial Service Provider (FSP 4055). POPIA Compliant. Underwritten by Atlehang Life Member of NFDA
Emergency call
Lebowa funerals is dedicated to providing funeral-related and other services in culturally sensitive ways that honor individuals with dignity. The company aims to assist families and communities in finding closure and contentment during times of grief.
In 1976, South Africa was a very different country—apartheid shaped everyday life, opportunity was unequal, and for Black entrepreneurs, building a sustainable business required courage, resilience and determination. But in the community of Seshego Zone 2, two brothers saw an opportunity to serve their people. Their names were Stanley Thema & Jackie Tema. On 1 June 1976, they opened the doors of what would become LEBOWA Funeral Parlour. Two brothers, one vision, and the beginning of a journey that would span generations.
Then came another defining moment in 1996. Twenty years after the founding of LEBOWA, leadership passed into the next generation. William Tema took over the reins of the organisation.
y 2006, LEBOWA had reached its 30th anniversary. Mr Tema, as CEO, pushed the boundaries to which Lebowa had previously been confined. Lebowa Funerals now expanded beyond just Limpopo and neighbouring communities, expanding into Gauteng and opening branches in Tembisa and Edenvale respectively.
The organisation reported more than 250 vehicles and more than 200 permanent employees, with branches serving communities across Limpopo, Gauteng and beyond.
The organisation took an important step in its succession journey by introducing four mentee directors into the company as part of its succession-planning programme. Today, Lebowa stands 32 branches strong, always ready to serve the community at large.