The funeral parlour was founded in December 2009. She also made history as the first woman to be elected president of the South African Funeral Practitioners Association (Safpa). Icebolethu turns 16 yearsShe established the funeral parlour in December 2009 after leaving her teaching job. At the time, she said she was starting a funeral parlour, not thinking it would be what it is today. Soapie lovers might have spotted the funeral parlour on television burying characters, which Mcoyi-Zondo has been grateful for due to the exposure, especially after Netflix’s The Polygamist.