Westpark Cemetery

Westpark Cemetery, established in 1942 in Johannesburg, South Africa, is a non-denominational burial site accommodating Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Chinese, and SANDF sections. The Jewish area features a Holocaust Memorial erected in 1959. Once part of Farm Waterval, purchased by the Geldenhuys brothers in 1887, the land later contributed to Emmarentia Dam construction and smallholdings with fruit trees. In 1993, 13 hectares were donated for public use, developing into Johannesburg Botanic Gardens and Marks Park Sports Club.

The cemetery is active, with ongoing burials. It houses military plots, including 617 Commonwealth WWII war graves and non-Commonwealth ones under the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. A memorial honors 69 servicemen cremated at Braamfontein Crematorium during WWII, located behind the Cross of Sacrifice.

Notable interments include anti-apartheid figures like Beyers Naudé, Evelyn Mase (Nelson Mandela's first wife), and Ahmed Kathrada. Victims of the 1985 Westdene dam disaster are also buried here. Prominent individuals in arts, politics, law, sports, and activism rest at Westpark, such as Jacob Matlala, Joe Mafela, ProKid, John Nkadimeng, George Bizos, Nkosi Johnson, Johnny Clegg, and Richard Maponya. This cemetery reflects South Africa's diverse history and heritage through its notable residents and historical sections.