Every grave deserves a name and a virtual memory.
NEWDAWN casts affordable cement tombstones and crosses, so that every family can mark the place where someone they love is resting.
Tombstones and crosses, cast in cement.
For private graves. On a public grave, we offer a virtual tribute and pin the grave instead.
Tombstones
R1 950
Solid cast headstones carrying the name and dates of the person they honour.
Order and pay
Crosses
R950
Simple, sturdy crosses for families who want a traditional marker at the head of the grave.
Order and payWhy we cast in cement.
Many of the cemeteries we serve have been hit hard by theft and vandalism. Our memorials are made for those places.
Cement does not rot, rust or burn. It keeps hardening long after it is cast.
- Nothing worth stealing
- Metal plaques and costly stone are stripped and sold. A cement memorial has no resale value, so it is far more likely to be left in peace.
- Cast as one piece
- Each memorial is poured into a mould and cured as a single solid piece. There is nothing bolted on for anyone to pry loose.
- A cemetery worth visiting
- Vandalism thrives where graves look forgotten. Row by row, marked and cared-for graves change how a cemetery feels to the people who visit it.
We make sure the grave can be found.
Too many families arrive at the cemetery and cannot find the grave they came to visit. The plot number was never marked, or the marker is long gone.
So we engrave the plot number on the back of every NEWDAWN cross and tombstone, near the top. Enter it on Find a grave for directions straight to the grave. The same number opens the virtual tribute.
On the back of every cross
On the back of every tombstone
What the news has reported
- Cape Argus, 20 June 2023Headstones and a cross taken at Klip Road
- A man was arrested at Klip Road Cemetery in Grassy Park with stolen headstones and a cross. The City said vandalism at its cemeteries costs millions of rand to repair, only for items to be stolen again.
Read more - People's Post, 13 August 2024A grave stripped ten months after the burial
- A Grassy Park widower found his wife's grave at Klip Road Cemetery damaged, with the plaque cracked and the brass fittings stolen. A community policing spokesperson said plaques are stolen from graves there.
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A stone that tells their story.
Every NEWDAWN memorial can carry a memorial video for the person it honours. Nothing is attached to the outside of the stone, so there is nothing to break off or steal.
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Sign in with your mobile number
We SMS you a PIN. There is no app and nothing to install.
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Dial the plot number and the date
Enter the plot number and the last name, then turn the wheels to the date of passing.
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Watch the memorial video
A video dedicated to your loved one plays, at the graveside or anywhere in the world.
Try the Memory Dial
- Plot number
- A75
- Last name
- Damon
Date of passing
Turn the wheels to 6 July 2025 to open our Mom's memorial.
A virtual tribute comes free for the first year with every memorial. You can also add one to a grave that already has a stone, or create a dedication for someone who was cremated.
How ordering works.
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Tell us who it is for
Send us the name, the dates and the cemetery.
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We cast the memorial
Your tombstone or cross is poured, cured and finished with the wording you approved. It is ready 4 to 6 weeks after the cemetery approves.
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The grave is marked
The memorial is placed at the grave, and the memorial video is linked to its plot number.
The creation of a new dawn.
Our mother was Dawn Ethne Damon. She loved beautiful things, beautiful places, beautiful stories and beautiful words. NEWDAWN carries her name, and it was inspired by her memory and by the kind of person she was.
It began with Tyrone. He is the pioneer and the dreamer, the one who first believed that a tombstone or a cross should be within every family's reach. The rest of us, Irvan, Daryl and Chad, are here to stand behind his dream.
Together we set out to make a better place of memory for our Mom. A place where we can be present at her grave without having to be there, and where her story can be shared for good.
We hope our story inspires other families to celebrate the people they love with integrity, with joy, and with a permanent memory that puts a smile on their faces.
Contact us.
To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.Thomas Campbell
Chad Damon +27 62 942 0647 WhatsApp
Tyrone Damon +27 84 314 6542 WhatsApp
Irvan Damon +27 73 644 0126 WhatsApp