KZN Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube urged South Africans abroad to register with embassies in countries they are in.
She said this will definitely help in cases of emergencies and death.
"This will help the embassies to know who is where, what are they doing there and in cases of emergencies, who to contact," she said.
Dube-Ncube was speaking at Snegugu Myeni's memorial service on Thursday, 27 July. Snegugu died in the Philippines on 10 July.
When Snegugu (32) saw she was getting sick, she packed her bags to come back home on that fateful day, but she later died at the airport after being denied access to the plane because of being too weak.
Her 67-year-old mother, Lindiwe Myeni from Utrecht, Newcastle was with the family members and the premier to receive Snegugu's body from Icebolethu Funeral Home in Selby, Joburg.
The body was flown into the country on Wednesday, 26 July.
A short memorial service was held before the body could be transported home.
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The grieving mum who was sitting next to the premier contained herself throughout the memorial service. She didn't utter a word.
Lindiwe was preparing to witness her only daughter graduate to be a neurosurgeon but instead, life took another turn.
Snegugu was in her final year of neurosurgeon studies in the Philippines, Asia.
Icebolethu Funeral Home told the family they wanted R216 000 to bring Snegugu's remains home, but the amount was way beyond her.
She took to social media to seek help in raising the money and the KZN government jumped on board to help.
Emadlangeni Mayor Mzwakhe Buthelezi said they thank all those who made the repatriation process possible.
Snegugu will be laid to rest over the weekend at her home in Utrecht, KZN.
