{"id":18243,"date":"2025-05-28T11:59:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T09:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=18243"},"modified":"2025-06-02T11:02:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T09:02:48","slug":"keep-trucking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/18243","title":{"rendered":"Keep trucking"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18243\" class=\"elementor elementor-18243\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20fc126 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20fc126\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1a9c3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1a9c3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The National Department of Transport, in partnership with Safer Stops and sponsored by AfroCentric and Sanlam, hosted a truck driver safety and wellness symposium in May, shining a spotlight on the health and safety challenges faced by truck drivers. <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1168058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1168058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Themed \u201cWellness on the road, safety at the wheel\u201d, the two-day event brought together government, industry leaders, healthcare professionals, and truck drivers to discuss critical issues such as fatigue, access to healthcare, road safety, and mental wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>As event sponsor, AfroCentric and Sanlam played a key role in promoting a holistic approach to driver health by offering knowledge through an impactful presentation by Luthando Copiso from the AfroCentric Wellness Team, titled \u201cMental health &amp; 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