Mankayane – Mankayane Town Board (MTB) conducted a local workplace health education and sports day as means to sensitise the town’s workforce on physical wellness and health screening.
This was a one-day activity held at the Mankayane Town Sports Ground on Wednesday, 11th May 2022. In a bid to promote networking for social support amongst the workforce, Mankayane Town Board re-introduced the program after nearly 2 years without the Sports Day program due to COVID-19 restrictions.
MTB invited stakeholders to participate in sporting activities such as football, netball, aerobics, sack and spoon race as well as athletics. Most importantly, attendees were sensitised on issues regarding: Oral Health, Non-Communicable Diseases (BP, sugar levels), COVID-19 and Vaccination, Gender Based Violence and Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence (SODV).
The Board in collaboration with its partners saw the program as a useful tool for workplaces to break down corporate barriers and shake hands in a more relaxed and humorous environment.
