{"id":5321,"date":"2025-07-01T11:06:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T11:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/?p=5321"},"modified":"2025-07-15T10:08:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T10:08:02","slug":"21st-century-funeral-and-natu-sports-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/21st-century-funeral-and-natu-sports-day\/","title":{"rendered":"21st Century Funeral Services Supports NATU Sports Day with Care and Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On the 24th of June 2025, the National Teachers Union (NATU) hosted a lively and inspiring Sports Day, bringing together teachers from across the region for a day of fun, teamwork, and unity. With exciting football matches played by male teachers and powerful netball games led by female teachers, the event was full of energy, laughter, and strong team spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As 21st Century Funeral Services, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLblVFmNwTZ\/?img_index=1\">we were proud to be part of this important day<\/a>, not just as a sponsor, but as a committed partner to the teaching community. Our support goes beyond financial help. It\u2019s about showing up, connecting with people, and making a real difference in their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teachers play a critical role in shaping the future of our children and our communities. That\u2019s why we believe it&#8217;s important to support them not only in the classroom but also in their personal lives. By being present at this event, we were able to share helpful information about the importance of being prepared for life\u2019s unexpected moments. Funeral cover may not be something we like to think about, but having a plan in place offers peace of mind and dignity when it matters most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event gave us the chance to speak directly with teachers, answer their questions, and build relationships. It wasn\u2019t just about games, but it was about giving back to the people who give so much. We believe that community upliftment starts with support, education, and care, and that\u2019s exactly what we brought to the field that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to learn more about how <a href=\"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/burial-service\/\">funeral cover <\/a>works or how we can help you and your family plan for the future, visit our website or follow us on Facebook and Instagram. At 21st Century Funeral Services, we\u2019re here to walk this journey with you every step of the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the 24th of June 2025, the National Teachers Union (NATU) hosted a lively and inspiring Sports Day, bringing together teachers from across the region for a day of fun, teamwork, and unity. With exciting football matches played by male teachers and powerful netball games led by female teachers, the event was full of energy, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>21st Century Funeral Services Supports NATU Sports Day with Care and Purpose - 21st Century Funerals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As 21st Century Funeral Services, we were proud to be part of the lively and inspiring NATU Sports Day on the 24th of June.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/21st-century-funeral-and-natu-sports-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"21st Century Funeral Services Supports NATU Sports Day with Care and Purpose\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As 21st Century Funeral Services, we were proud to be part of the lively and inspiring NATU Sports Day on the 24th of June.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/21st-century-funeral-and-natu-sports-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"21st Century Funerals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/21STCENTURYFUNERALS\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-01T11:06:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-15T10:08:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/edited-01.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mthobisi Ngubane\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mthobisi Ngubane\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"21st Century Funeral Services Supports NATU Sports Day with Care and Purpose - 21st Century Funerals","description":"As 21st Century Funeral Services, we were proud to be part of the lively and inspiring NATU Sports Day on the 24th of June.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/21st-century-funeral-and-natu-sports-day\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"21st Century Funeral Services Supports NATU Sports Day with Care and Purpose","og_description":"As 21st Century Funeral Services, we were proud to be part of the lively and inspiring NATU Sports Day on the 24th of June.","og_url":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/21st-century-funeral-and-natu-sports-day\/","og_site_name":"21st Century Funerals","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/21STCENTURYFUNERALS\/","article_published_time":"2025-07-01T11:06:55+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-07-15T10:08:02+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/edited-01.png","width":1024,"height":1024,"type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Mthobisi Ngubane","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Mthobisi Ngubane","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/21st-century-funeral-and-natu-sports-day\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/21st-century-funeral-and-natu-sports-day\/"},"author":{"name":"Mthobisi Ngubane","@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/#\/schema\/person\/c95a73190b08206cae0af8135ebdfa95"},"headline":"21st Century Funeral Services Supports NATU Sports Day with Care and Purpose","datePublished":"2025-07-01T11:06:55+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-15T10:08:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/21st-century-funeral-and-natu-sports-day\/"},"wordCount":322,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/21st-century-funeral-and-natu-sports-day\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/edited-01.png","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/21st-century-funeral-and-natu-sports-day\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/21st-century-funeral-and-natu-sports-day\/","url":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/21st-century-funeral-and-natu-sports-day\/","name":"21st Century Funeral Services Supports NATU Sports Day with Care and Purpose - 21st Century Funerals","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/21st-century-funeral-and-natu-sports-day\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/21st-century-funeral-and-natu-sports-day\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/edited-01.png","datePublished":"2025-07-01T11:06:55+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-15T10:08:02+00:00","description":"As 21st Century Funeral Services, we were proud to be part of the lively and inspiring NATU Sports Day on the 24th of June.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/21st-century-funeral-and-natu-sports-day\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/21st-century-funeral-and-natu-sports-day\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/21st-century-funeral-and-natu-sports-day\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/edited-01.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/edited-01.png","width":2250,"height":2250},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/21st-century-funeral-and-natu-sports-day\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"21st Century Funeral Services Supports NATU Sports Day with Care and Purpose"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/#website","url":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/","name":"21st Century Funerals","description":"Professional Funeral Services","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/#organization","name":"21st Century Funerals","url":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cropped-21st-Century-Funerals-Durban-logo-300x300-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cropped-21st-Century-Funerals-Durban-logo-300x300-1.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"21st Century Funerals"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/21STCENTURYFUNERALS\/","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@21stcentury_funerals"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/#\/schema\/person\/c95a73190b08206cae0af8135ebdfa95","name":"Mthobisi Ngubane","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/71b9975f2c8d47c4663bdadb923a69ff11b415437aedb8c4ac9b7478df6c5d99?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/71b9975f2c8d47c4663bdadb923a69ff11b415437aedb8c4ac9b7478df6c5d99?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Mthobisi Ngubane"},"url":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/author\/mthobisi\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/edited-01.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5321"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5369,"href":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5321\/revisions\/5369"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/21stcfs.co.za\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}