Cosatu march: Teachers feel robbed by govt

After more than a two-hour delay, workers have now left King DinUzulu Park and making their way to City Hall.

At City Hall, they expect the Premier, Labour Department officials and a representative from the Durban Chamber of Commerce to receive their memorandum. 

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The mass demonstration is part of the labour federation's nationwide general strike over a number of issues affecting workers. 

Among other things, Cosatu is calling for a commission of inquiry into state capture, an end to corruption, and an end to job losses.

These teachers taking part in the march say they're concerned about issues in the province's education sector. 

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"We hear the government is using our pension fund for other things. This is money reserved for us," one teacher says.  

"As a matter of fact, schools are very much affected because the department of education in KZN has robbed us of our norms and standards," another teacher adds.