WATCH: Sadtu marches in Durban to air grievances
Thousands of teachers who were protesting several issues marched to Durban City Hall on Friday.
Teachers have come from across the province to join the march and demand that KZN Education address the issues they have raised.
READ: Sadtu members to march to Durban City Hall
Some held placards that read: ‘Teaching has become a calling to poverty’ and ‘The budget cuts must end’.
Their demands include the fast-tracking of the filling of teacher vacancies, Grade R teachers to be permanently employed, and improved security at schools.
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SADTU KZN Secretary Nomarashiya Caluza addressed those gathered and officially hand over a memorandum of grievances to an official.
SADTU KZN secretary Nomarashiya Caluza say they want school governing bodies take over the school nutrition programme pic.twitter.com/XCpCIBuQx0
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Thousands of teachers from across the province have given the KZN government to respond to their cries of frustration pic.twitter.com/o0RoYuLCeA
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Teachers affiliated to SADTU in KZN are gearing up to kick off their march to the Durban City Hall today to voice out their frustration to the Department of Education.
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The educators want the department improve payments of funds allocated to schools and fast track appointments. pic.twitter.com/Uwz1VdLtey
Richards Bay teacher Shaun Ramsay is calling on the department of Education to decentralise post level one appointment process so the filling of vacancies can be fast tracked. @Logic_Malinga pic.twitter.com/DR7jCPaXde
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Zanele Mbhamali is a teacher at a Verulam School she says parents have grown tired coughing out money to help raise funds for schools. They want the department to end the late allocation of funds meant for schools used for norms and standards. @Logic_Malinga pic.twitter.com/jeyoilztbP
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