Sadtu has resolved to accept the government's 3% wage offer in the public service wage talks, while other unions in the public service make arrangements to go on strike.
As South Africans face long stretches without electricity due to Stage 6 load shedding, the education sector is concerned about the impact on pupils and learning.
The SA Democratic Teachers' Union in KZN says a provincial education directive for teachers and pupils to wear traditional attire on Tuesday to honour King Misuzulu “has elements of indoctrination which must be rejected with the contempt it deserves”.