The KZN Education Department has issued a directive for all schools to close as soon as possible. This is due to severe weather warnings. The SA Weather Service has issued a level five warning for the province's coastal areas, as well as parts of Zululand
The academic year in KZN has begun on a bad note due to some schools not having received their teaching material. Teachers' union, NAPTOSA, has received complaints from principals saying that parents and teachers are digging deep into their pocket money to buy certain stationary for their kids to keep the school running.
Guest: thirona moodley, ceo of naptosa in kzn