SADTU is ready to host the 2025 SATO Solidarity Games
It is all systems go for the 2025 Southern African Teachers’ Organisation (SAT0) Solidarity Games and Cultural Night set to take place in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal from 29 to 30 August 2025.
Hosted by the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU), South Africa’s largest teacher union, the event will bring together close to 2 500 educators from teacher unions across the SADC Region to participate in friendly games aimed at strengthening unity, relations, solidary and overall wellness among educators.
Sport is not just an extra curricula activity but an integral part of education as it can provide learners with wider career options. Teachers, therefore, play a critical role in reviving school sports.
SATO member unions include Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association (ZIMTA), Zambia’s National Union of Teachers (ZNUT), Namibia National Teachers’ Union (NANTU), Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT), Lesotho Association of Teachers (LAT), Botswana Teachers’ Union (BTU), Tanzania Teachers’ Union (TTU), South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU), Sindica to National de Professores (SINPROF), and Organizacao National Professores (ONP) and Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM)
Over two days, participants will compete in a variety of sporting codes including soccer, netball, volleyball, basketball, lawn tennis, table tennis, athletics, pool, chess, and darts in various venues in Durban.
SATO is working closely with the KwaZulu Natal Sports Confederation and eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality to ensure the success of the Games.
EVENT DETAILS:
DAY 1: Friday, 29 August 2025
- Opening ceremony
- Venue: Kings Park Athletics Stadium
- Time: 9AM – 11AM
Games
- Time: 11AM– 17HOO
- Kings Park Athletics Stadium: athletics
- Sharks Outspan Grounds: male soccer
- Hoy Park: ladies’ soccer, volleyball, basketball, and netball
- George Campbell High School: chess and table tennis
- Westridge Tennis Stadium: lawn tennis
- Lounge Silverglen (Chatsworth): darts and pool
DAY 2: Saturday, 30 August 2025
- Time: 8:30am – 14H30
Games:
- Hoy Park: ladies’ soccer, basketball, volleyball, and netball
- George Campbell High School: chess and table tennis
- Westridge Tennis Stadium: lawn tennis
- Lounge Silverglen (Chatsworth): darts and pool
Cultural Night/Gala Dinner (closed session)
- ICC Exhibition Centre
- Time: 19H30
MEDIA ATTENDANCE:
All media are invited to attend and cover the sporting events.
ISSUED BY: SADTU Secretariat