THE TURNAROUND WE NEED

The reality of the economic crisis is one we can hardly shy away from. We hope we can slowly diminish it from our memory or lock it up somewhere in the depths of our brain and hope it all somehow goes away through some form of magic trick, which doesn’t involve making any kind of sacrifice.

It’s the burden that lays awake with us at night as we think about our new business venture, the con that rears its ugly head when thinking of making any form of monetary investment. It’s holding you back from your achievements and slowly killing your drive and ambition.

Making any form of business pitch in this economy has become a full-blown risk, you are bound to be shut down and ridiculed because the circumstances in no way allow one to take any financial risks. The reality we are living in is suffocating us and it is slowly starting to show. The bandage is slowly ripping off because the wound it is dressing is far bigger and deeper than anticipated.

People in a society are almost always a direct reflection of their economy, be it good or bad. The sociological perspective identifies financial deficit as the number one cause of rapid crime growth in a society.

When an economy is bad there are senseless crimes, murders, heightened rape statistics and overall general social irresponsibility. The financial challenges not only take their toll on people’s subjectivity of good and bad, but also take their toll on the well-being of the individual, be it mental or physical health. Unfortunately, we cannot wish away the economic crisis, we cannot meditate it away either, it is a part of us and we have to live through it.

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We have to survive the economic crisis by admitting that it’s there, that it’s a huge part of our lives and it will affect how we interact with one another. Our animalistic behaviour is always evident when there is a lack of something, it almost always shows itself when there is a lack of money.

The lack of unemployment has left the community of Letindze reeling in shock from the murders of their own young people by another group that spends most of their time imbibing alcohol due to being unemployed. Young people are also dropping out of school at an alarming rate to due to lack of finances. Graduates are also roaming the streets aimlessly and slowly being integrated into lives of crime. There are no jobs, and the jobs that are available are barely getting anyone by, government is helpless and so are we.

This year one needs to think smart, not fast; it’s crucial that we make rational financial decisions, which will not only sustain us but the next person as well. As much as it seems like this is the one time we have to be selfish, it’s not. We have to look at the bigger picture now, we need to rectify the problem with others in mind.

The economy will not change if we still put ourselves first, instead it will continue to fall apart. We need to consider the youth of this country, we need to involve them in reviving the economy. The economy will only improve if we work together, build together and not use each other to get ahead. The pie is big enough for everyone to have a slice, and the sooner we realise that, we will be far better off than where we are.

Unfortunately, some of us are consumed by greed and bleed at the thought of developing a business idea that will also benefit someone else or offering the services of someone other than ourselves. Some people are even holding on for dear life to jobs they should have long retired from.

Our failure to open up our industries to younger talent has kept us in the financial crisis we are in, we need to realise that there is enough Eswatini for everyone. We need each other to grow and sustain ourselves as a country. The youth has so much potential that needs to be unlocked and tapped into and they might just be the economic turnaround we so badly need.

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