Let’s Ponder On This
Pis an ingredient, a fundamental for economic growth. I am so excited to wake up in the morning to discover that there were no assassinations.
Day after day we were wailing. Our brothers and sisters perished. They are cold in their graves. Sadly, we lost them.
Things appear to be back to normal. I don’t want to believe that there is a retreat or suspension of operations. The nation cannot afford to be taken off guard. We are enjoying the fruits of this calmness.
We are a great nation with a stronger spirit. EmaSwati should move on and live in harmony as brothers and sisters, thrash out our differences politely and maturely.
When the dialogue takes place, it looks like the platform or the environment shall be friendly and conducive for free engagement of thoughts, dissection of issues and agreeing to disagree in some issues of nation building. Perhaps, some of our people were afraid of taking mortgage loans to build beautiful houses because they did not want to waste money on structures that were targeted for arson. The banking industry will see some improvements in mortgage loans.Losing a home after having spent so much money on its foundation and roofing is a bitter pill to swallow. Losing a loved one is a painful experience as well.Now that there is calm, let us maintain the calmness. We can maintain it if government can keep on demonstrating to us that we shall, at some point, find each other, engage each other over critical issues of national importance. This is what prospective investors want to see in a country – calm, peace, unity and love. I suppose that the business community is happy with the current political situation. You can’t divorce business from politics. They intertwine. Business can now think of expanding their operations, increase the staff complement and penetrate alternative markets to improve revenue. In that way, the gross domestic product goes up and the economy of the country invariably performs better. Due to a better-performing economy, emaSwati stand to benefit from quality and consistent government services. Roads
EACE
should be tarred, potholes fixed, laboratories built, in mainly rural schools where chemistry and other related subjects are not offered, wages increased, etc.
This is the life we shall live when we work together as a nation, regardless of political beliefs. After all, we share the State and its affairs. In his 2023 Speech from the Throne, His Majesty King Mswati III encouraged the spirit of dialogue to address differences.
Officially opening the fifth session of the 11th Parliament, the King said the country was a nation capable of achieving great things when emaSwati worked together. Ingwenyama said the spirit of dialogue should find lasting solutions to all challenges that confronted the country. He did not state the format of the national dialogue but talked about this issue, a demonstration of his political will.
DEMOCRACY
The King said it was gratifying to note that the country’s monarchical democracy had evolved over the years, as evidenced by the fact that the national election were being held every five years. The head of State mentioned that the country’s general elections were one of the most democratic.
“We are a nation capable of achieving great things when we work together, so we continue to encourage the spirit of dialogue to address our differences and find lasting solutions to all challenges that confront us,” the King said. He said MPs and aspirants should be wary of the use of foul play, bribery and false promises to gain a seat in Parliament. He said false promises, foul play and bribery could only be aimed at achieving selfish ambitions at the expense of national development.
“We wish the election process all the success it deserves,” the King said. He also mentioned that the country would have a double celebration of 55 years of independence and 55th birthday of the Monarch.
His Majesty said MPs should carry the mandate and voice of the people, since they were voted for freely based on individual merit from their constituencies.
He said he and emaSwati were looking forward to the incoming members of Parliament to carry on the national development agenda, that sought to elevate the country to a First World status.
WARNED
He warned that nobody should be left behind in playing a part towards addressing the social, economic and political challenges and, tapping into the opportunities for growth and development that were lying ahead for all people. He urged emaSwati to go all out to exercise their right to cast their valid votes. He reminded the nation of its slogan; “ngete ngasala nasakha live (I cannot be left out when we build the nation).” In vernacular, he said: “Impilo