Bongani Masuku

INTRODUCTION

‘Kairos’ is an ancient Greek word meaning the right or opportune moment, while the idiom ‘to cross the Rubicon’ means to pass a pointof no return. It refers to Julius Caesar’s army crossing of River Rubicon in 49 BC, which was considered an act of insurrection.

The Swazi economy is currently in the depths of a deep-seated structural crisis, negatively impacting workers, communities, and the poor more broadly.