it is a criminal offense to belong to pudemo or being seen wearing anything relating to pudemo.se for the longest time, pudemo was the only active political weapon in the hands of the democracy of the people of swaziland. and it was for that reason that when the king realized that the most effective way of shutting them up is to put this label of terrorism on them, effectively banning pudemo. sami: so avenues are being blocked. let's talk a little bit about economics. menzi, to what extent is economic hardship driving the discontent? some estimates put poverty above 60% and unemployment, depending on how you measure it, at 40%. -- unemployment, depending on how you measure it, at 40%. >> absolutely. i think we can't discount the importance of economic fact as being a key driver of the unrest at the moment. we have seen the swazi state struggle to pay its workers. and that's led to a whole class of protests that occurred prior to this unrest that we see. the state has struggled to pay teachers. the state has struggled to deliver services, all the while, as mlungisi mentioned, the