The scarce skill called leadership

When you ask people even academicians as to what is the definition of Leadership or Leader, you will notice that they do not give a precise definition of a good leader or leadership.You will find some people saying that in the South African context Nelson Mandela was a good leader or he had good leadership skills.For me a good leader or leadership skills entails taking decisions and such decisions sometime are not going to be favoured by certain people or one becomes unpopular for their actions.For example for me one of the people that I admired in taking decision was PW Botha, "the crocodile" although some of the decision he used to take were wrong he stood by what he believed. during the The Truth and Reconciliation(TRC) in South Africa after 1994 democratic elections , he was called to testify there about the atrocities that happened during his time as President of the Republic of South Africa and he said the TRC was a circuit and he did not have time for circuits.When interviewed by the media he said that he never regretted what he did and if he can get time even at the time of the new dispensation he would do it again. For me that is good leadership

How hard is it to follow instruction

To follow instructions is one of the most difficult thing to do in life.In some instances people do not follow instrcutions deliberately, may be in defyance to a certain system which they opposes.Spme time they did not comprehend what was said as per the instruction , but when asked whether they understood the instruction , they will answer yes. An example is that of a group of people sitting on one room then you ask them to whisper to a person next to him or he these words"How hard is it to follow instructions "up untill the last person in the room.You will find that the whole instruction has been twisted/distorted when you ask the last person.So whether it is the a workplace or at home especially those who are in management positions whether people have been trained to do their work or how experience they are , ensure that they are reminded at all times about the work instruction otherwise face the consequences of what can be the biggest catastrophy/disaster at your home or work environment

Freedom and Corruption in SA

You know when I was still young and taught what the struggle for liberation and what values our forefathers had , it realy makes one feel betrayed by those who are the leaders in South Africa. There is number of people who sacrifice their lives in the struggle for liberation and untill today their families still live in poverty.Some of them were burried in foreign countries.The struggle for liberation in this country was not fought by black people only , all people of races black and white ousted the apartheid government.When one look at the attitude of the present leaders which more of feeding themselves other than to make living conditions of our people better, one begin to think about ANIMAL FARM.What is happening in South Africa has been said by Goerge Orwell in that book.South Africa politicians must watch the uprising in the Arab World, that is also going to happen here , becuase we are not going to rest , watch corrupt leaders feeding themselves while our people sleep without food.We are going to expose those who think they are untoucheable

Judge Presidents Ngcobos term of office has been extended by the President SA

The Constitutional Court today ruled against the South African President's decision to extend Chief  Justice Ngcobos term of office as Judge President of the Constitutional Court as he will be retiring next year.The reason for the extension  of the term of office by the President is derived from the condition of service of the judges where a certain section give powers to the President of the Republic of South Africa to extent the term of office of a Judge President of the Constitutional Court where he deemed it necessary to do. The extension of the term of office was contested by number of organisations in the legal fraternity as well as political parties who were of the opinion that the President 's actions were unconstitutional.The President did not act improper , due to the fact that the conditions of service gave him such powers to do so and one wonders how those conditions of service of judges were approved by Parliament where it can be realised in 2011 that they were unconstitutional.This means that we are sitting with state attorneys who are paid high salaries but not doing their work in ensuring state laws and policies are in compliance with the Constitution as a supreme law of the country.

Comrades and Greed

I think South African must all be awaken by the recent developments where people use their seats for greed, this started with the arms deal , the reecently 16milliom house in Sandton.people are  sick and tired about people who hide behind comradeship , pretending to care about the poor people in this country while using their positions to accumulate wealth.All the incident that have been mentioned above proved that the system of government that we have in our 17 years of democracy is very weak and we all South African and the government we need to open up a debated as to how issue of this nature are going to be dealt with by the nation.Incidents that have occured in this country since 1994 leave much to be desired. Just think for example if somebody can build a 16milllion house while there is people who sleep in the street, there is people who sleep without food , that is smack in the face of poor (working families )of this country.Something must be done by government and one wonders what is the international world is going to say in relation to the new revealations by the media.

The world and Democracy

I always wonder why for example the world embrace democracy while at the sametime the system is so weak that politicians do whatever it pleases them. Democracy for me is the biggest form of dictatorship.Look at how it open opportunities for corruption , and other forms of pocketing taxpayers.In countries where dictators rule its very rare to get people who work for governmnt stealing public funds becuase they know that they will be punished dear by the dictators and even when they get into prison , they are not going to rest , coprporal punishement will applied harshly with them.If democracy is about making the life of politicians luxurious at the expense of those who pay taxes , for me I rather be ruled by a dictators, some body who wont take nonsesnese and for those who find themselves at the wrong side of the law , harsh punishment must be imposed on them for their actions

Corporal Punishment

I have seen recently on Television a teacher who punished a child for stealing , that has declared war with that child and I wondered whether he would the samething if it was his own child , he was killing her. The poor child had stolen something , all children are naught by the way and when I looked at the age group of the teacher , he was a matured man. He should have beeen  aware at that age that children do stupid things , and one must not declared war with them instead one must just guide them becuase if they are to practice that  in thieir life , they may one day end up in jail.The behaviour of that teacher also reminded me about a documentary that I one day saw on TV which stated that there is a lot of people who entered jail for minor crimes, such as  stealing a loaf of bread .The system in jail is not about behavioural change in the form teaching inmates , it is  about corporal punishment which instead did not change their behoiur instead it groomed  young people to be the biggest jail birds and what was demostrated by that teachers was just grooming that child to be a criminal. The punishement that must be given to him is that, he must never practice his profession as a teachers, criminal charges by the parents must be laid against him.