Good Constitution doesn’t make up for bad leadership

Madam,

, have been learning and hearing from the media about the current situation in the country, political and economical, corruption included. The biggest Tuestion we are asking as concerned citi]ens of the country is what has gone wrong. , have heard debates and discussions, from the streets to boardrooms, bars to church halls, restaurants to shopping malls, concerned individuals trying to voice their views as to where the problems emanate from. 2thers are saying the political system has failed the coun try, thus it needs to be changed.

,n my view, what is being said by many ema6wati are just symptoms, not the cause of this ruckus. What we have come to term as political crisis, economic crisis or judicial crisis is just an after effect. Whether you take the Tinkhundla route or multiparty route, all is a waste of precious time, money and effort if the root cause of these problems is not dealt with in a wise and educated manner. The major problem this country faces is not po litically related, neither economically attached nor judicially linked up, but it is leadership crisis. 8nfortunately, this is a common problem throughout the $frican continent.

The recycling of one and the same faces within substantive positions in government, %oard membership and the rest, is a clear indicator that the country is faced with a leadership crisis. ,t is the function of leadership to unearth leadership leaders begat leaders. *ood leadership rewards people because they genuinely de serve to be rewarded, not because of any other reason.

LEADERSHIP

The country has intelligent and highly educated people, but unfor tunately some of them are enriching foreign economies because they are not recognised in their own country. Leadership crisis will always show its ugly face when those in charge fail to drive the ship towards the right direction. ,n such a scenario, the ship will always land at a wrong port if not shipwrecked by an iceberg.

Leadership demands foresight and forecasting, not leaving things to chance. &ompanies with strong and vibrant leaders, and strategists, never leave the success of their organisa tions to chance. %ut weak, indecisive and short sighted &E2s successfully lead their organisations to demise.

We all know that real and strong leadership never pushes followers away regardless of diversity in opin ion. $ctually, good leaders ride on the opinion and creativity of their followers to accentuate their or ganisations. ,n Eswatini those with dissenting views are never allowed to use government facilities such as the electronic media to air their opin ion. 8nless the leadership crisis is addressed in this country, defending the Tinkhundla 6ystem or canvassing for the multiparty system of govern ance will be a fruitless endeavor. The success of any governing system depends on sound leadership, not the system per se. $ good &onstitution does not make up for bad leadership. )inally, it needs to dawn on everyone, small or great, that we are a country co e[isting with other countries. What happens in Eswatini can no longer be hidden under the mat, let us accept that, period

N Dlamini