Will the real World Leaders, please stand up?

I am not really into politics, but the recent political upheaval has really got me interested.

Today our New President will be sworn in, as Thabo Mbeki resigned last week.  Kgalema Motlanthe, will probably be the next president, a man many South Africans know very little about.

The utter lack of leadership, not only in South Africa, but worldwide is a huge worry. Maybe it is the beginning of the end of an era, making way for a new form of leadership. Now that the average man on the street has more say and power, perhaps it is time to re-look the way in which countries are governed.

Well, at least South Africa is not as bad as Zimbabwe, with Robert Mogabe being the main instigator. But Political unrest is not reserved for African Countries only.

The Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda, resigned from his post in early September after less than a year in office. Taro Aso has been appointed as country’s new prime minister.

With America basically influencing every countries performance, the importance of a great US leader can not be over emphasised. The damage that George W. Bush inflicted not only on the country’s reputation, but on the economic front, will take years to repair. With 40 days to go until the elections in the USA, time will only tell. Let’s just hope for the best and may the best candidate win.

The UK has such an influence on Commonwealth Countries, such as South Africa, and the recent ‘beating’ the Prime Minister Gordon Brown has received from his critics and the British public, has had an influence. He may be on his way out as well…

Which brings me to the title of this post, ‘Will the real World Leaders, please stand up?’. The world is in despirate need of your services. Moral decay, economic hardships, the threat of nuclear war, rife corruption, public service delivery, and the list can go on and on… These factors can be blamed on the lack of leadership.

Who can you trust these days?