Tuesday May 27 2008 / Citizenship
The Strength of Africa: The success of South African tradition in modern business society
The multimedia project The Strength of Africa is intended to show another side of Africa: a continent where people take their fortune into their own hands, have belief in their own capacities, and are striving daily to find African solutions to African problems. The Strength of Africa is not about misery but about the positive side of this continent.
In a series of four interviews a successful African is interviewed by a well-known Dutch colleague. Based on images and music fragments selected by the interviewee, the African personality introduces the theme of the evening and talks with the interviewer about his examples, sources of inspiration and enthusiasm.
The success of South African tradition in modern business society
Lovemore Mbigi is one of the world's most inspiring and original thinkers in the area of management. Mbigi teaches top managers how they can use South African traditions in modern business society. He takes the Ubuntu philosophy as his starting point: ‘I am because we are', the principle of solidarity of employees. Using images and music fragments selected by Mbigi, Harry Starren (managing director of De Baak) talks with Mbigi about Ubuntu and about his examples, sources of inspiration and enthusiasm.
Following this (21:30-22:30), Mbigi will give a one-hour management session - an experience not to be missed!
Following every interview (21:25-22:00), the Dutch television channel Nederland 2 will broadcast an episode of the IKON documentary Paul Rosenmöller and... The Strength of Africa:
27 May '08 Episode 4 South Africa, a new generation
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