Africa 2016

We’ve arrived in the capital of Namibia,  Windhoek, a 250 mile, 6 hour ride almost directly east from Swakopmund.  Before leaving, I took the opportunity this morning to explore the seacoast city. Walking around, I found the information center and got a list of “historic buildings” still standing. One intrigued me—the Hohenzollern House, circa 1905, … Continue reading »

We’re in Swakopmund, Nambia, 883 miles from Johannesburg and 4 degrees closer to the equator (22 degrees) according to my gps.  It’s on the west coast of south Africa, where the Namib desert fronts the cool Atlantic Ocean. Don’t be deterred by the name, which comes from the Swakop river, which means, in the local … Continue reading »

Today is our last day in Johannesburg, and we’re leaving with a much better picture of “doing business in South Africa” especially after our two visits today, both to multinational corporations. The first was to Anglo Ashanti Gold, the first South African company to be listed on the New York stock exchange, and the third … Continue reading »

Today is the kind of day I’m really delighted to be on this FDIB trip; the combination of business visits and cultural experiences is exactly what I need to help me bring International Business vividly to students at Illinois Wesleyan (and hopefully to readers of this blog—believe it or not, I am “on the job”. … Continue reading »

Day 2 of our FDIB trip was about education—from both the top and the bottom. The “top” was the visit to the University of Witwatersrand School of Business; the dean said of the two top schools in South Africa, the University of Cape Town where we visited last year had better scenery. His school, he … Continue reading »

I am back in Jozi (one of the abbreviations for Johannesburg) nearly a year later, and it’s probably a good thing I’ve been here before; after 10,000 miles in the air, total of 30 hours, I’m lucky I know where I’m at right now. I got here around 9 am Jozi time, which is about … Continue reading »

The 10th Annual Faculty Development in International Business-Africa program, to be conducted in South Africa and Namibia May 09 – 23, 2016, will combine over two dozen business visits, cultural experiences and academic visits and lectures over 14 days, to initiate and/or enhance faculty awareness and insight in the business, academic and cultural world of … Continue reading »