Business Strategy
The Biggest Threat May Be the Competitor You Ignore
Many businesses dismiss small competitors as insignificant. The story of Blockbuster and Netflix shows why today's underdog can become tomorrow's industry leader and why successful companies must continually reassess the competitive landscape.
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CIMA Strategy
How to Approach the SCS Exam
The Strategic Case Study is the exam that catches the most people off guard. Students who have sailed through the objective tests often find themselves rattled by an exam that rewards judgement over memorisation.
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ACCA Tips
Five SBL Mistakes That Cost Students Marks
Strategic Business Leader is unlike any other ACCA exam. Most students approach it the same way they approached FR or PM and wonder why the marks do not follow. It requires a completely different gear.
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Business Strategy
One narrow strait. Your entire supply chain.
Twenty-one percent of the world's oil moves through a strait just 33 kilometres wide. The businesses now paying the price aren't the ones who failed to predict the crisis, they're the ones who never planned for the possibility of one.
Read articleCIMA or ACCA: Choosing the Right Qualification
This is probably the question we get asked most often. Both qualifications are globally respected and both will open serious doors. The right choice depends on where you want to end up.
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Exam Success
Built to evolve: Why professional accounting qualifications prepare you for a changing world
Why professional qualifications like CGMA, ACCA and CA barely blink at syllabus changes: they're built to train judgement, not just memorise technical knowledge and that trained mind is exactly what still sets qualified accountants apart in an age of automation.
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Corporate Governance
When Sugar Turns Bitter: What Tongaat Hulett's Crisis Means for Zimbabwe
Tongaat Hulett's crisis in South Africa raises real questions for its Zimbabwean operations. Even where the local business looks stable, group-level financial stress can ripple outward, and Tongaat Zimbabwe's real task now is prevention, not comfort.
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Corporate Governance
Nedbank Zimbabwe’s CEO Steps Down: A Leader’s Legacy and a Governance Lesson.
Nedbank Zimbabwe's Sibongile Moyo steps down after nearly six years - a look at what her tenure achieved, and why the unconventional way her departure was announced raises real corporate governance questions.
Read articleThe Battle of the Chickens: Game Theory at Play
A real-world game theory case study: how Chicken Inn, Chicken Slice and KFC are using pricing, differentiation and strategic positioning to battle for Zimbabwe's fast-food market.
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