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What The 2008 Financial Crisis Can Teach The Future CA(SA)

What The 2008 Financial Crisis Can Teach The Future CA(SA)

A Masterclass in Risk, Reporting, and Professional Skepticism for the Future CA(SA)

BYXavier Prospero

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Feb 17, 2026

What is Private Equity?

What is Private Equity?

The business of buying businesses.

BYXavier Prospero

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Feb 10, 2026

The Smartest Business Model: What is SaaS?

The Smartest Business Model: What is SaaS?

How the SaaS business model works and why it's arguably the best.

BYXavier Prospero

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Feb 3, 2026

How a $48M brand scaled by asking their customers what they wanted

How a $48M brand scaled by asking their customers what they wanted

Why the human touch is the most important variable in your business strategy.

BYXavier Prospero

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Jan 27, 2026

How does franchising actually work?

How does franchising actually work?

Insights into the franchising business model for CA(SA) students.

BYXavier Prospero

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Jan 20, 2026

Tracking the ZAR move below R17.00 and what comes next

Tracking the ZAR move below R17.00 and what comes next

Insights into a strengthening ZAR for CA(SA) students

BYXavier Prospero

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Jan 13, 2026

How Old School is Building One of South Africa’s Most Loved Brands

How Old School is Building One of South Africa’s Most Loved Brands

What nostalgia, identity, and smart partnerships can teach future founders

BYXavier Prospero

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Dec 16, 2025

Streaming Wars : Netflix–Warner Deal and Paramount’s Surprise Bid

Streaming Wars : Netflix–Warner Deal and Paramount’s Surprise Bid

BYXavier Prospero

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Dec 9, 2025

Why Coffee Shops Are Launching Running Clubs (And How It Supercharges Loyalty)

Why Coffee Shops Are Launching Running Clubs (And How It Supercharges Loyalty)

How a simple weekly run builds community, habit, and lifetime value for modern cafés.

BYXavier Prospero

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Dec 2, 2025

Agents of Change: How AI Is Rewriting Accounting and Business Operations

Agents of Change: How AI Is Rewriting Accounting and Business Operations

How autonomous assistants are transforming forecasting, reconciliations, reporting, and everyday business workflows

BYXavier Prospero

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Nov 25, 2025

New Kid on the Block: Walmart’s Grand Entrance to South Africa’s Retail Stage

New Kid on the Block: Walmart’s Grand Entrance to South Africa’s Retail Stage

How a U.S. cost-cutting giant plans to break into one of the most competitive FMCG markets in the world - and what future CAs should be paying attention to.

BYXavier Prospero

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Nov 18, 2025

Burnt Studios: From Limpopo Pastures to Premium Performance

Burnt Studios: From Limpopo Pastures to Premium Performance

How a Limpopo side-hustle turned into South Africa's fastest growing premium activewear brand through community, consistency and strategic storytelling.

BYXavier Prospero

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Nov 11, 2025

Bond Voyage: Foreign capital steers SA’s bond rally

Bond Voyage: Foreign capital steers SA’s bond rally

Global investors return to South African bonds as yields and policy reforms revive confidence.

BYXavier Prospero

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Nov 4, 2025

From Balance Sheets to Big Data: FirstRand's Fintech Plot Twist

From Balance Sheets to Big Data: FirstRand's Fintech Plot Twist

Inside FirstRand's strategic pivot to AI-powered lending across 38 countries—and why every CA(SA) should care

BYXavier Prospero

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Oct 28, 2025

Talk the Talk: Why Communication Is Every Professional's Superpower

Talk the Talk: Why Communication Is Every Professional's Superpower

How clear communication builds credibility, trust, and influence in accounting and finance.

BYXavier Prospero

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Oct 21, 2025

The Hidden Catalyst in Discovery-Vitality’s Engine: Data, Behaviour & Alchemy

The Hidden Catalyst in Discovery-Vitality’s Engine: Data, Behaviour & Alchemy

How Discovery turned data into discipline

BYXavier Prospero

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Oct 14, 2025

Naspers Bites Big: Why Prosus’ Just Eat Deal is More Than a Takeaway

Naspers Bites Big: Why Prosus’ Just Eat Deal is More Than a Takeaway

How Naspers’ Prosus is betting big on Europe’s food delivery scene and what the R83 billion Just Eat acquisition teaches future CAs about strategy, consolidation, and global growth.

BYXavier Prospero

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Oct 7, 2025

From Cape Town to Costco: The Rise of Pura Beverage

From Cape Town to Costco: The Rise of Pura Beverage

How Cape Town’s Pura Beverage cracked the U.S. market with a R260m boost, natural ingredients, and a sharp growth strategy.

BYXavier Prospero

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Sep 30, 2025

Fields of Gold: How the Netherlands Became a Farming Superpower

Fields of Gold: How the Netherlands Became a Farming Superpower

How a small nation turned limited land into a global agribusiness powerhouse.

BYXavier Prospero

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Sep 23, 2025

Breaking In: What Aspiring CAs Should Know About Investment Banking

Breaking In: What Aspiring CAs Should Know About Investment Banking

From articles to acquisitions: why CAs(SA) are tailor-made for the world of investment banking.

BYXavier Prospero

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Sep 16, 2025

Confidence on Credit: Why South African Businesses Are Growing Cautious

Confidence on Credit: Why South African Businesses Are Growing Cautious

Tariffs, uncertainty, and policy pressure test SA’s economic resilience

BYXavier Prospero

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Sep 9, 2025

Freight Rail on New Tracks: What Private Access Means for SA’s Economy

Freight Rail on New Tracks: What Private Access Means for SA’s Economy

Private operators join South Africa’s freight rail network, reshaping trade, finance, and opportunity for business and aspiring CA(SA)s.

BYXavier Prospero

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Sep 2, 2025

The Sidemen’s $25M Shark Tank for the Digital Age

The Sidemen’s $25M Shark Tank for the Digital Age

The Sidemen’s $25M venture fund shows how branding, influence, and capital are converging to reshape modern investing

BYXavier Prospero

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Aug 26, 2025

Shifting Gears: Toyota’s EV Entry and the Accounting Road Ahead

Shifting Gears: Toyota’s EV Entry and the Accounting Road Ahead

Capital, compliance, and car batteries: the finance story behind Toyota’s EV rollout

BYXavier Prospero

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Aug 19, 2025

2025's Highest ROI Marketing Strategy Is...Sydney Sweeney?

2025's Highest ROI Marketing Strategy Is...Sydney Sweeney?

How Sydney Sweeney and a Pair of Jeans Stirred Up Millions, and Profits

BYXavier Prospero

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Aug 12, 2025

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