Welcome to the Case Writing Centre
The Case Writing Centre produces award-winning teaching cases that reflect the African and the emerging market context.
Our vision is to bring the relevance and strength of local business lessons to life.
AWARD-WINNING TEACHING CASES
A teaching case is a learning tool that uses an account of a real-life business situation in the classroom. Our cases profile leading and emerging businesses in Africa to explore complex business situations and ways of addressing them.
INNOVATIVE BUSINESS STORYTELLING
DBIA is a groundbreaking new case series that showcases dynamic African businesses in an open-source, multimedia format that we call the 'Deconstructed Case'.
LEADING AFRICAN CASE RESEARCH
We write about the countries, industries, subjects, and thought leaders shaping business on the continent.
“UCT GSB is developing world-class teaching cases about the African context of doing business. We are strongly positioned and well equipped to write excellent cases about the innovations, challenges, and choices that businesses make and face on the continent.”
Dr Catherine Duggan
UCT GSB Director
The Latest from the CWC
BEHIND THE CASE
MBA 2019 James Chiswell reflects on writing the case "Silulo Ulutho Technologies:
Scaling a social enterprise in South Africa", winner of the 2020 EFMD Case Writing Competition – Inclusive Business Model
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FACULTY Q&A
We chat to Prof Linda Ronnie about the early days of teaching cases at the GSB, as well as some of her favourite case classes, plus her top case teaching tips for faculty
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"Because African business cases capture the essence of doing business in a complex environment, they play a vital role in equipping leaders to problem-solve. Additionally, African business cases encourage students to either continue, or aspire to, doing business in Africa – an economically and socially valuable ambition."