South Africa, Aug. 26 -- At Bizcommunity, we've recently profiled a few young women making their mark in strategy - from new leadership appointments to recognition on the international stage. Their approaches are different, but all three are questioning what strategy is worth, what it can deliver and where African thinking fits into the global creative industry.

For Women's Month, we revisit three of those stories.

Siwelile Thusi: Strategy needs to prove its commercial value

When Thusi took on the role of strategy director at Orchard on 25, she entered the discipline at an interesting point in its evolution.

Strategy, she noted, has moved from being "the unwanted second cousin" to a creative propellant, while also becoming one of the ...