Strategiese

Strategiese is an Afrikaans adjective meaning strategic or relating to strategy. It describes aims, plans, or actions designed to achieve long-term success and to align resources with broader goals. The word derives from strategie (strategy) and is widely used in business, government, the military, and civil society.

Usage and examples include strategiese plan (strategic plan), strategiese doelwitte (strategic objectives), strategiese besluitneming (strategic decision-making), and strategiese fokus (strategic focus). In practice, strategiese emphasizes long-range thinking and coordinated actions rather than isolated, short-term gains.

Strategiese is often contrasted with tactiese (tactical), which relates to immediate, practical moves. Together, taktische en strategiese dimensions describe different levels of planning in management, security studies, and policymaking. In Afrikaans, strategiese is typically used as an attributive adjective that modifies a noun, as in strategiese beleid or strategiese strategie.

Contextually, the term appears across Afrikaans-language literature, business journalism, policy documents, and academic writing. It also appears in multilingual discourse when translating or discussing concepts of strategy in English or Dutch. Related terms include Strategie (strategy), Beplanning (planning), and Beleidsvorming (policy development). Across fields, strategiese signals an orientation toward long-term objectives, resource alignment, and systemic impact.