Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
Jonathan Katzenellenbogen is a Johannesburg-based freelance journalist. His articles have appeared on DefenceWeb, Politicsweb, as well as in a number of overseas publications. Katzenellenbogen has also worked on Business Day and as a TV and radio reporter and newsreader. He has a Master's degree in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
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The coming showdown over racial quotas: To defy or comply
For the ANC, the key metric of how well the party is doing and the progress it is making towards its nirvana of the National
The DOGE: A new gold standard for governments?
What is exceptional about the plans by the incoming Trump Administration to set up a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is that this has never
Argentina: A year on for Javier Milei as a radical libertarian President
Javier Milei, who describes himself as a radical libertarian anarcho-capitalist, has now been President of Argentina for almost a year. He promised to end the
Public Enterprises: Watch out for the “China Model”
Rather than getting on with a serious turnaround strategy and reforms, the ANC is fumbling on plans to manage the country’s failing state-owned enterprises. The
Municipal Collapse: Waiting for the voters to elect councils that can do the job
In South Africa we have rolling crises that sometimes ease, but more often, worsen in phases. We have been through multiple crises in recent years:
The tale of two elections and the consequences: Botswana and Mozambique
Last week, for the first time ever, Botswana elected a new President who was not from the party that has ruled since independence in 1966.
A hurricane and a collapsed power grid: Time for change in Cuba
Last week Cuba was hit by two disasters, one natural and the other a man-made own goal. A hurricane hit the island, and the electricity
What are acceptable levels for Eskom tariff hikes?
Eskom wants to raise power tariffs by more than 36 percent next year, and follow this up with big hikes in the two following years.
Tito Mboweni (1959 – 2024): Defender of central bank independence
When Tito Mboweni, who passed away over the weekend at the age of 65, was appointed Governor of the Reserve Bank, there was some market
Pressure works for reform: state backs down to Starlink
About two weeks ago President Cyril Ramaphosa met Elon Musk in New York. The topic that must have been touched on in their talks was