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.
Articles By This Author
ANC wants defence deals with BRICS, but SA companies are selling to Europe
Every two years for three days in September, the SA defence industry holds its trade show at Waterkloof Air Force Base. In years gone by,
Alternatives to a BRICS searching for a role
The BRICS grouping — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — and its other members and partners met in New Delhi over the weekend and issued a mammoth 51-page declaration. A long declaration with little really new is a sure sign that the drafters could not agree on a few big, important things.
Without deep reform, forget about a big boost to business confidence
Business confidence has rarely been at high levels in SA, but since about 2010—bar a few short periods—has been in the doldrums.
Why November 4th is so important in Gauteng
The local government elections on November 4th are of special importance in Gauteng. The province is the economic hub of the country, and its three largest cities, Johannesburg, Tshwane, and Ekhuruleni, are all collapsing after years of ANC rule. And as the most urbanised province in a fast-urbanising country, Gauteng points to where the politics of the country might be headed.
Africa’s demography: disaster or dividend?
There is no inevitability that Africa will reverse its poor development record. It will require the right politics to ensure that sound policy choices are made.
Do we truly want to grow?
Last week, the Governor of the Reserve Bank, Lesetja Kganyago, asked those holding power in the country, the vested interests in government, and those close to them, if they truly wanted the country to grow.
Johannesburg: On a knife edge between a DA victory and a coalition mess
Last weekend, during a voter registration drive in Johannesburg, the DA’s mayoral candidate, Helen Zille, was greeted by an ANC activist with a long show of a middle finger.
SA’s new terrain since June 30th
We have moved onto new and far more uncertain terrain since June 30th. That’s the date the anti-illegal immigration vigilante group, March and March, imposed as a deadline for foreigners who are here illegally to depart.
Trying to save BEE with a voluntary tax won’t stop the damage
There is now a growing and broad criticism that black economic empowerment (BEE), a central tenet of ANC policy, has failed to create a self-sustaining black entrepreneurial class. Instead, it has enriched a few, meant higher prices paid by the government to empowerment suppliers, fostered corruption, and become a hurdle to investment in the country.
The lobbying storm in a teacup
The former DA leader, John Steenhuisen, has exacted vengeance on his party and caused a furore that might stay around for some time.