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
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.
The DA and the uncertainty of the second transition
In what was billed by the DA as his first major policy address, the party’s recently elected leader, Geordin Hill-Lewis, spoke last week about the country’s second transition, what he termed “a brand-new era”.
What happens when the migrants leave?
South Africa’s demographics and economy might be about to change in a big way. Foreign migrants, both legal and illegal, are fleeing the country and
A long game awaits Iran
President Donald Trump’s deal with Iran has severely damaged his administration. Even though it is highly unlikely that the deal will be fully implemented, Trump
Social media bans for children: Good reasons, but watch out
Very soon, children under the age of 16 will be legally barred from using social media in many countries. Earlier this week, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government would ban social media access for under-16s. His government also plans to restrict “certain harmful features” on other online services for under-18s.
The promised crackdown on illegal immigration: a show of force, but that is all
On Sunday evening, when President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on illegal immigration, he had two tasks.
The Emfuleni by-election: Is the DA’s big breakthrough close?
Last week, the DA took a leap in winning, for the first time, a township ward that has almost only black voters.
The ANC’s quandary over municipal debt
Municipalities across the country owe Eskom a very large and fast-growing amount. The ANC will have to come up with an urgent solution to this vast black hole in the country’s finances ahead of the local government elections.
The fight for Johannesburg: Treasury vs the ANC, the Patronage Machine and the Union
The fight over the cuts needed to prevent Johannesburg from descending into bankruptcy has begun.