Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
Jonathan Katzenellenbogen is a Johannesburg-based freelance financial journalist. His articles have appeared on DefenceWeb, Politicsweb, as well as in a number of overseas publications. Jonathan has also worked on Business Day and as a TV and radio reporter and newsreader.
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The paths to economic decline and crisis?
Some years ago, I was among a group of journalists invited to an embassy function in Pretoria. To get the discussion rolling we were asked:
The Big Trade-off: Holding on to SOEs vs Faster Economic Growth
Later this month the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, will present a budget against a backdrop of disappointment. The country’s economic growth rate this year
After the Hague: Claiming the moral high ground creates its own problems
Both South Africa and Israel have claimed victory in the ruling handed down by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) last week. In much of
SA, Iran and the wider war in the Middle East
The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza has sparked a wider Middle East war, which could yet draw in the world’s major powers and threaten a global
Lawfare: South Africa at the ICJ
The South African government is proud of its activist foreign policy in speaking out on the big international issues of the day. Its case before
Lessons from Argentina: What if a libertarian becomes President of South Africa?
In Argentina, Javier Milei, a radical libertarian who promised shock therapy to severely cut the role of the government, was recently inaugurated as President. Milei
Making privatisation and ending BEE key to the election
At the launch of his political party, ‘Change Starts Now’, last year, Roger Jardine said he would soon be asking the public for policy suggestions.
2024 Elections: A watershed if the ANC gets less than 50 percent
The national and provincial elections next year could be a watershed in our post-1994 history. There is a good chance that the African National Congress
The Harvard Report: An indictment of a one-party dominant rule
The Harvard Report, Growth Through Inclusion in South Africa, released last week is a damning indictment of the entire ANC project. It is one of the
What comes after a century of South African nationalism?
Next year will mark a hundred years since the National Party gained a foothold in government as part of a coalition with the South African