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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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Covid-19: The Big Reset
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Apr 29, 2020
In the midst of massive and rare occurrences that have a severe impact – ‘Black Swan’ events, – forecasts have little credibility. The key determining
The costs of a phased reopening
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Apr 22, 2020
In his speech last night, President Cyril Ramaphosa went for a phased reopening of the post-lockdown economy and a big-spending approach to alleviate hardship. There
There are no realistic alternatives to the IMF
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Apr 15, 2020
In his address to the nation in which he extended the lockdown last week, President Cyril Ramapahosa said, ‘our country will need to undergo a
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Small business: trying to stay solvent
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Apr 8, 2020
In South Africa, the COVID-19 lockdown has come on top of a recession, a deep weakening of the rand, and a credit downgrade. For years,
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The stopped economy
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Apr 1, 2020
The slowing-down of the global economy due to lockdowns and quarantines is unprecedented. Economies are mostly just ticking over with activities deemed essential by governments.
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Corona Depression of 2020: costs and risks of a control economy
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Mar 25, 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s lockdown speech earlier this week has been widely supported by opposition parties and much of the nation as a display of leadership,
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The DA’s Big Shift on BEE
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Mar 18, 2020
It is weeks since the DA’s Draft “Economic Justice” policy paper was released. Despite the bombshell of the key proposal in the document there has
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COVID-19: Big impact … but get a grip
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Mar 11, 2020
In a Johannesburg supermarket earlier this week, I saw a man fill about half his trolley with small bottles of hand sanitizer. He was smiling
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The Price of the Gravy Train
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Mar 4, 2020
Government and the unions are heading into a battle royale over the bloated public sector wage bill. The trade union federation, the Congress of South
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Budget 2020: The problems of low economic growth and low private investment
- By Lee Stuttaford
- . Feb 26, 2020
The Budget presented this afternoon is against a background of stagnant economic growth and declining per capita income. This stagnation and the dismal outlook make