

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 GNU: Some reform but no rocket fuel
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Jul 24, 2024
The country is in a far better place than it was on the eve of the 29 May election. Prior to the election there was

The ANC’s Big Rethink
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Jul 17, 2024
Tomorrow, the ANC’s most senior leaders will hold a marathon meeting to discuss what went so terribly wrong for the party at the recent elections.

The upcoming big test of the GNU
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Jul 10, 2024
Tomorrow, the Government of National Unity’s ministers and senior civil servants will begin a two-day cabinet lekgotla, to try to agree on a plan. Next

The GNU Cabinet: A terrible deal for the DA
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Jul 3, 2024
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has been massively shortchanged in the GNU deal. It has not been given a fair allocation of Cabinet posts. It is

Stay in the fight: The DA and the ANC in the GNU
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Jun 26, 2024
After a week of euphoria over the prospects of the formation of the Government of National Unity (GNU), a new reality has dawned. The new

The GNU: the benefits of Big Bang shock-and-awe reform
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Jun 19, 2024
If there is one big hope that has emerged from the Government of National Unity (GNU) formed last week, it is that the country will

South Africa’s Hurdles: Can a GNU really deal with our problems?
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Jun 12, 2024
Since the elections we have jumped over one of the two big hurdles on the way to trying to halt our descent. This was whether

A Grand Coalition: Making the most of a second-best solution
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Jun 5, 2024
Now that the one-party dominant rule of the ANC has ended, we are likely to see attempts at coalition building as a routine process after

My vote, my party and my reason
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . May 29, 2024
When you stand in the voting queue today, think hard about which party most deserves your trust to grow and govern the country or be

Young, unemployed, not registered and not voting
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . May 22, 2024
To be a young adult in South Africa means you are probably unemployed, have not registered to vote, and if you are on the voters’