
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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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’

The election and the ANC’s three radical transformation laws
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . May 15, 2024
This afternoon President Cyril Ramaphosa will sign the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law. The law will ultimately try to bring the entire healthcare

Using the DA’s economic policy document to challenge the ANC
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . May 8, 2024
At long last the Democratic Alliance (DA) has a comprehensive economic reform agenda to fight unemployment, spur small business start-ups, raise growth, and challenge the

What comes after one party domination?
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . May 1, 2024
Whether the ANC retains its majority or not, we are now shifting away from a period of near absolute domination by one political party.

South Africa and the new world order
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Apr 24, 2024
The breakout of World War III might not be imminent, but there is a new Cold War marked by heightened tensions and a growing risk

Election 2024: An ANC-MPC coalition ‘the least worst option’
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Apr 17, 2024
The Democratic Alliance (DA) prefers to remain silent on the possibilities of a coalition, as whatever it says tends to upset other members of the

Indian Elections: Modi’s third term will come with challenges
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Apr 10, 2024
There is little doubt that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be re-elected to serve a third five-year term after the polls open next week

Election 2024: After the Count, What if?
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Apr 3, 2024
So far, the ANC has almost consistently polled below fifty percent in the run-up to the elections on May 29th. In the past, support for

The Big Rethink in economics
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Mar 27, 2024
Next month in Washington DC, some of the world’s most applauded economists, including a few Nobel laureates, will speak at a conference on ‘Rethinking economic