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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Will the Just Energy Transition investment plan save SA?
South Africa is about to embark on a massive and risky state-led plan to change from a fossil fuel-based economy to one based on renewable
What can be done about decaying public infrastructure?
One of the reasons why South African growth prospects are so dismal is our pitiful level of new investment. Investment in South Africa is a
Eskom and Transnet: millstones around the neck of the economy
Don’t look to this afternoon’s presentation to Parliament of the Medium-term Budget Policy Statement, which covers the next three years, for a path to economic
Dis-Chem’s disaster
It remains unclear whether Dis-Chem has withdrawn its moratorium on the hiring of white people. A letter to the public earlier this week on the
Coalitions and the problem of the small parties
The DA-led coalitions in metros across Gauteng might soon be history, for the time being, as the ANC puts its new support base in place.
Universal lessons from the UK Mini-Budget and the SA land seizure bill
The mini-budget in the UK that set off a market panic last week was certainly British in its setting, but the lessons of the disaster
It is all about politics: How can we get out of the mess?
The South African economy has been stuck in a low-growth, high-unemployment trap for years. Eskom’s power cuts and low confidence are throttling any prospects of
Eskom: Not much can be done ‘at once’
President Cyril Ramaphosa has cut short an overseas trip to return to deal with the Eskom crisis. How this will help solve the crisis, which
Eskom: The make or break of the South African Economy and the ANC
Eskom’s performance has now become the make-or-break factor for the South African economy. It could also make or break the ANC. The ANC is so
Towards an ANC-EFF coalition?
The ANC and EFF could be on the way to sharing power in municipalities and might be moving to a national coalition, and possibly even