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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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
The electorate: fear and loss of hope
The country is getting really gatvol and showing signs of losing hope. A recent survey conducted by the Social Research Foundation (SRF) shows that South
South Africa’s Rip-Off Economy
There is a growing share of the economy that is often criminal, sometimes out in the open. It is nothing but a burden, and does
Decline of the ANC: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves
Three recent polls of party-political support are confusing and contradictory. With tectonic shifts in South African politics possibly under way, polls are in demand to
How coalitions will weaken the ANC
As the ANC falters in the years ahead, the South African landscape will be fundamentally changed. Election systems like that in South Africa, which use
What will the ANC do as it declines?
Eight years ago former President Jacob Zuma said the ANC will rule “forever and ever”. That is looking increasingly unlikely. But how will the ANC
‘Ethnicity is no barrier to terrible government’
The UK Conservative Party leadership race, now in its final stretch, would at first thought seem to have little to do with South Africa. But
Eskom crisis: Government in knots, but what must be done?
After the severe power cuts in recent weeks, President Cyril Ramaphosa promised an emergency energy plan. Can a solution to this crisis be expected when
Britain: Post Boris, Post Brexit, and Decline
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation was long in coming, and in the end hardly a big surprise. Conservative Party MPs have for some time been
Thirty Percent – the rise of construction mafias
For nearly a decade local mafias have been demanding payouts of 30 percent of the contract value of many construction projects. With the failure by