Page 12 - Jonathan Katzenellenbogen News Today

17 August 2022 - Three recent polls of party-political support are confusing and contradictory. With tectonic shifts in South African politics possibly underway, polls are in demand to see how we stack up and predict our possible direction of travel.

A poll conducted last month by the Social Research Foundation, a recently established policy think tank, shows ANC support at nearly 47%.

Eight years ago former President Jacob Zuma said the ANC will rule “forever and ever”. That is looking increasingly unlikely.

For nearly a decade, local mafias have been demanding payouts of 30% of the contract value of many construction projects.

22 June 2022 - South Africa’s municipal crisis is worsening, but there is hope that with greater citizen involvement and new political blood, matters could be partially reversed.

South Africa’s municipal crisis is worsening, but there is hope that with greater citizen involvement, matters could be partially reversed. 

In the space of a week a number of big business bosses have taken on the government over the growing red tape, potholes, power cuts and more.

18 May 2022 - For some reason, the woke have a deep dislike of Elon Musk.

Those indulging in the recent media obsession with ‘getting into the mind’ of Elon Musk have their finger on the reader’s pulse alright.

12 May 2022 - Eskom is in an increasingly desperate state. There is little hope South Africa will have a secure and reliable electricity supply for years. Yet, there is seemingly little urgency from the government for fixing what is a major and binding constraint on the economy.