Ivo Vegter
Ivo Vegter is a freelance journalist, columnist and speaker who loves debunking myths and misconceptions, and addresses topics from the perspective of individual liberty and free markets.
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Denouncing Israel as an “apartheid state” is neither correct nor constructive
Peace in the Middle East will not come through slogans or indictments. It will come through the hard, patient work of diplomacy, institution-building, and trust.
Climate mitigation runs out of steam
The annual climate change jamboree, COP30, produced little of any significance, but signalled a shift from mitigation to adaptation. Socialists and authoritarians like themselves a
Groenewald stands firm on reviving corporal punishment
A lone voice, the minister of correctional services, Pieter Groenewald, again expressed support for reintroducting corporal punishment. This was going to be an easy column
Unicorns may exist, according to RFK Jr.
The statement “unicorns do not exist” is not “evidence-based”. Neither is the statement “broccoli does not cause cancer”. Let’s get sciency, RFK-style! When Robert F.
China has trumped America on trade
In a trade war, there are only losers, but the biggest loser is turning out to be the US. Politicians should never try to fight
Why Dion George had to go
The new environment minister, Willie Aucamp, is the right person to regulate wildlife conservation and environment-adjacent economic activity. If environmental journalists are to be believed,
Oxfam doesn’t fight poverty; it fights wealth
The local chapter of British multinational lobby group Oxfam has released another dubious report to demonise wealth rather than alleviate poverty. Oxfam South Africa did
The cranks now rule the world
One crazy conspiracy theory after another is being rehabilitated in the mouths of high-profile, mainstream figures. The inmates have taken over the asylum. There was
Alienated American voters dream of socialism
The consequence of ruling like a crazed sociopath is that it makes the radical socialist opposition look sane and inviting. “Mamdani’s brand of ‘positive politics’
The West needs more immigration, not less
Across the developed world, populist politicians are riding a rising wave of anti-immigrant sentiment. It will sink the West. If right-wing populist rhetoric is to