Ivo Vegter

Gauteng and Limpopo provinces are planning a high-speed rail connection. The jackpot question is: why, oh why? Feasibility studies and environmental impact assessments are underway

The media is often accused, en bloc, of following a particular narrative. What that narrative might be, and who writes it, varies depending on who

The DA claims SA’s special envoy to Washington is not welcome in the US. Snippy spokespuppets respond by saying mind your own business. It was

Many countries have, or will soon, enact some sort of age verification requirement online. Doing so is a privacy nightmare, however. A growing number of

Over 100 economists warned against Javier Milei’s economic policies. Over 100 economists were dead wrong. A friend sent me an article from The Guardian, published

Bombshell accusations levelled at police minister Senzo Mchunu demonstrate that one way or another, the state remains captured at the highest levels. On 16 August

Ethnic nationalists who wish to retreat to minority enclaves and oppose immigration are misinformed and rather delusional. “What will it take for minorities to stand

Last week was the 70th anniversary of the Freedom Charter, a seminal document in the history of South Africa’s liberation from apartheid. On 26 June

Iran is no longer a major Middle-Eastern power. Its entire strategy lies in ruins, and its allies are largely defeated. As the sun set on

An image circulating on social media claims that at least 20 times as many people have been murdered in South Africa since 1994 than during