Ivo Vegter

One can criticise the Democratic Alliance (DA) over many things, but yelling ‘racism’ at every turn is both false and dangerously counter-productive. You’d think that

The ANC wants to double down on its industry Master Plans. The DA says it won’t pick winners and losers.  ‘The ANC,’ says the ANC,

Russia imagines itself to be a world power, but it is just an angry bully with an inferiority complex. If you’re of a liberal mind,

When Stratek Global announced a partnership to raise R9 billion in private investment Chris Yelland promptly suggested they were running a ‘pump-and-dump’ scam. When BizNews

The far left is very concerned about safety standards at aircraft giant Boeing. They blame labour conditions and the profit motive. Some people get their

The government isn’t quite sure how to do it, but it wants to adopt a centuries-old policy to restrict coastal shipping to South African-owned vessels.

The gradual legalisation of cannabis products has led to a massive alternative ‘health’ scam industry. The movement to legalise marijuana has internalised some classic tropes

There’s neither rhyme nor reason behind South Africa’s inconsistent tobacco control policies. In the United Kingdom, the public health authorities actively encourage vaping as a

Bright green techno-optimists love the idea of vertical farming, but vertical farms are failing. There are many kinds of environmentalists. Most have a fairly poor

Certain factions of environmentalism raise old canards in response to the publication for public comment of a National Biodiversity Economy Strategy. The Minister of Forestry,