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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Government took the foreign-owned spaza shop bait
Food at spaza shops is likely being poisoned. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s response is exactly what would-be poisoners would have wanted. Today is the deadline for
Should medicines be advertised to consumers?
RFK Jr. wants to ban direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicine in the US. Most countries, including South Africa, do ban it. Should they? In addition
MAGA hippies fall for raw milk
There was a time when unhinged back-to-nature idealism was limited to the green left. Not anymore. Raw milk has become a MAGA symbol. We all
Only government can end the culture of corruption
Ending corruption doesn’t require a “social contract” to “change the culture”. Government has the sole responsibility to end and prevent corruption. In the comments on
What Didata scandal says about private sector corruption
The sensational judgment declaring the 2019 sale of The Campus to have been illegal and void is a teaching moment. “This is a uniquely South
Defending liberalism against authoritarianism
Around the world, the illiberal left battles the illiberal right. Liberals are caught in the middle, fighting a war few seem to care about. The
Trump’s three-ring circus is coming to Washington
US president-elect Donald Trump has been pre-announcing his choices for top government posts. It reads like a circus programme. The modern circus was invented by
Sweden bucks prohibitionist orthodoxy to become smoke-free
By going against the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control’s prohibitionism, Sweden has become the first country in Europe to become smoke-free. In 2021, the European
Who will run America’s health agencies?
RFK Jr., whom US president-elect Donald Trump tapped to be in charge of all the health agencies, has been soliciting nominees online. US president-elect Donald
Are there upsides to a Trump presidency?
It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of Donald Trump, president-elect of the US, but could we expect some good things? I’ve written at