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. Follow him on Twitter, @IvoVegter.
Articles By This Author
Behind every silver lining is a dark cloud
The world is awash in stories about the silver linings to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent economic lockdown. The problem with seeing silver linings is
Ramaphosa may be destroying the economy for nothing
Cyril Ramaphosa believes a Chinese-style lockdown to be both effective and necessary. For all his infatuation with the Chinese surveillance state, however, South Africa does
How meekly and fearfully we march into totalitarianism
At the first sign that a novel coronavirus was infecting people around the world, the South African government, taking its lead from China, began to
Taxi industry should be front and centre of SA’s public transit policies
Ever since the 1990s, government has tried in various ways to bring the taxi industry into the formal economy. Many such attempts have led directly
Why mining still matters
This is an excerpt from Ivo Vegter’s report for the IRR which investigates why mining still matters in South Africa notwithstanding the policy issues that