Ivo Vegter

Every new year, I try to write a piece to remind us (and perhaps reassure myself) of reasons for being satisfied with the present and

In a wild judgment on the Wild Coast, the High Court granted an interim interdict blocking a seismic survey, inter alia because some local people

With the death of the venerable Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu, South Africa has lost a remarkable soul, overflowing with decency and humanity. He, perhaps

European supermarkets recently put the kibosh on Brazilian beef, because some of it may be tainted by deforestation. This is a poorly-directed gesture that will

This is the second part of of the article which appeared as Part I on Tuesday 21 December 2021. A study of 68 countries and

This article appears in two parts because of its length. Part II will be published tomorrow Wednesday 22 December 2021. A few weeks ago, a

In an article on how palmitic acid supports metastasis of selected cancers, The Guardian singles out palm oil as a culprit. This is environmental activism,

At face value, the UK court ruling that Assange may be extradited to the US on espionage-related charges, seems like a threat to press freedom.

My critique, last week, of Pandemics Data & Analysis (PANDA) and its head honcho, actuary Nick Hudson, prompted a manifesto of prodigious length. In many

For many people, especially those employed in cities, the pandemic lockdowns that started in March and April 2020 engendered feelings of isolation. They weren’t allowed