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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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Free healthcare for the rich
- By Ivo Vegter
- . May 17, 2024
Ramaphosa seems to think it funny to sign the NHI Bill. The people of South Africa will be the butt of his joke. ‘I have
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Who can trust Ramaphosa’s promises?
- By Ivo Vegter
- . May 14, 2024
Ramaphosa promises that the ANC will in future elect leaders who will not steal from the country. He’s lying. ‘Going into these elections, we are
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Lesufi promises flying cars. But why?
- By Ivo Vegter
- . May 10, 2024
Election-time promises are a dime a dozen, but who are futuristic pipe dreams really aimed at? It feels like bullying to pick on Panyaza Lesufi,
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Big companies ditch this hopeless backwater
- By Ivo Vegter
- . May 7, 2024
When even big business calls it quits on South Africa, we have to accept that the economic outlook is poor. Small businesses are fragile. They’re
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Is the DA’s minimum wage stance smart politics?
- By Ivo Vegter
- . May 3, 2024
The DA’s position on the national minimum wage has prompted predictable outrage from the left. ‘We appreciate that the DA is being honest about how
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Why Freedom Day is still worth celebrating
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Apr 30, 2024
Perhaps a certain amount of bitterness is to be expected, but regretting the democratic dispensation is not. This past weekend, South Africa celebrated 30 years
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‘Swart gevaar’: Smearing South Africa’s only hope
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Apr 26, 2024
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
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How ANC and DA differ on industrial policy
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Apr 23, 2024
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,
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Russia’s delusions of grandeur and inferiority complex
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Apr 19, 2024
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,
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Energy expert’s irrational hostility to private nuclear deal
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Apr 12, 2024
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