

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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What Didata scandal says about private sector corruption
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Nov 29, 2024
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
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Nov 26, 2024
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
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Nov 22, 2024
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 Ivo Vegter
- . Nov 19, 2024
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?
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Nov 15, 2024
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?
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Nov 12, 2024
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

US election: voters’ beliefs trump reality
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Nov 8, 2024
An unpopular one-term US president managed to convince a significant majority of voters to give him another chance. What can we learn? There’s a lot

South Africa will rue a Trump victory
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Nov 5, 2024
There are several good reasons why South Africa should prefer to see Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump for the US presidency. Today, the United States

America will rue a Donald Trump victory
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Nov 1, 2024
In the “war of ideas” against big government, corruption and socialism, right-wing populism and religious fundamentalism are not the answer. Populism is a vaguely defined

Apartheid was not well-intended
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Oct 29, 2024
I recently heard the argument that apartheid was well-intended, but that it had disastrous consequences. This argument is, not to put too fine a point