Ivo Vegter

Capitalist free markets debunk a lot of myths, urban legends and conspiracy theories. Enduring myths, urban legends and conspiracy theories have many flaws in common. 

‘Big Oil’. ‘Big Pharma’. ‘Big Food’. ‘Big Agri’. ‘Big Banking’. All attract hostile but misguided activism. In recent years, three dozen 3D seismic surveys have

India bought some oil for rupees, sparking headlines that say the end of the dollar is nigh. It isn’t. BRICS, no matter its composition, will

Setting a dangerous precedent, the WHO has declared that traditional medicine ‘should be considered alongside other scientific forms of knowledge’. The World Health Organisation, the

The release of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant has raised entirely baseless fears. The three nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi

A draft intelligence law amendment bill proposes to vet would-be founders of religious or other non-governmental organisations. The state security services, which since 2021 have

A new essay by the The Global Prosperity Institute, a new think tank that describes itself as being ‘committed to promoting prosperity and combating poverty

Green solutions are often nowhere near as green as they seem at first glance.  Following green fashions is de rigueur these days, not only for

National Treasury has floated self-defeating new laws for fear of missing out on some of the foreign earnings of South Africans. Forget Scrooge. Forget corporate

If the newspapers are to be believed, you take your life in your hands every time you indulge in a steak. ‘To optimise both human