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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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Hanging rape victims out to dry
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Oct 6, 2020
Government is at it again, trying to regulate everything to death. This time, it is making it a crime to support victims of sexual, domestic
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Hanging rape victims out to dry
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Oct 6, 2020
Government is at it again, trying to regulate everything to death. This time, it is making it a crime to support victims of sexual, domestic
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Black markets and human trafficking
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Oct 6, 2020
The ability of organised crime gangs to profit from prohibitions and harsh anti-coronavirus measures increases the risk and incidence of human trafficking. Last month, we
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Black markets and human trafficking
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Oct 6, 2020
The ability of organised crime gangs to profit from prohibitions and harsh anti-coronavirus measures increases the risk and incidence of human trafficking. Last month, we
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Nechama Brodie’s broadside against PANDA lacks substance
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Sep 29, 2020
Pandemics Data & Analytics questioned the projections of the Covid-19 epidemiology models on which government based its lockdown decisions. Nechama Brodie wrongfully tries to dismiss
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Nechama Brodie’s broadside against PANDA lacks substance
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Sep 29, 2020
Pandemics Data & Analytics questioned the projections of the Covid-19 epidemiology models on which government based its lockdown decisions. Nechama Brodie wrongfully tries to dismiss
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How and why to combat illicit trade
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Sep 22, 2020
Black markets provide an important signal that there may be something wrong with government regulation or taxation, but they also pose problems for consumers, legitimate
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How and why to combat illicit trade
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Sep 22, 2020
Black markets provide an important signal that there may be something wrong with government regulation or taxation, but they also pose problems for consumers, legitimate
DA derangement syndrome strikes SA media
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Sep 15, 2020
No matter what the DA does or says, you can be sure a chorus of journalists will declare it to be racist, to seek a
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In praise of smugglers
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Sep 8, 2020
The Covid-19 lockdown provided opportunities for enterprising people to circumvent the often irrational bans on everything from can openers to cigarettes. By doing so, they