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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Vote for future growth, not identity or history
The editor of TimesLIVE sneers at ‘a party living off its reputation for removing waste’, but his identity politics only promises more misery. Like many
I’m over small fry; here’s my endorsement
It is often tempting to vote for small parties in elections. They have personality, they’re anti-establishment, they’re idealistic. But also, they suck. South Africa is
Equality, equality and equity
Ramaphosa threatened South Africans with “equality, whether people like it or not”. Let’s follow his logic to its conclusion, shall we? “We cannot, and must
Free healthcare for the rich
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
Who can trust Ramaphosa’s promises?
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
Lesufi promises flying cars. But why?
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,
Big companies ditch this hopeless backwater
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
Is the DA’s minimum wage stance smart politics?
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
Why Freedom Day is still worth celebrating
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
‘Swart gevaar’: Smearing South Africa’s only hope
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