

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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Why Cape Town should not host the 2040 Olympics
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Aug 13, 2024
A Stellenbosch economic history professor argues that Cape Town should host the 2040 Olympic Games. It should not. Cape Town should bid to host the

Western culture is secular, not religious
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Aug 9, 2024
Western prosperity is based on secular liberalism and religious freedom, not on religious tradition. “The Muslim faith, in the long run, is incompatible with Western

Why wealth taxes don’t work
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Aug 6, 2024
A wealth tax in South Africa would depress economic growth, and benefit only the tax consulting industry. Wealth taxes – recurrent taxes on individual net

Defend Chidimma Adetshina against xenophobic attacks
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Aug 2, 2024
A South African contestant in Miss South Africa faces an online backlash over her Nigerian name. We should reject xenophobia. What makes someone South African?

JD Vance: a Catholic, postliberal, intellectual firebrand
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Jul 31, 2024
Unlike Donald Trump, his vice-presidential pick, JD Vance, is an intellectual. His views, however, are no less illiberal. James David Vance, formerly known as James

Certificates of Need declared unconstitutional, again
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Jul 26, 2024
High Court ruling reconfirms that the Health Act’s “Certificates of Need” are unconstitutional and draws a line in the sand. Stop me if you’ve heard

The plan for an imperial Trump presidency
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Jul 23, 2024
Project 2025 is a 900-page plan for a conservative takeover of the US government at the next election. It is, in many respects, chilling. The

Myers-Briggs: corporate woo
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Jul 19, 2024
The Myers-Briggs personality type indicator remains a popular management tool in South Africa and around the world, but it’s bunkum. Apply for a job or

South Africa should not ban single-use plastics
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Jul 16, 2024
In Daily Maverick, Melanie Verwoerd makes the case for banning single-use plastics. Here’s the counter-argument. “South Africa was a trailblazer with the plastic bag levy,”

Official statistics thrown into question
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Jul 12, 2024
Accurate statistical data is critical for informed decision making. Yet Stats SA is under-resourced and allegedly produces poor data. It will not come as a