Can South Africa ever fully shake off the shackles of apartheid? Conrad Landin asks whether the country’s historic genocide case against Israel could lead to a reckoning at home.
In the bustling streets of Cape Town, dilapidated white minibuses are a common sight. For decades, these communal taxis have been a primary means of transport in Sou...
Since our first issue in 1973, South Africa has never been far from the pages of this magazine.
In our March 1995 edition, which had the same theme as this one, editor David Ransom used this very column to describe a chance encounter with a watch repairer in Johannesburg. Des ‘reckoned it would be another 10 years, perha...
A selection of feature articles from each of the latest New Internationalist magazines.
We don’t just need solutions – we need the courage to imagine they will succeed. Conrad Landin makes the case for collective action to secure a just future.
As the cost of living crisis becomes entrenched, Nick Dowson examines the scene of the crime, tracks down the culprits and proposes a route to resolution.
Why is a nutritious superfood being routed away from poor communities to feed salmon, pigs and pets? Hazel Healy investigates.
Lives and livelihoods have been laid down for democracy. The economy is on the brink of collapse. The world must support the people’s quest to end military rule once and for all, writes Preeti Jha.
Under the cover of Covid-19, Turkey is hammering the Kurds. Again. Should the world care? Vanessa Baird offers several good reasons why it should.
Covid-19 has shown us that swift action on global health is possible, even if it still falls short. What could we achieve, asks Amy Hall, if we took an urgent approach to air pollution, another widespread killer?
A selection of articles from the New Internationalist magazine archives.
The struggle to define Russia’s future is under way but those hoping for a more progressive post-Putin Russia shouldn’t hold their breath, writes Tina Burrett.
Alessio Perrone writes how Islamophobia is driving a wedge between love and secular values.
Motion Sickness; Lean on Me; Pharmanomics; Nightbloom; Scammer.
A visit to her family home leads Virginia Tognola to reflect on her life’s journey
He puts his life on the line to protect the Democratic Republic of Congo’s national parks. Veronique Mistiaen talks to the dedicated conservationist.
The president of the Philippines he may be, but his reputation is as a Dirty Harry of vigilante politics.
Inflation, poverty and hunger, debt, profit and inequality.
The photos, facts, and politics of United Arab Emirates.