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From arms deals to surveillance tech exchanges, Yara Hawari explains how alliances have been – and continue to be – fostered between Israel and various Arab governments.

Leprosy had been almost eliminated in Nigeria, but the disease has made a resurgence. Promise Eze reports on how patients continue to be abandoned by the government and stigmatized by society.

In spite of the overwhelming odds against them, a spirit of feminist resistance exists among Afghanistan’s girls and women. Jen Ross reports.

Italy’s extremist prime minister is courting politicians abroad even as she enacts an authoritarian agenda of hate at home. But Giorgia Meloni’s embrace by the mainstream needs to end, argues Elena Siniscalco.

This year’s election could mark a major shift in South Africa’s parliamentary politics. But re-building a Left capable of winning popular support presents a far bigger challenge, argue William Shoki and Niall Reddy.

The ‘state capture’ of South Africa’s public services has seen billions sequestered by a new boss class as public services collapse. Ra’eesa Pather reports.

When South Africa’s largest trade union broke with the ruling alliance, left-wingers saw cause for hope – but things soon turned sour. Niall Reddy and William Shoki explore the consequences of what happened next.

South Africa is experiencing a wave of vigilante violence against poor Black migrants, mostly from the African continent. Musawenkosi Cabe reports.

South Africa’s constitution has allowed social movements to clock up a number of legal victories. But, Claire-Anne Lester asks, can the law really deliver social and economic justice?

South Africa is losing its status as an upper-middle income developing country. Benjamin Fogel examines the challenges this poses for a young democracy.

Culture; inequality; corruption; health; migration.

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.

What does the Amazon’s worst drought in a century tell us? Asks Leonardo Sakamoto.

Words by Subi Shah.

A new history of dissenting women artists in early 20th century New York City offers an insight into largely undocumented networks of practice, writes Rachel Boyd.