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SUMMARY:ACMS SEMINAR: Hearing the City
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr Brian Murahwa\nTitle: Hearing the City: Pentecostalism\, Urban Soundscapes and the Politics of Audibility in Johannesburg’s Inner City\nDiscussant: Carina Tenewaa Kanbi\nDate: Wednesday\, 17 June 2026\nTime: 12:30 – 13:30 (GMT+2)\nVenue: ACMS Seminar Room (2163)\, Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor)\, East Campus\, Wits University (directions)\nZoom link: https://tinyurl.com/3dwkccpp\, Meeting ID: 957 8662 4514\, Passcode: 012731\nRSVP: Email Jaclyn.Modise@wits.ac.za \nAbstract:\nThis article examines Johannesburg’s inner city as a complex auditory landscape where religious actors\, informal economies\, transport systems\, and street life intersect\, creating overlapping acoustic territories. Sound influences spatial order\, social interactions\, and belonging. Over the past two decades\, the city has integrated new ‘sounds’ from Pentecostal Churches\, whose growth has surged amid rising urban insecurity and uncertainty. The use of high-powered sound systems in Pentecostal churches has elicited mixed reactions – joyous for Pentecostals and an affront to other urban actors. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork\, this article argues that the use of boisterous sound systems by Pentecostal Churches should not be dismissed as mere nuisances or ‘noise’\, but rather\, should be understood as forms of spatial production embedded within broader urban struggles over visibility\, audibility\, legitimacy\, and survival. This study proposes ‘sonic justice’ as an alternative framework to the prevailing noise governance systems – a shift from the ‘acoustics of control’ to the’ acoustics of coexistence’\, where sonic diversity is acknowledged as an inherent aspect of urban life. \nAbout the researcher/presenter:\nBrian Murahwa is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS). An interdisciplinary urban researcher\, his interests lie at the intersection of theory and practice in the fields of urban planning and management; mobility and social cohesion; socio-spatial transformations; religious urbanism; and sustainable cities. He holds a PhD in Urban and Regional Planning and a Masters in Labour Policy and Globalisation\, both from the University of Witwatersrand\, and a BA in Sociology from the Great Zimbabwe University. \n 
URL:https://migration.org.za/acms-event/acms-seminar-hearing-the-city/
LOCATION:ACMS Seminar Room 2163\, South East Wing\, Second Floor\, Solomon Mahlangu House\, University of the Witwatersrand East Campus
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SUMMARY:ACMS SEMINAR: Why the Urban Matters in Understanding the Health of Migrants
DESCRIPTION:SEMINAR: Why the Urban Matters in Understanding the Health of Migrants: Insights from a Border Space between South Africa and Zimbabwe \nVenue: ACMS Seminar Room (2163)\, Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor)\, East Campus\, Wits University (directions) \nZoom link: https://wits-za.zoom.us/j/96044551994?pwd=yYEIcJb9Y6LmftslUALYZdwwan928m.1 \, Meeting ID: 96044551994\, Passcode: e*-A@32O0s \nDr. Fehmida Qaddus Rabbani (Postdoctoral Research Fellow\, African Centre for Migration & Society) will present a hybrid seminar exploring how everyday urban conditions shape the health and well-being of South Asian migrants in Musina. a busy South African town on the border with Zimbabwe. \nDrawing on qualitative fieldwork and interviews with South Asian migrants\, this paper highlights the important role of daily urban conditions\, access to secure housing\, work\, safety\, and social services\, in shaping health outcomes. While migration and health research is often framed around healthcare systems and policies\, this seminar argues that the health of migrants is deeply shaped by how they experience life in an urban border area\, where many remain for extended periods rather than simply passing through. \nAbstract: This paper explores how everyday urban conditions shape the health and well-being of South Asian migrants. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork in Musina\, a busy South African town on the border with Zimbabwe\, this paper draws on insights from interviews with South Asian migrants and their lived experiences of mobility\, survival\, and vulnerability in an urban border setting. While the field of migration and health research is often framed around healthcare systems and policies\, this paper highlights the critical role of daily urban conditions\, such as access to secure housing\, work\, safety\, and social services in shaping health outcomes. Ultimately\, this paper argues that the health of South Asian migrants is deeply shaped by how they experience life in an urban border area where many remain for extended periods rather than simply passing through. \nBio: Dr Fehmida Qaddus Rabbani is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS)\, CoRE Migration & Health\, University of the Witwatersrand. Her research examines how migration\, health\, and urban life intersect through everyday experiences of mobility\, settlement\, transnationalism\, and belonging. This presentation draws on her analysis of interviews with South Asian migrants conducted in Musina as part of the NIHR-funded GEMMS research project. \n 
URL:https://migration.org.za/acms-event/acms-seminar-why-the-urban-matters-in-understanding-the-health-of-migrants/
LOCATION:ACMS Seminar Room 2163\, South East Wing\, Second Floor\, Solomon Mahlangu House\, University of the Witwatersrand East Campus
CATEGORIES:Event,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20260916T123000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20260916T133000
DTSTAMP:20260908T053247Z
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SUMMARY:ACMS Seminar: Informal Governance from Below
DESCRIPTION:SEMINAR: Informal Governance from Below: Hybrid Authority\,  Legitimation\, and Migration \nDATE: 16 September 2026 \nTIME: 12:30 – 13:30 (GMT+2) \nVENUE: ACMS Seminar Room (2163)\, Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor)\, East Campus\, Wits University (directions) and ONLINE (Meeting ID: 96111762177. Password: @jnG99yKA4) \nDr. Balkissa Daouda Diallo (Postdoctoral Fellow\, African Centre for Migration & Society) will present a hybrid seminar exploring how international migration politics shape regional and domestic mobility governance\, informal governance\, and the precarity of movement in Africa. \nDrawing on her research on African migrations and governance\, this seminar examines the tension between constructed borders and the lived realities of those navigating them. It asks: How do borders\, both formal and informal\, shape the lives of migrants? And what does hybrid authority mean for governance\, belonging\, and survival? \nAbstract: This paper explores the tension between constructed borders and the lived realities of those navigating them in Africa. Drawing on research on African migrations and governance\, it examines how international migration politics shape regional and domestic mobility governance\, informal governance\, and the precarity of movement. The paper argues that borders are not merely physical lines but are produced and reproduced through legal\, political\, and social processes that shape migrants’ lives. \nBio: Dr. Balkissa Daouda Diallo is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS). Her research focuses on African migrations and governance\, exploring how international migration politics influence regional and domestic mobility governance\, informal governance\, and the precarity of movement. She holds a PhD in Global Governance and Human Security from the University of Massachusetts Boston\, an MA in International Development\, and an MSc in Environmental Studies from Ohio University. She is a Fulbright alumna and a member of the African Studies Association. \n  \n 
URL:https://migration.org.za/acms-event/acms-seminar-informal-governance-from-below/
LOCATION:ACMS Seminar Room 2163\, South East Wing\, Second Floor\, Solomon Mahlangu House\, University of the Witwatersrand East Campus
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20260930T123000
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SUMMARY:ACMS Seminar: Young migrants’ candidacy for sexual and reproductive health services in two urban communities in Zambia
DESCRIPTION:INVITE: Young Migrants’ Candidacy for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Two Urban Communities in Zambia \nPresenter: Melvin Simuyaba (PhD Candidate\, African Centre for Migration & Society\, Wits University) \nDATE: 30 September 2026 \nTIME: 12:30 – 13:30 (GMT+2) \nVENUE: ACMS Seminar Room (2163)\, Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor)\, East Campus\, Wits University (directions) and Online (Meeting ID: 92528515079. Password: o_yjP42MH6) \nAbstract:\nThis study describes mobile adolescents and young people’s (mAYP) experiences accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in two urban communities in Zambia. Qualitative research data collected between September 2023 and June 2026 were used to understand how mAYP’s eligibility for SRH services is negotiated using the seven stages of the candidacy framework. The study findings revealed that despite mAYP expressing a need for SRH services\, factors such as communication barriers\, documentation requirements\, healthcare workers’ attitudes\, lack of essential medicines and lack of youth friendly services result in them not believing the services in public health facilities are intended for them. Improving mAYP’s access to SRH services requires addressing structural and service level barriers responding to their unique needs. \nBio:\nMelvin Simuyaba is a PhD candidate at the African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS)\, at the University of the Witwatersrand. He has a Social Work and Public Health background. His research is nested in an NIHR-funded Nurture4Youth project focusing on young migrants and access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in two urban communities in Zambia. His research interests include mobilities\, HIV risk behaviours\, use of HIV treatment as prevention\, adolescents\, SRH and marginalised populations.
URL:https://migration.org.za/acms-event/acms-seminar-young-migrants-candidacy-for-sexual-and-reproductive-health-services-in-two-urban-communities-in-zambia/
LOCATION:ACMS Seminar Room (2163)\, Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor)\, East Campus\, University of the Witwatersrand
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DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20261007T133000
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SUMMARY:ACMS Seminar: When the Compound Was the Classroom: Parenthood Without a Template in Nigeria’s Middle Belt
DESCRIPTION:When the Compound Was the Classroom: Parenthood Without a Template in Nigeria’s Middle Belt \nPresenter: Adetola Oyenubi (PhD Candidate\, African Centre for Migration & Society\, Wits University) \nDate: Wednesday\, 07 October 2026\nTime: 12:30 – 13:30 (GMT+2)\nVenue: ACMS Seminar Room (2163)\, Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor)\, East Campus\, Wits University (directions) and Online (Meeting ID: 96263184553. Password: *4ovg2LyFs) \nAbstract:\nIn December 2023\, coordinated attacks across Bokkos\, Plateau State\, killed hundreds and displaced thousands\, leaving many caregivers to rebuild family life without the people who once taught them how. This presentation introduces the concept of “transmission breach” to highlight how displacement severs the everyday apprenticeship through which caregiving knowledge passes between generations. Drawing on fieldwork with twenty-five caregivers in Bokkos and one father’s account of losing his wife and returning alone to an unrecognisable village\, the study uses situated learning theory and feminist care theory to examine this rupture\, alongside the anthropology of African childhood to consider what is lost when the relationships through which children learn to care are broken. \nBio:\nAdetola Oyenubi is a PhD candidate at the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS)\, University of the Witwatersrand. Her doctoral research examines how caregiving is reconfigured and how well-being shifts among internally displaced families in Bokkos Local Government Area\, Plateau State\, Nigeria. Her scholarship bridges African studies and forced migration\, with a particular grounding in care ethics.
URL:https://migration.org.za/acms-event/acms-seminar-when-the-compound-was-the-classroom-parenthood-without-a-template-in-nigerias-middle-belt/
LOCATION:ACMS Seminar Room (2163)\, Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor)\, East Campus\, University of the Witwatersrand
CATEGORIES:Event,Seminar
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