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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20260903T180000
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Exploring Local Governance Response to Contemporary Social Tensions
DESCRIPTION:The recent wave of xenophobic mobilisation has tested the capacity of local government to respond\, to protect\, to mediate\, and to rebuild trust. This panel\, hosted by CPUT and the UWC School of Government in collaboration with SAAPAM Western Cape Chapter\, brings together researchers and practitioners to examine how local governance is navigating contemporary social tensions. \nDr. Rebecca Walker (Research Associate\, African Centre for Migration & Society\, Wits University) will join the conversation alongside Shaun Phillips (CPUT) and Dr. Lungile Penxa (UWC)\, with Prof. Isioma Ile and Dr. Msuthukazi Makiva moderating. \nDATE: 03 September 2026 \nTIME: 18:00 – 19:30 \nVENUE: Online. Join here.
URL:https://migration.org.za/acms-event/webinar-exploring-local-governance-response-to-contemporary-social-tensions/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20260907T120000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20260907T130000
DTSTAMP:20260824T122031Z
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: The Current Status Quo on Migration and Health Data in Africa and Europe – 7 September 2026
DESCRIPTION:Migration and Health Data in Africa and Europe – Where Do We Stand? \nJoin the ACMS’ Associate Professor and Co-Director Jo Vearey along with experts from Africa and Europe to discuss challenges\, opportunities\, and the way forward. \nMonday\, 7 September 2026\n12:00 – 13:00 CET\nRegister to attend here. \nDespite the close link between migration and health\, there is no standardised system to collect data on the health of refugees and migrants. This limits our ability to measure progress towards SDGs\, address vulnerabilities\, and harness migration’s positive impact.
URL:https://migration.org.za/acms-event/webinar-the-current-status-quo-on-migration-and-health-data-in-africa-and-europe-7-september-2026/
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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
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20260930T133000
DTSTAMP:20260921T154235Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20261007T123000
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
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20261021T123000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20261021T133000
DTSTAMP:20261014T123314Z
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SUMMARY:ACMS Seminar: Musina in Motion
DESCRIPTION:Musina in Motion: Mapping Mobility\, Settlement and Everyday Life in a South African Border Town \nPresenters: Dr. Kabiri Bule (Wits)\, Dr. Sostina Matina (Wits)\, and Isabella Mockridge (MA Candidate\, Barcelona School of Economics) \nDate: Wednesday\, 21 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: 98754671628. Password: tqeo*x86sG) \nMusina is often understood as a border town\, a point of entry into South Africa and a place through which migrants pass. Musina in Motion offers a different spatial reading. Drawing on the GEMMS survey\, sampling coordinates\, and mapping layers\, the presentation examines the town as part of a Southern African system of migration\, circulation\, settlement\, and cross-border connection. It brings together birthplace\, most recent migration origin\, frequency of cross-border movement\, settlement histories\, and neighbourhood location to show how mobility is organised across Musina. Rather than treating people as migrant or settled residents\, the analysis reveals overlapping forms of residence\, repeated movement\, regional connection\, and local attachment. It asks what becomes visible when migration data are put back into space\, and what spatial analysis adds to understanding border-town life. \nAbout the Presenters: \n\nDr. Kabiri Bule is an Urban Researcher and Quantitative Analyst at ACMS\, University of the Witwatersrand.\nDr. Sostina Matina is a Researcher at the ACMS.\nIsabella Mockridge is a Master’s candidate in Economics of Public Policy at the Barcelona School of Economics.\n\nAll welcome
URL:https://migration.org.za/acms-event/acms-seminar-musina-in-motion/
LOCATION:ACMS Seminar Room (2163)\, Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor)\, East Campus\, University of the Witwatersrand
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261031
DTSTAMP:20260924T180105Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Spring School & Policy Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:How do political processes and the politics of the everyday shape the evidence we produce\, and the policies we inform? \nJoin us for the Spring School on Researching Migration & Health in Africa\, taking place 27 – 30 October 2026 at the University of the Witwatersrand and online. \nOrganised by the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) and the ARUA Centre of Excellence in Migration & Mobility\, this year’s Spring School focuses on knowledge production\, translation\, and evidence-informed policy making in migration and health\, with a focus on the African context. \nThe programme creates a dynamic\, interdisciplinary learning space integrating academic knowledge\, policy expertise\, and practitioner experience. Speakers include international and local research experts\, NGO representatives\, and policy-making actors from South Africa\, Regional Economic Communities\, and the African region. \nA high-level policy dialogue will take place on Thursday\, 29 October 2026. \nParticipation is free. In-person spaces are limited. \nApplications for both in-person and remote participation will be submitted online. APPLY here by 9 October 2026\nApplicants will need to submit the following: \n• Bio (max 400 words)\n• Profile photo\n• An overview of your experience and motivation for participation (max 200 words)\n• Summary of current work/studies and relevance to the Spring School (max 200 words)\n• Motivation for participation (max 300 words)\n• Expected learning outcomes (max 150 words)\n• Outline of preferred focus area/s for group project\n• 2-page CV (pdf)\n• Details of 2 references \n \nPartners in the 2026 Spring School in Migration and Health: \n• African Centre for Migration & Society\, Wits University\n• School of Public Health\, Wits University\n• ARUA-Guild Cluster of Research Excellence in Migration & Health\n• National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Group on Disrupting the cycle of gendered violence & poor mental health among migrants in precarious situations in India\, Cambodia\, South Africa and Zimbabwe (GEMMS)\n• NIHR Global Health Research Group on Nurturing the resilience of mobile youth to navigate health and wellbeing crises in southern Africa (Nuture4Youth)\n• Global Health & Migration Unit\, Dept of Women’s & Children’s Health\, Uppsala University – the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre on Migration and Health Data and Evidence\n• Migration Health and Development Research Initiative (MHADRI)
URL:https://migration.org.za/acms-event/2026-spring-school-policy-dialogue/
LOCATION:University of the Witwatersrand
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20261029T190000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20261029T203000
DTSTAMP:20260928T120357Z
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SUMMARY:Understanding Xenophobia in Africa: History\, Identity\, Migration and the Path to Healing - 29 September 2026
DESCRIPTION:What lies beneath xenophobia in Africa; fear\, history\, inequality\, identity\, or something deeper? \nACMS‘ Associate Professor and Co-Director\, Jo Vearey\, joins Voice1Africa for a pan-African conversation that goes beyond headlines and blame. \nUNDERSTANDING XENOPHOBIA IN AFRICA: History\, Identity\, Migration and the Path to Healing \n \nThursday\, 29 October 2026\n5pm GMT | 6pm WAT | 7pm SAST/CAT | 8pm EAT\nLive on Zoom | 90 minutes \nREGISTER here.  \nThis live discussion explores the historical\, psychological\, social\, and political forces shaping xenophobia across the continent; and what healing\, responsibility\, and African solidarity could look like in practice. \nContributors: \n\nSteven Gordon (HSRC / UKZN)\nJo Vearey (ACMS\, Wits University)\nEmmanuel Dziwornu (Psychologist\, Ghana)\nApostle BC Simeone (Pastor\, community leader)\nKhomotso Komape (Community and youth advocate)\n\nFacilitated by: Joseph Quarcoo (Voice1Africa) and Mandisa Piyo\nSpoken word by: Tafadzwa Mazhara \nThis is not a conversation about blame. It is an invitation to listen\, confront difficult realities\, and imagine communities shaped by dignity\, belonging\, and shared responsibility.
URL:https://migration.org.za/acms-event/understanding-xenophobia-in-africa-history-identity-migration-and-the-path-to-healing-29-september-2026/
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