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  • INVITE: Governing Gauteng Colloquium – 12 August 2026

    Join leading Wits researchers, policy experts, and practitioners for a frank, evidence-led conversation about the realities of local government in Gauteng. Governing Gauteng Colloquium: Practices, Principles, and Possibilities for Local Government Date: Wednesday, 12 August 2026 Time: 09:00 – 16:00 Venue: Wits Theatre, Braamfontein Campus East, Wits University RSVP From service delivery and infrastructure to municipal finance, public trust, and political accountability, the colloquium will examine what is working, what is failing, and what meaningful reform could look like beyond election promises. Speakers include: Graeme Gotz (Gauteng City-Region Observatory) Dr Federica Duca (Public Affairs Research Institute) Professor Noor Nieftagodien (Wits History Workshop) Seana Nkhahle (South African Local Government Association) Dr Mpho Tladi (City of Johannesburg) Professor Marie Huchzermeyer (Wits School of Architecture and Planning) Dr Caryn Abrahams (Wits School of Governance) Ferial Haffajee (Daily Maverick) Dr Jean Pierre Misago (African Centre for Migration & Society) Dr Tracy Ledger (Public Affairs Research Institute) Professor Garth Stevens (Wits Deputy Vice-Chancellor) Professor Lorena Núñez Carrasco (Wits School of Social Sciences)  

  • INVITE: Community Dialogue on Xenophobia – Prof. Loren Landau in Conversation with Koketso Moeti – 20 August 2026, 19:00

    Bannister Hotel, 9 De Beer Street, Braamfontein (4th Floor, Meeting Room) Bannister Hotel, 9 De Beer Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg

    Headlines have faded, but the challenges of xenophobic discrimination remain. You are cordially invited to a Community Dialogue on Xenophobia, hosted by the Siyafuna Sonke Action Campaign. As SADC debates regional immigration policy, Professor Loren Landau and Koketso Moeti will explore what this means for how the country is governed, and the prospects for fighting exclusion amidst mass unemployment, inequality, and institutional failure. Date: Thursday, 20 August 2026 Time: 19:00 Venue: Bannister Hotel, 9 De Beer Street, Braamfontein (4th Floor, Meeting Room)

  • ACMS SEMINAR: Why the Urban Matters in Understanding the Health of Migrants

    ACMS Seminar Room 2163, South East Wing, Second Floor, Solomon Mahlangu House, University of the Witwatersrand East Campus

    SEMINAR: Why the Urban Matters in Understanding the Health of Migrants: Insights from a Border Space between South Africa and Zimbabwe Venue: ACMS Seminar Room (2163), Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor), East Campus, Wits University (directions) Zoom link: https://wits-za.zoom.us/j/96044551994?pwd=yYEIcJb9Y6LmftslUALYZdwwan928m.1 , Meeting ID: 96044551994, Passcode: e*-A@32O0s Dr. 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. Drawing 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. Abstract: 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, […]

  • WEBINAR: Exploring Local Governance Response to Contemporary Social Tensions

    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. Dr. 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. DATE: 03 September 2026 TIME: 18:00 - 19:30 VENUE: Online. Join here.

  • WEBINAR: The Current Status Quo on Migration and Health Data in Africa and Europe – 7 September 2026

    Migration and Health Data in Africa and Europe – Where Do We Stand? Join the ACMS’ Associate Professor and Co-Director Jo Vearey along with experts from Africa and Europe to discuss challenges, opportunities, and the way forward. Monday, 7 September 2026 12:00 – 13:00 CET Register to attend here. Despite 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.

  • ACMS Seminar: Informal Governance from Below

    ACMS Seminar Room 2163, South East Wing, Second Floor, Solomon Mahlangu House, University of the Witwatersrand East Campus

    SEMINAR: Informal Governance from Below: Hybrid Authority,  Legitimation, and Migration DATE: 16 September 2026 TIME: 12:30 - 13:30 (GMT+2) VENUE: ACMS Seminar Room (2163), Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor), East Campus, Wits University (directions) and ONLINE (Meeting ID: 96111762177. Password: @jnG99yKA4) Dr. 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. Drawing 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? Abstract: 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. Bio: […]

  • ACMS Seminar: Young migrants’ candidacy for sexual and reproductive health services in two urban communities in Zambia

    ACMS Seminar Room (2163), Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor), East Campus, University of the Witwatersrand

    INVITE: Young Migrants' Candidacy for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Two Urban Communities in Zambia Presenter: Melvin Simuyaba (PhD Candidate, African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University) DATE: 30 September 2026 TIME: 12:30 – 13:30 (GMT+2) VENUE: ACMS Seminar Room (2163), Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor), East Campus, Wits University (directions) and Online (Meeting ID: 92528515079. Password: o_yjP42MH6) Abstract: This 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. Bio: Melvin Simuyaba is a PhD candidate at the African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS), at the University of […]

  • ACMS Seminar: When the Compound Was the Classroom: Parenthood Without a Template in Nigeria’s Middle Belt

    ACMS Seminar Room (2163), Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor), East Campus, University of the Witwatersrand

    When the Compound Was the Classroom: Parenthood Without a Template in Nigeria's Middle Belt Presenter: Adetola Oyenubi (PhD Candidate, African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University) Date: Wednesday, 07 October 2026 Time: 12:30 – 13:30 (GMT+2) Venue: ACMS Seminar Room (2163), Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor), East Campus, Wits University (directions) and Online (Meeting ID: 96263184553. Password: *4ovg2LyFs) Abstract: In 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. Bio: Adetola 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 […]

  • ACMS Seminar: Musina in Motion

    ACMS Seminar Room (2163), Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor), East Campus, University of the Witwatersrand

    Musina in Motion: Mapping Mobility, Settlement and Everyday Life in a South African Border Town Presenters: Dr. Kabiri Bule (Wits), Dr. Sostina Matina (Wits), and Isabella Mockridge (MA Candidate, Barcelona School of Economics) Date: Wednesday, 21 October 2026 Time: 12:30 – 13:30 (GMT+2) Venue: ACMS Seminar Room (2163), Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor), East Campus, Wits University (directions) and Online (Meeting ID: 98754671628. Password: tqeo*x86sG) Musina 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. About the Presenters: Dr. Kabiri Bule […]

  • 2026 Spring School & Policy Dialogue

    University of the Witwatersrand

    How do political processes and the politics of the everyday shape the evidence we produce, and the policies we inform? Join 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. Organised 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. The 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. A high-level policy dialogue will take place on Thursday, 29 October 2026. Participation is free. In-person spaces are limited. Applications for both in-person and remote participation will be submitted online. APPLY here by 9 October 2026 Applicants will need to submit the following: • Bio (max 400 words) • Profile photo • An overview of your experience and motivation for participation (max 200 words) • Summary of current work/studies and […]