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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: 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.