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  • 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 […]

  • Understanding Xenophobia in Africa: History, Identity, Migration and the Path to Healing – 29 September 2026

    What lies beneath xenophobia in Africa; fear, history, inequality, identity, or something deeper? ACMS' Associate Professor and Co-Director, Jo Vearey, joins Voice1Africa for a pan-African conversation that goes beyond headlines and blame. UNDERSTANDING XENOPHOBIA IN AFRICA: History, Identity, Migration and the Path to Healing Thursday, 29 October 2026 5pm GMT | 6pm WAT | 7pm SAST/CAT | 8pm EAT Live on Zoom | 90 minutes REGISTER here.  This 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. Contributors: Steven Gordon (HSRC / UKZN) Jo Vearey (ACMS, Wits University) Emmanuel Dziwornu (Psychologist, Ghana) Apostle BC Simeone (Pastor, community leader) Khomotso Komape (Community and youth advocate) Facilitated by: Joseph Quarcoo (Voice1Africa) and Mandisa Piyo Spoken word by: Tafadzwa Mazhara This 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.