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0 events 10 0 events, 10	0 events 11 0 events, 11	1 event 12 1 event, 12 9:00 am - 4:00 pm INVITE: Governing Gauteng Colloquium – 12 August 2026 August 12 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm 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)	0 events 13 0 events, 13	0 events 14 0 events, 14	0 events 15 0 events, 15	0 events 16 0 events, 16
0 events 17 0 events, 17	0 events 18 0 events, 18	0 events 19 0 events, 19	1 event 20 1 event, 20 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm INVITE: Community Dialogue on Xenophobia – Prof. Loren Landau in Conversation with Koketso Moeti – 20 August 2026, 19:00 August 20 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm INVITE: Community Dialogue on Xenophobia – Prof. Loren Landau in Conversation with Koketso Moeti – 20 August 2026, 19:00 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)	0 events 21 0 events, 21	0 events 22 0 events, 22	0 events 23 0 events, 23
0 events 24 0 events, 24	0 events 25 0 events, 25	1 event 26 1 event, 26 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm ACMS SEMINAR: Why the Urban Matters in Understanding the Health of Migrants August 26 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm ACMS SEMINAR: Why the Urban Matters in Understanding the Health of Migrants 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, […]	0 events 27 0 events, 27	0 events 28 0 events, 28	0 events 29 0 events, 29	0 events 30 0 events, 30
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