Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says civil society groups engaging the government have stressed they are not opposed to legal migration,...
WATCH: Groups want action on illegal immigration
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EXTENDED: Postgraduate Applications Closing 30 November 2026
Looking for a graduate programme at Wits University? Interested in the complexities of human migration, mobility, and its far-reaching...
Student Feature: Nothando Phuti – Study at the ACMS
"The interdisciplinary academic environment at ACMS provides vital grounding for anyone in the human sciences looking for a deeper...
NEW PUBLICATION: Examining the ways in which structural violence, austerity, and health governance shape migrant exclusion in public healthcare in South Africa
Migration is a critical social determinant of health, yet South Africa's governance frameworks remain poorly equipped to address the...
Student Testimonial: Margret Dinkebogile – Study at the ACMS
Meet Margret Dinkebogile, a Master of Arts candidate at the African Centre for Migration & Society. Margret is part of a new...
READ: What to know about the refugee ruling that sparked riots in Durban and Soweto
Violent protests erupted in Durban and Johannesburg this week following widespread misinformation about a Home Affairs directive on how...
Meet your Postgraduate Coordinator: Dr Paddington Mutekwe
Ever wondered who's behind ACMS's postgraduate programme? Meet Dr Paddington Mutekwe (Postgraduate Coordinator, ACMS, University of the...
Dr Lucy Khofi Receives the 2026 Paula Kantor Award for Excellence in Field Research
Dr Lucy Khofi is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS), University of the Witwatersrand....
OPINION: Xenophobia in South Africa’s Ivory Towers – Adekeye Adebajo
A new Business Day opinion piece by Professor and Senior Researcher (University of Pretoria) Dr Adekeye Adebajo examines the wave of...
25 years since the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
Today, ACMS's Reabetswe Maputla (Research Assistant, Xenowatch) joined the commemoration dialogue in Pretoria. The DDPA remains a landmark...
