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Introduction to Migration & Displacement
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Migration, Mobility and Health in Southern Africa
Critical Perspectives on Labour Migration and Livelihoods
Research
Representation & Knowledge Production
Socio-spatial Transformations
Regulation of Law & Policy
Production & Livelihoods
(Un)healthy Migration
Governing Morality: Gender Sexuality & Migration
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Study at ACMS, applications extended [15 Nov.]
Our postgraduate programmes in Migration and Displacement Studies are still open for 2026 applicatio
JOB: Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Migration and Displacement
Applications are invited for a post-doctoral fellowship at the African Centre for Migration & So
REPORT: Xenophobic Discrimination in South Africa (2022–2024)
By Silindile Mlilo, Xenowatch Xenowatch recently published this report on the ‘Xenophobic Disc
JOB: Research Assistant on youth migration and SRHR
Purpose/Brief Description of Job: The Research Assistant will support a regional research project fo
VIDEO: Senegal Intercepts Over 100 Migrants En Route to Europe Via Atlantic Route
By Alyson le Grange, Firstpost Africa Authorities in Senegal have intercepted over 100 migrants atte
PODCAST: Serge Alain Nitegeka’s ACMS walkabout of ‘Black Subjects’
On 2 September, about 20 African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) staff and students were t
Call for Applications: Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Migration and Health in Africa
Applications are open for a post-doctoral fellowship at the African Centre for Migration & Socie
VIDEOS: ‘The Borders of Transformation’ colloquium
Earlier this month (4 September 2025), the University of the Witwatersrand held a colloquium on R
AUDIO SLIDE: ‘Demographic Change and Migration Policy’ seminar presentation
As part of the ACMS Public Seminar Series, Dr Andrew Selee recently (20 August 2025) presented on
ACMS Seminar: Home and Away – An Analysis of Out of Country Voting in South African Elections
Presenter: Dr Catherine Musuva Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2025 Time: 12:30 – 13:45 Venue: ACMS
‘The Borders of Transformation: The Continent and the South African University’ colloquium
This colloquium asks how universities in South Africa, and the scholars and activists housed within
WiP Seminar: The Securitisation of Migration: Consequences of EU Externalisation Policies on Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding in Africa
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ACMS seminar: On the move — where does wellbeing fit?
Date: Monday, 25 August 2025 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 Venue: ACMS Seminar Room: Room 2163, Solomon Mahl
PODCAST: Can migrants be denied healthcare? Here’s what the law says
This post has been adapted from an interview originally aired on Talk Radio 702, on 12 August 2025.
Lesotho concerned about ‘xenophobic-like’ treatment of its citizens in SA
This post has been adapted from a podcast originally aired on SAfm radio, on 4 August 2025. The feat
Migration Expert Weighs In on Operation Dudula’s Campaign Against Undocumented Foreign Nationals
Tebogo Mokwena, Briefly News Operation Dudula said the country’s healthcare system is buckling
VIDEO: Open internal borders between EU countries require tighter external borders
By Talking with TVP World The fastest way to reduce illegal migration is to create clear and legible
US deports ‘dangerous’ migrants to Eswatini: Are South Africa’s borders safe?
By Simon Majadibodu, IOL News Immigration expert Professor Loren Landau of Wits University says it i
Operation Dudula Allegedly Uncovers Criminal Activity in Public Healthcare Facilities
Tebogo Mokwena, Briefly News Operation Dudula has on 5 July 2025 defended its recent actions of remo
VIDEO: ‘White Afrikaners know they’re not being persecuted in SA’
ACMS/Wits University’s Professor Loren Landau tells Newzroom Afrika that Afrikaners who have a