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StaffAcademic and professional staff of the Centre.Research AssociatesAffiliated researchers working with ACMS.StudentsHonours, Masters and PhD candidates.AlumniFormer staff, students and associates of the Centre.Visiting ResearchersScholars currently hosted by the Centre.
Why Ghana Is Evacuating Hundreds of Its Citizens From South Africa

Why Ghana Is Evacuating Hundreds of Its Citizens From South Africa

by | May 28, 2026 | Front Page, News, Regulation of Law & Policy

Anti-immigrant protests have increased across South Africa, drawing forceful condemnation from several African leaders. [This news article was originally published by The New York Times under the same title and with the accompanying photographs on 27 May 2026. The...
ACMS featured as CoRE in Migration & Health

ACMS featured as CoRE in Migration & Health

by | May 11, 2026 | Front Page, News, Unhealthy Migration

🌍 Leading up to the second Africa – Europe Clusters of Research Excellence (CoRE) conference hosted by the University of Glasgow in June, CoRE is highlighting some key activities of each of the clusters. This week, they are featuring the Cluster of Research Excellence...
OP-ED: When good writing becomes bad ethics — the voyeuristic gaze in sex work reporting

OP-ED: When good writing becomes bad ethics — the voyeuristic gaze in sex work reporting

by | May 11, 2026 | Front Page, Gender Sexuality & Migration, News, Op-Ed, Unhealthy Migration

This op-ed was originally published on 6 May 2026 by the Daily Maverick under the same title, along with the featured images. By Rebecca Walker, Marlise Richter and Constance Mathe When sex workers are reduced to backdrops, it becomes easier to ignore and deny their...
ARUA Early Career Research Fellowships Open

ARUA Early Career Research Fellowships Open

by | Apr 21, 2026 | Front Page, jobs, News, Uncategorized

Want to visit the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS), at the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa), as a research fellow? The second round of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Early Career Research Fellowships is currently open...
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Data Management, Migration & Spatial Analysis

Post-Doctoral Fellow in Data Management, Migration & Spatial Analysis

by | Apr 19, 2026 | Front Page, jobs, News

Are you passionate about the intersection of human mobility and the rapid evolution of African cities and societies? The Mobility Governance Lab—a joint initiative of Wits and Oxford universities—seeks a data-driven scholar to join our multidisciplinary team for a...
Two Migration Reforms, One State: Institutional Coherence and the Future of Labour Migration Governance in South Africa

Two Migration Reforms, One State: Institutional Coherence and the Future of Labour Migration Governance in South Africa

by | Mar 30, 2026 | Blogs, Front Page, News, Regulation of Law & Policy

By Kabiri N. Bule (PhD) South Africa’s migration system is under growing pressure to change. Administrative weakness, legal uncertainty, unemployment anxiety, and rising political demands for visible control have made reform unavoidable. But the state is not...
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