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WATCH: Will foreign workers leave South Africa? I Inside story
Anti-migrant protests have continued for months, with another deadline set for 30 September. Thousands of foreign workers already left earlier this year after anti-immigrant groups issued an ultimatum. As protests turn violent, the question remains: how will the government respond? Professor Jo Vearey (Associate Professor and Co-Director, African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University)…
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RECAP: Migration and Health Data Webinar – Challenges, Opportunities, and the Way Forward
The Africa-Europe Cluster of Research Excellence on Migration and Health (CoRE-MH) brought together experts from across the globe for a webinar on the current status quo of migration and health data in Africa and Europe. Migration and health are closely interlinked, yet there is no standardised mechanism to collect data on the health of refugees…
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RECAP: Beyond #Abahambe – Implications for South Africa
On 3 September, CPUT and the UWC School of Government, in collaboration with SAAPAM Western Cape Chapter, hosted a panel conversation exploring how local governance is responding to contemporary social tensions, from xenophobic mobilisation to the erosion of trust in state institutions. Key insights from the panel: Dr. Rebecca Walker (ACMS, Wits) Dr. Walker’s study…
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ACMS in the Media: Curios.ty Issue 21 – #Trust
The 21st issue of Wits University’s research magazine, Curios.ty, is now available online. Themed #Trust, the invisible glue binding society, science, and technology, this issue features ACMS’ Professor Loren Landau and the Atlas of Uncertainty project. This issue interrogates shifting paradigms of faith, from AI as ‘confidant’ to predatory child gaming, questionable corporate handshakes, South Africa’s municipalities, and the…
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WEBINAR: Exploring Local Governance Response to Contemporary Social Tensions
The recent wave of xenophobic mobilisation has tested the capacity of local government to respond, to protect, to mediate, and to rebuild trust. This panel, hosted by CPUT and the UWC School of Government in collaboration with SAAPAM Western Cape Chapter, brings together researchers and practitioners to examine how local governance is navigating contemporary social…
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VIDEO: Community Dialogue on Xenophobia recap
“Xenophobic discrimination is economical.” That was the message from Professor Loren Landau (SARChI in Mobility and the Politics of Difference at the African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits) at Thursday’s Community Dialogue on Xenophobia, hosted by the Siyafuna Sonke Action Campaign. Watch highlights from the conversation below: [Video Credit: Jaclyn Modise / ACMS]
