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Official Twitter account for African Centre for Migration & Society; Africa's leading independent & engaged research & teaching institution on human mobility.

Wits University, Johannesburg
Joined August 2012
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@ACMSWits
ACMS Wits University
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STUDY WITH US: Our postgraduate programmes in Migration and Displacement are still open for 2026 applications. The closing date has been extended to 📆15 November 2025.🧑🏽‍🎓We offer BAs (Hons), MAs & PhDs. Download our prospectus here: https://t.co/Xbx1ZegTQf #postgraduatestudy
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@Xenowatch1
Xenowatch
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@ACMSWits held a key workshop in Cape Town, bringing civil society together to build a stronger movement for migrant rights amid rising anti-migrant sentiments in South Africa. #MigrantRights #ACMS #Xenowatch
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@ACMSWits
ACMS Wits University
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[JOB] Applications are invited for a post-doctoral fellowship at the ACMS. We're particularly interested in applicants with a background in migration research in the areas of law, human rights, labour, or gender and sexuality. Closing date 29 Oct. 2025. https://t.co/29kntYT4w1
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@Xenowatch1
Xenowatch
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255 xenophobic incidents were recorded from 2022-2024. A dip in 2023 was followed by a resurgence in 2024. This is a persistent trend, not an occasional outbreak. See the trends: https://t.co/Jf97GQRc5f #TrendAnalysis #Xenophobia #SouthAfrica
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@ACMSWits
ACMS Wits University
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[JOB] ACMS is looking to hire a Research Assistant who will support a regional research project focused on understanding the impacts of youth mobility and migration on access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services in Southern Africa. https://t.co/Oxn1WhNJD0
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@ACMSWits
ACMS Wits University
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[JOB] Applications are open for a post-doctoral fellowship at @ACMSWits under the 'Nurturing the resilience of mobile youth to navigate health and wellbeing crises in Southern Africa' (Nurture4Youth) project. Closing date 15 Oct. 2025. For more info visit: https://t.co/c2KfcO9v1s
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@ACMSWits
ACMS Wits University
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VIDEOS: @WitsUniversity recently held a colloquium on 'The Borders of Transformation: The Continent and the South African University'. Catch up with this riveting conversation by watching the two panel videos on our website: https://t.co/xX6HxTyXTw #FeesMustFall #RhodesMustFall
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@Xenowatch1
Xenowatch
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NEW REPORT: Xenophobic Discrimination in SA (2022–2024) – trends, effects & responses. Explore the data: https://t.co/tRi4HSsVQN #Xenowatch #EvidencedBasedData #XenowatchData #EndXenophobia
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@ACMSWits
ACMS Wits University
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[EVENT] Join us for this hybrid public seminar by our Senior Researcher Dr Catherine Musuva, titled "Home and Away – An Analysis of Out of Country Voting in South African Elections", taking place on 17 September 2025, 12:30-13:45 (SAST): https://t.co/Pj7sd8y2de @WitsUniversity
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@ACMSWits
ACMS Wits University
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STUDY WITH US: We're currently inviting applications for Honours, Masters and PhD degree programmes in Migration and Displacement Studies for 2026. Applications close on 31 October 2025. To learn more and apply visit: https://t.co/rnL0oM8KfM or email teaching@migration.org.za.
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@ACMSWits
ACMS Wits University
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[EVENT] Join us for this multi-university colloquium titled - "The Borders of Transformation: The Continent and the South African University", taking place at @WitsUniversity on 4 September 2025, 13:00-17:00 (SAST). For more details visit our website - https://t.co/FYxVYrDwvw
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@CoRMSA
CoRMSA
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MEDIA STATEMENT: The @HelenSuzmanFdn & CoRMSA xpress urgent concern over the continuing uncertainty surrounding the future of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) https://t.co/p67IXTKYcH
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@NextGenAfrica
SSRC's Next Gen Africa
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Dr. Silindile Mlilo, a 2024 Next Gen fellow, successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, "Political Subjectivities in Post-colonial States: Identity and Belonging Among Botswana’s non–Tswana Migrant Descendants.” Read her interview: https://t.co/QiMHqcUCBI
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@ACMSWits
ACMS Wits University
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[EVENT] Join us for this seminar by our Postdoctoral Researcher Dr Silindile Mlilo, titled "The Securitisation of Migration: Consequences of EU Externalisation Policies on Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding in Africa", on 27/08/2025, 12:30-13:45 (SAST): https://t.co/MFC8UQlnI5
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@ACMSWits
ACMS Wits University
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[EVENT] Join us for this panel discussion titled - "On the move: where does wellbeing fit?", taking place on 25 August 2025, 10:00-11:30 (SAST). For more details visit our website - https://t.co/BUVBKV5QHi @GEMMS_research @WitsUniversity @NIHRresearch
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@ACMSWits
ACMS Wits University
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[PODCAST] Despite recent clinic disruptions by Operation Dudula, S.A. law protects asylum seekers’ right to essential healthcare services. @Radio702 spoke to immigration law specialist Ashraf Essop, and migration and development expert Prof. @lorenlandau: https://t.co/KrDmN4EdMK
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@Xenowatch1
Xenowatch
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This #WomensMonth in South Africa, we’re shining a light on migrant women, their work on xenophobia, their struggles, voices & power. #Xenowatch #WomensRightsMatter #SouthAfrica #WomensMonth #NoToXenophobia
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@Xenowatch1
Xenowatch
3 months
Meet Nothando Phuti; a pan-African activist and scholar redefining migration justice in South Africa. WATCH her work here: https://t.co/ILoATgAo6u #WomensMonth #Xenowatch #MigrantRights
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@ACMSWits
ACMS Wits University
3 months
[EVENT] Join us for this seminar by the president of the @MigrationPolicy Institute Dr Andrew Selee, titled "Managing the Transition: Adjusting Migration Policies to Respond to a World Undergoing Demographic Change", on 20 August 2025, 12:30-13:45 (SAST): https://t.co/SV8XG8GV9B
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@ACMSWits
ACMS Wits University
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[PODCAST] ACMS/@WitsUniversity’s Prof. @lorenlandau speaks to Thulasizwe Simelane on @SAfmRadio's #TheMorningBrief about what Lesotho Communications Minister Nthati Moorosi describes as ‘xenophobic-like’ treatment of Basotho citizens in SA.: https://t.co/6yvsLjoRvB @Xenowatch1
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