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08 April 2020
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Story Prof Francois Vreÿ, and Prof Hussein Solomon
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The international response to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a health security threat stimulated an international response that commenced with drastic, but localised actions in China, but responses rapidly manifested in more extreme measures in the rest of the world. Amidst international efforts imposing extraordinary national and international movement restrictions and a rush to find a medical cure, two questions arise. First, how does COVID-19 as a health security threat feature within the global security debate and second, how to explain the harsh responses that one observes.
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Employee awarded prestigious scholarship
2008-09-07
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A University of the Free State employee, Ms Sandra Seitshiro has been awarded an Association of Commonwealth Universities Scholarship to study for a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management at the University of Westminster in London. The aim of the scholarship is to improve the management of human resources in institutions of higher learning in developing countries. It is awarded for the period 22 September 2008 to 30 August 2009. Ms Seitshiro is a labour relations officer in the Department of Human Resources.
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