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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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Young researchers are developed
2008-11-05
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| On the Faculty of the Humanities’ annual Research Day, which is part of its Mentorship Programme, young researchers received the opportunity to make presentations. More experienced researchers gave constructive feedback and suggestions. Lynette Jacobs, Patience Fwero, Carel van Wyk and Kingdom Moshounyane, amongst others, delivered presentations. At the occasion were, from the left: Kingdom, Prof. Angelique van Niekerk, Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French, and Prof. Engela Pretorius, Vice Dean of the faculty. |