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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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Centre celebrates 14th year of existence
2008-11-12
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The Centre for Environmental Management at the University of the Free State (UFS) recently celebrated 14 years of existence. To coincide with this, a gala dinner was held as part of the celebrations. The guest speaker was Dr Alex Weaver, former research fellow in CSIRO’s Natural Resources and the Environment Division and is leader of a sustainability science research group. At the function were, from the left: Dr Daan Toerien, Research Associate at the centre, Dr Nico Avenant, Research Associate at the centre and Head: Department of Mammalogy at the National Museum, Prof. Maitland Seaman, Director of the Centre for Environmental Management, Dr Weaver, and Dr Pieter Zietsman, Research Associate at the centre and Head: Department of Botany at the National Museum.
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