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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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CAS hosts a panel discussion on African Connections
2009-09-14
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The Centre for Africa Studies (CAS) at the University of the Free State recently hosted a panel session on the Main Campus on African Connections Taking stock of our continental opportunities and priorities. The panellists were Prof. Jonathan Jansen, Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Lucius Botes, Dean of the Faculty of the Humanities, and Prof. Aldo Stroebel, Director of Internationalisation. Pictured at the session, from the left, are: Prof. Heidi Hudson (CAS), Prof. Botes, Prof. Stroebel and Prof. El-Sayed El-Anwar Osman (Head: CAS).
Photo: Mangaliso Radebe |