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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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Pensioners attend function at UFS
2009-11-03
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Pensioners of the University of the Free State (UFS) were treated to lunch at the Centenary Complex in Bloemfontein recently. About 200 people attended the function where Prof. Jonathan Jansen, Rector and Vice-Chancellor, was the guest speaker. Some of the people who attended the function are, from the left: Mrs Elsa Krantz, Mrs Jean Smith, and Mrs Loi Borman.
Photos: Kathy Verwey |