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08 April 2020
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Story Prof Francois Vreÿ, and Prof Hussein Solomon
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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Philosophers’ Circle a work of art
2011-08-25
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Philosophers’ Circle
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A new artwork, called the Philosophers’ Circle, has been completed at our Bloemfontein Campus. The artwork is an exciting addition to the Lotto Sculpture-on-Campus Project. The Philosophers’ Circle is a collaborative mosaic project done by local artists Jaco Spies, Itumeleng Moamogwana, Loki Maselwane, Dina Grobler and Tshegofatso Marogoa. Students from our Department of Fine Arts were also involved in the project.