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08 April 2020 | 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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Prof. Tim Noakes visited our Bloemfontein Campus
2011-09-06

 

Photo: Amanda Tongha

Prof. Tim Noakes, director of the Sport Science Institute at the University of Cape Town, visited our Bloemfontein Campus at the beginning of September 2011 and also paid a visit to our Vice-Chancellor and Rector, Prof. Jonathan Jansen, at his office. Prof. Noakes, who is a co-founder of the Sport Science Institute of South Africa (SSISA), met with participants of our Prestige Scholars Programme during his visit. In the photo, Prof. Noakes appears with Prof. Jansen.

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