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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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Astronomy Fair on the Bloemfontein Campus
2012-07-17
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Photo: Hannes Pieterse
21 July 2012 |
A “star” festival of a different kind took place on the Bloemfontein Campus on Saturday 21 July 2012. Students, learners and other interested people participated in the Astronomy Fair. They could look at the sky through telescopes, learn more about the astronomy world, even on their cell phones, and witness a rocket launch.