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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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Dean to serve on ministerial committee
2005-10-07
Prof Herman van Schalkwyk, Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of the Free State (UFS) has recently been elected by the Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs, Me Thoko Didiza, to serve on the ministerial committee to review the South African agricultural marketing environment.
* Prof van Schalkwyk was also recently appointed as vice-chairperson of the board of directors of the Matjhabeng Municipality's Marketing and Investment Company (MMIC).
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