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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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Apocryphal books launched
2005-11-07
The Afrikaans version of Old and New Testament apocryphal books was recently launched at the University of the Free State (UFS). The book was compiled by Prof Francois Tolmie, head of the UFS Department New Testament and Prof Jan van der Watt from the University of Pretoria.
Attending the launch were from the left Mrs Sua du Plessis (Publications Manager of CUM), Prof Tolmie, Mr Chris Johnsen (Managing Director of CUM) and Prof Hermie van Zyl (Dean: Faculty of Theology at the UFS).