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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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SA Media launched a computerised database
2006-03-13
SA Media, newspaper and periodical service of the University of the Free State (UFS), launched a computerised database. The service is one of the most comprehensive media information systems in South Africa, offering a database of more than 3,25 million newspaper reports and periodical articles. About 60 newspapers and periodicals are monitored daily. The computerising process was funded by the Free State Library and Information Consortium (FRELICO).
Some of the guests attending the launch were from the left Mr Theo Venter (Special Advisor in the office of the vice-chancellor, University of the North West); Ms Hester van der Berg (Manager: SA Media); Mr Dux van der Walt (former project coordinator) and Mr Herman van Dyk (Deputy-Director: Library and Information Service at the UFS).
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs