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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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Inaugural lecture: Prof Edward Nesamvuni
2006-06-02
Prof Edward Nesamvuni, Professor Extraordinary at the University of the Free State's (UFS) Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, delivered his inaugural lecture on an Agricultural service delivery model for small-holder farmers: A design for research extension and innovation.
Attending the ceremony were from the left: Prof Izak Groenewald (Head of the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture), Prof Edward Nesamvuni, Prof Neil Heideman (Vice-Dean: Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences) and Prof Magda Fourie (Vice-Rector: Academic Planning). Photo: Stephen Collett