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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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Role of women in workplace discussed
2006-09-07
The University of the Free State's (UFS) MBA Alumni presented its annual workshop, titled "The role of the woman in the workplace", on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein. The guest speakers were Ms Louisa Mojela (Chief Executive Officer of Wiphold) and Prof Johann Coetzee (professor extraordinary at the UFS School of Management).
From the left are: Prof Coetzee, Ms Mojela, Prof Helena van Zyl (Director of the UFS School of Management) and Mr Pieter du Toit (Chairperson: UFS MBA Alumni).