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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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Kovsie Bequest Society
2006-10-05
The Kovsie Bequest Society (KBS) was recently established by the University of the Free State (UFS). The society wants to make alumni, retired staff members and friends of the UFS aware of bequests to the university. Attending the launch were from the left: Prof Johan Nortjé (KBS committee member), Prof François Retief (Vice-Chairperson of KBS), Ms Anna Bobbert (KBS committee member), Prof Nico du Plessis (Chairperson of KBS), Ms Kathy Verwey (Senior Officer: KBS) and Prof Frederick Fourie (Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS).
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