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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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Student Representative Council visits other universities
2007-04-24
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| The Student Representative Council (SRC) of the Main Campus of the University of the Free State (UFS) visited the Western Cape during the April holiday. Meetings were held with the SRC’s of the Universities of Stellenbosch and Cape Town. The tour was also an opportunity for the group to relax together and to build even stronger relationships with each other. Visits to Robben Island, Table Mountain and the Two Oceans Aquarium were also part of the program. |