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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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Workshop on planning for the future of agriculture
2007-04-25
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The Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of the Free State (UFS) presented a workshop entitled Plan for the future of agriculture in collaboration with FutureWorld and Standard Bank on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein.
From the left are: Mr Marius Rautenbach (Provincial Director of Standard Bank), Prof. Johan Willemse (Departmental Chairperson of the Department of Agricultural Economics at the UFS) and Mr Neil Jacobsohn (Chief Executive Officer of FutureWorld South Afirca).
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs
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