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08 April 2020
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Story Prof Francois Vreÿ, and Prof Hussein Solomon
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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South Korean obtains doctorate at UFS on Rev Andrew Murray
2007-05-10
Dr Hee-Young Lee became the first Korean student to obtain a doctorate degree at the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Department of Ecclesiology during the recent autumn graduation ceremony. Dr Lee researched the well-known South African theologist, Rev Andrew Murray. Rev Murray’s theology made an impact in the South Korean church history since its early days. Dr Lee is an assistant pastor at a Presbyterian congregation in South Korea and is also a part-time lecturer in church history at the Baesuk Theological Centre in Seoul. Here with Dr Lee (right) is Prof. Dolf Britz, promoter of Dr Lee from the UFS Department of Ecclesiology.
Photo: Supplied
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