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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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Function for former staff and alumni in the Cape
2007-06-18
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The Kovsie Bequest Society (KBS) of the University of the Free State (UFS) presented a function in Somerset West for former staff and alumni. Here are: Prof. Frederick Fourie (Rector and Vice-Chancellor), Ms Kathy Verwey (UFS Marketing), Dr Franklin Sonn (Chancellor of the UFS) and Prof. Nico du Plessis (Chairperson of KBS).
Foto: Supplied
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