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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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The FR Tomlinson Commemorative Lecture
2007-06-19
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The paper, entitled "Economics education: aspirations and responsibilities of the profession", was delivered by Prof. Klopper Oosthuizen, lecturer in the UFS Department of Agricultural Economics. The commemorative lecture is presented by the Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA) to give recognition to contributions made to the Agricultural Economics discipline in South Africa.
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Attending the lecture were, from the left: Mr Niel Pretorius (Provincial Manager: Agriculture, Standard Bank), Dr Moraka Makhura (President of AEASA) and Prof. Oosthuizen with an award he received from AEASA .
Photo: Stephen Collett |