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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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Prof. Kobus Laubscher appointed as chairperson at the National Productivity Institute (NPI)
2007-10-03
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Prof. Kobus Laubscher, Associate Professor at the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Department of Agricultural Economics, has been appointed by the Minister of Labour, Mr Membathisi Mdladlana, as chairperson of the National Productivity Institute’s (NPI) Social Plan and Productivity Advisory Council (SPPAC) as well as chairperson of the board of directors of the SPPAC. The appointment is for the period 1 September 2007 to 31 August 2012.
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