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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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Departement vereer sy presteerders
2007-11-14
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The Department of Communication and Information Studies at the University of the Free State (UFS) held a function recently to honour its undergraduate achievers for 2007. The event was attended by 23 students. From the left, are: Mr Frans Botha (student in B.A. Media Studies), Dr Ezekiel Moraka (Vice-Rector of Student Affairs at the UFS), Ms Thato Makae (student in B.A. Integrated Marketing Communication), Ms Mercia Coetzee (Programme Director at the department), and Mr Earl Coetzee (student in B.A. Media Studies).
Photo: Stephen Collett
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