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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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UFS and CUT to host two conferences in public administration
2008-01-31
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The Department of Public Sector Management at the University of the Free State (UFS) and the School of Government Management at the Central University of Technology (CUT) will be hosting two national conferences in a joint effort in Bloemfontein this year. From 28-29 October 2008 the institutions will host the annual conference of the Association of Southern African Departments of Public Administration and Management (ASSADPAM), and from 30-31 October 2008 the annual conference for South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM) will be hosted. The main working committee for the two conferences is, from the left, front: Dr Tryna Edwards (CUT), Prof. Abie Geldenhuys (CUT), and Ms Kate Modisakeng (UFS); back: Dr Basie Olivier (CUT), Prof. Moses Sindane (UFS), Prof. Hendri Kroukamp (UFS), and Dr Liezel Lues (UFS).
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