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A whodunit: We still do not know who was responsible for the earlier thwarted attempt to poison Siphiwo Mtimkulu with thallium. Does Dr Wouter Basson know? Poster by Janet Cherry
SOUTH AFRICA

Dr Wouter Basson, please tell us who poisoned Siphiwo Mtimkulu

As apartheid chemical warfare head Wouter Basson fills theatre seats, an unresolved question lingers about the 1981 thallium poisoning of activist Siphiwo Mtimkulu and its…

  • John G Clarke
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SOUTH AFRICA

Truth, justice and the courage to come clean

The article explores the profound importance of truth under oath in South Africa's criminal justice system, prompted by recent allegations against Andrea Johnson. It examines the…

  • John G Clarke
6 min read