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Dr Death

Horrors hidden in plain sight
Article
/ 2 November 2016

Horrors hidden in plain sight

A deliberately dense exhibition reveals the ghastly underbelly of Wouter Basson’s Project Coast.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Atlanta’s finest, ‘Poisoned Pasts’ and December tunes are on our lists this week
Article
/ 28 October 2016

Atlanta’s finest, ‘Poisoned Pasts’ and December tunes are on our lists this week

The Lists this week were compiled by Friday editor Milisuthando Bongela and senior arts writer Kwanele Sosibo.

By Arts Desk
Dr Death’s high court challenge dismissed
Article
/ 22 April 2016

Dr Death’s high court challenge dismissed

Wouter Basson, who headed the apartheid government’s secret chemical and biological warfare project, has failed in his challenge against the HPCSA.

By Ina Skosana
Judgement reserved in urgent application sought by Basson’s lawyers
Article
/ 22 January 2015

Judgement reserved in urgent application sought by Basson’s lawyers

Wouter Basson’s lawyer, Jaap Cilliers, said that his client "wouldn’t have been a doctor by now" had he not brought the application.

By Ina Skosana
No image available
Article
/ 19 January 2015

‘Doctor Death’ and team walk out of HPCSA hearing

Wouter Basson and his legal team walked out of his sentencing hearing to file an urgent interdict at the high court in Pretoria.

By Ina Skosana
Wouter Basson subordinated the role of doctor for that of ‘soldier’
Article
/ 27 November 2014

Wouter Basson subordinated the role of doctor for that of ‘soldier’

On the second day of the trial, Wouter Basson’s lawyer went for the kill, while a witness said Basson’s actions cannot go unpunished.

By Ina Skosana
Analysis: Tempers flare at Dr Death hearing
Article
/ 27 November 2014

Analysis: Tempers flare at Dr Death hearing

A move to ban Wouter Basson from medicine has been met with a tongue-lashing from his lawyer.

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
No image available
Article
/ 19 June 2014

How long do we have to wait for Dr Death to be punished?

The much-anticipated sanctioning of Wouter Basson has still not happened, 13 years later.

By Mia Malan
Letters to the editor: February 7 to 13 2014
Article
/ 6 February 2014

Letters to the editor: February 7 to 13 2014

Readers share their thoughts on the recent headline-grabbing kerfuffle between DA leader Helen Zille and Agang SA’s Mamphela Ramphele.

By Letters
Basson guilty of professional misconduct
Article
/ 18 December 2013

Basson guilty of professional misconduct

The Health Professions Council of South Africa has found apartheid-era chemical warfare expert Dr Wouter Basson guilty of professional misconduct.

By Sapa and Staff Reporter
Letters to the editor: November 29 to December 5 2013
Article
/ 28 November 2013

Letters to the editor: November 29 to December 5 2013

The ANC government is punishing black people through e-tolling, says one reader. Another says Dr Death saved her life.

By Letters
Why did he do those terrible things?
Article
/ 22 November 2013

Why did he do those terrible things?

Families of Wouter Basson’s victims want the contraversial doctor to ask for their forgiveness.

By Ina Skosana and Bhekisisa Team
No image available
Article
/ 22 November 2013

Dr Death close to patients’ hearts

Wouter Basson, one of SA’s controversial apartheid-era figures, may be banned from practising medicine, but cardiology would suffer, say patients.

By Mia Malan
No image available
Article
/ 11 September 2009

The return of Dr Death

<em>Anthrax War</em> is Bob Coen’s engrossing voyage of discovery into the dark world of chemical and biological warfare.

By Staff Reporter

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