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Project Coast

New play unearths apartheid doctor Basson’s trial
Article
/ 14 September 2018

New play unearths apartheid doctor Basson’s trial

The stage play Coast,takes you back to Wouter Basson’s court testimony regarding Project Coast that executed the murders of Swapo operatives

By Kwanele Sosibo
PODCAST: Examining Dr Death
Article
/ 23 August 2018

PODCAST: Examining Dr Death

How did a man who headed the apartheid-era chemical and biological warfare program Project Coast manage to stay in business in post-apartheid SA?

By Sound Africa and Rasmus Bitsch
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
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
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Article
/ 27 January 2012

Basson attempts to erase charges

Germ expert’s counsel calls for the discounting
of evidence on ethics based on a lack of context.

By Nickolaus Bauer
No excuses: Basson destroyed human life, says expert
Article
/ 27 September 2011

No excuses: Basson destroyed human life, says expert

Dr Wouter Basson’s conduct as the apartheid government’s chemical warfare chief contravened international conventions, a bioethics expert says.

By Katharine Child

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