Kim Berman’s fire sermon
The artist’s latest exhibition, spanning 40 years, celebrates ‘the victory of memory over forgetting’
Wouter Basson
Imraan Coovadia on ‘The Poisoners’ and keeping science honest
Imraan Coovadia’s new book examines how poison has shaped political affairs in Southern Africa
The recently renewed NPA should show its teeth
The body should overcome its reluctance to classify atrocities as crimes against humanity, as the cases of Joao Rodrigues and Wouter Basson demonstrate
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?
Horrors hidden in plain sight
A deliberately dense exhibition reveals the ghastly underbelly of Wouter Basson’s Project Coast.
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Basson recusal application fails
The petition in question was initiated by the People’s Health Movement, not the South African Medical Association or the Rural Doctors Association.
Basson launches bid to force committee recusal
Citing a conflict of interests and an inability to be impartial, "Dr Death" wants the committee conducting the inquiry into his conduct to step down.
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.
Dr Death outfoxes his pursuers
After 14 years of delays, the Health Professions Council should have seen what was coming in the Wouter Basson case.
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Basson case on hold due to high court application
Wouter Basson’s sentencing hearings are on hold until the high court rules on his interdict application on Thursday.
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.
Basson sentencing off to a rocky start
The sentencing of private cardiologist Wouter Basson guilty of unprofessional conduct as head doctor during apartheid is off to a contentious start.
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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.
Wouter Basson’s sentencing postponed again
The HPCSA has announced that the sentencing of "Doctor Death", the former head of the apartheid government’s chemical programme, has been postponed.
KZN health MEC is no Dr Death
Former MK fighter Sibongiseni Dhlomo says AfriForum’s ignorant bid to tar him as another Wouter Basson is racist.
Letters to the editor: January 3 to 9 2014
One M&G reader accuses Andile Mngxitama of black apartheid. Another appeals for the release of a US political prisoner.
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Truth has prevailed, says Basson victim’s wife
Family members of victims of Wouter Basson have expressed relief that the apartheid-era doctor has been found guilty after a six-year trial.
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.
Wouter Basson judgment due
After a six-year hearing, judgment will finally be delivered on the conduct of apartheid-era chemical warfare expert Dr Wouter Basson.
Don’t blame Basson – he was only part of apartheid’s food chain
Punishing Dr Death is pointless, as he was only a foot soldier of the ubiquitous white supremacism, writes Andile Mngxitama.
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.
Why did he do those terrible things?
Families of Wouter Basson’s victims want the contraversial doctor to ask for their forgiveness.
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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.
Basson to learn his fate next month
The HPCSA will rule on Wouter Basson’s fate on December 18 after a five-year long inquiry into his actions during apartheid.
Basson’s lawyer speaks out against ‘armchair approach’
Wouter Basson’s lawyer says it is important to not view the case into the apartheid chemical warfare programme with an "armchair approach".
HPCSA hearing into Basson’s conduct postponed
The Health Professions Council of South Africa’s hearing into the conduct of Dr Wouter Basson is set to resume on Friday.
Basson hearing fair and not detrimental, says HPCSA
There was nothing unfair about delays in a hearing into the professional conduct of Dr Wouter Basson, says the Health Professions Council of SA.
Basson hearing: Witness won’t talk about Mandela
A former SA Defence Force surgeon general has refused to divulge details of meetings and discussions he had with former president Nelson Mandela.
Wouter Basson: TRC evidence brought to HPCSA hearing
TRC evidence has been brought before Wouter Basson’s unethical conduct hearing at the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
Wouter Basson: HPCSA must grapple with moral maths
By steering clear of procedural landmines, the HPCSA may become the first tribunal to rule on whether a doctor can do ill for the greater good.
Last chance to censure Basson
Wouter Basson has been acquitted of any crime; now it’s up to his peers to hold him to account.
Basson’s lawyer: There are no victims
Wouter Basson’s attorney has been firm: "There is no mention of any ‘victims’ on Wouter Basson’s charge sheet"
