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The former head of the apartheid regime’s germ warfare programme has resurfaced as a cardiologist at one of South Africa’s top private clinics.Wouter Basson, whose activities drew comparisons with
the production of deadly drugs and other substances to be used against “enemies” of the apartheid state; providing substances to tranquilise victims of cross-border kidnapping; and providing cyanide-filled suicide capsules for members of special units. In 1998, Basson appeared before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to testify about Project Coast. The scientists allegedly researched ways to poison anti-apartheid leaders, sterilise black South Africans and contaminate the water supply with cholera. News that Basson was "working at Mediclinic" sent many social media users into ...
iAfrica 3 months ago 1 min read Share with your network! A private hospital group in South Africa has defended itself amid an uproar that the man dubbed “Dr Death” practises from two of its clinics. Mediclinic said it could not stop Wouter Basson from practising as he was a registered doctor. The cardiologist headed an apartheid-era secret germ warfare programme. He has faced down numerous legal challenges over his work to produce drugs and agents to target anti-apartheid activists. Det...
Mediclinic said it viewed the concerns of the public about how Dr Wouter Basson came to work at two of its facilities in Cape Town, “in a very serious light”.
BBC News Published image captionWouter Basson has worked as a cardiologist in Cape Town since 2005 A private hospital group in South Africa has defended itself amid an uproar that the man dubbed "Dr Death" practises from two of its clinics. Mediclinic said it could not stop Wouter Basson from practising as he was a registered doctor. The cardiologist headed an apartheid-era secret germ warfare programme. He has faced down numerous legal challenges over his work to produce drugs and agents to target anti-apartheid activists. The 70-year-old's defence has been that he acted under orders of the ...