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news SA clinics defend 'Dr Death's' right to practise © Getty Images Wouter 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...

Mediclinic explains its association with Wouter ‘doctor death’ Basson The private hospital group has come under fire after it emerged that Basson, also known as “doctor death”, is still practicing at its facilities. FILE: Wouter Basson. Picture: mediclinic.co.za 67 days ago JOHANNESBURG - Mediclinic said it viewed allegations against tainted cardiologist Dr Wouter Basson - and the questions raised regarding the group's association with him - in a very serious light. The private hospital group has...

Twitter erupts after learning that Apartheid regime’s ’Dr Death’ is still treating patients By Se-Anne Rall Share Durban - Twitter erupted today after it emerged that Dr Wouter Basson has been employed as a cardiologist at at least two Mediclinic facilities in the Western Cape. According to reports, Basson, dubbed Dr Death, has been working at the facilities for the last 15 years. According to the Mediclinic website, Basson practises at Mediclinic in Panorama and Durbanville. Basson was the mastermind behind a chemical weapons project between 1980 and 1990 that manufactured s...