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Court denies ‘Dr Death’s’ plea to halt HPCSA proceedings - Juta MedicalBrief

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The High Court in Pretoria has dismissed an application by Cape Town cardiologist Dr Wouter Basson – ‘Dr Death’ – that would grant him a permanent stay of proceedings before the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). The failed bid means Basson (75), previously head of a secretive chemical and biological warfare programme during the apartheid era, will now have to further face disciplinary proceedings. He was found guilty in 2013 of…
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Medical Brief broke the news in on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
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