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The South African Chemical and Biological Warfare Programme
 
The South African Chemical and Biological Warfare Programme is undertaking research on South Africa's Chemical and Biological Warfare (CBW) programme that was established during the apartheid era. This research programme seeks to deepen understanding of the creation, development and implementation of the CBW programme, and to contribute to international efforts to prevent the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons.

This programme is building on investigations undertaken by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The research is currently being conducted by those responsible for the TRC investigation.

One of the major activities of the project is to monitor the criminal trial of Dr. Wouter Basson, the project leader of South Africa's CBW programme.
Weekly trial reports have been prepared by Chandré Gould and Marlene Burger.

Wouter Basson - Trial Reports
Latest Report
63 Report on the judgement in The State vs Wouter Basson delivered on 11 April 2002.
2002 Reports
62  Thurs 11 Apr - Special Report
61  Mon 11 Feb - Wed 13 Mar, 2002
60  Mon 28 Jan - Wed 6 Feb, 2002
2001 Reports
59 Mon 26 Nov - Fri 30 Nov, 2001
58 Mon 5 Nov - Thurs 8 Nov, 2001
57 Mon 8 Oct - Tues 9 Oct, 2001
56 Mon 24 - Fri 28 Sept, 2001
55 Mon 10 Sept - Fri 21 Sept, 2001
54 Mon 3 Sept - Fri 7 Sept, 2001
53 Fri 24 Aug - Wed 30 Aug, 2001
52 Fri 17 Aug - Thurs 23 Aug, 2001
51 Fri 10 Aug - Thurs 16 Aug, 2001
50 Thurs 2 Aug - Thurs 9 Aug, 2001
49 Fri 27 Jul - Wed 1 Aug, 2001
48 Mon 23 Jul - Thurs 26 Jul, 2001
special Special Report Mon 18 Jun 2001
47 Tues 29 May - Fri 8 Jun, 2001
46 Mon 21 May - Fri 25 May 2001
45 Mon 23 April - Mon 7 May 2001
44 Friday 6 April 2001
43 Sat 31 March - Thurs 5 April 2001
42 Fri 2 March - Friday 30 March 2001
41 Fri 23 Feb - Thurs 1 March 2001
40 Mon 19 Feb - Fri 24 Feb 2001
39 Feb 2 - Feb 8 2001
38 Jan 29 - Feb 2 2001
2000 Reports
37 Nov 24 - Dec 8 2000
36 Nov 17 - Nov 23 2000
35 Nov 13 - Nov 16 2000
34 Nov 6 - Nov 10 2000
33 30 Oct - 3 Nov 2000
32 16 Oct - 20 Oct 2000
31 10 Oct - 13 Oct 2000
30 25 Sept - 29 Sept 2000
29 Mon 18 Sept - Fri 22 Sept 2000
28 Mon 4 Sept - Fri 8 Sept 2000
27 Mon 28 Aug - Fri 1 Sept 2000
26 Mon 21 Aug - Fri 25 Aug 2000
25 Fri 11 Aug - Thurs 17 Aug 2000
24 Fri 04 Aug - Thurs 10 Aug 2000
23 Mon 31 July - Thurs 3 Aug 2000
22 Fri 09 Jun - Tues 13 Jun 2000
21 Fri 2 Jun - Thurs 8 Jun 2000
20b Thurs 25 May - Thurs 1 Jun 2000
20a Fri 12 May - Wed 24 May 2000
20 Fri 5 May - Thurs 11 May 2000
19 Tues 2 May - Thurs 4 May 2000
1st Quarter 24 Jan 2000 - 31 March 2000
18 Mon 27 March - Fri 31 March 2000
17 Fri 17 March - Fri 24 March 2000
16 Fri 10 March - Thurs 16 March 2000
15 Mon 06 March - Thurs 9 March 2000
14 Fri 25 Feb - Fri 3 March 2000
13 Fri 18 Feb - Thurs 24 Feb 2000
12 Mon 14 Feb - Thurs 17 Feb 2000
11 Mon 07 Feb - Fri 11 Feb 2000
10 Fri 28 Jan - Fri 4 Feb 2000
9  Mon 24 Jan - Thurs 27 Jan 2000
1999 Reports
8 Fri 26 Nov - Wed 1 Dec 1999
7 Fri 19 Nov - Wed 24 Nov 1999
6 Mon 15 Nov - Wed 17 Nov 1999
5 Mon 08 Nov - Wed 10 Nov 1999
4 Fri 29 Oct & Mon 1 Nov 1999
3 Mon 25 Oct - Thurs 28 Oct 1999
2 Tues 12 Oct 1999
1 Mon 4 Oct 1999

Chandré Gould is a research associate at the Centre for Conflict Resolution working on the Chemical and Biological Warfare Research Project. Marlene Burger is monitoring the trial as part of the CCR Chemical and Biological Warfare Research Project. The CCR Chemical and Biological Warfare Research Project is funded by the Ford Foundation, the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and the Norwegian Government.
 
Centre for Conflict Resolution, UCT, Private Bag, Rondebosch, 7701, South Africa
Tel: (27) 21-4222512 Fax: (27) 21-4222622 Email: mailbox@ccr.uct.ac.za