Mphahlele

Brian Mphahlele was polite and soft-spoken; he would pause before responding to a question, as if waiting for his thoughts to pool in his mind.

Mr Mphahlele told the BBC that the 30,000 rand pay-out, which he had received for the violations he endured during his 10 years in prison, was an insult.

Since he spoke to the BBC, Mr Mphahlele has died, his hope of a more comfortable life unfulfilled.

But,"vaccination history assures us that most side effects occur within hours of receiving the vaccine and rare side effects occur within days to weeks", explains Prof Jeffrey Mphahlele, a leading South African infectious diseases researcher.

Prof Jeffrey Mphahlele calls the misinformation "mind boggling" - pointing out the supposed plot would require the West to create a virus that killed millions of its own people.