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South Africa: Noakes Hearing Will Run Longer Than Expected - Defence Team
News24Wire, 27 November 2015
It was unlikely that proceedings against Professor Tim Noakes by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) would be completed by Tuesday as planned, his legal team… Read more »
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South Africa: Noakes's Advice Wholly Inappropriate, Irresponsible - Expert
News24Wire, 27 November 2015
An advisory on The Real Meal Revolution website warning infants and children not to bant has seemingly been removed from the frequently asked questions section, an expert witness… Read more »
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South Africa: Tweet Too Short for Medical Advice, Noakes Hearing Told
News24Wire, 25 November 2015
A tweet of only 140 characters is too short to give complete advice that will be usable and safe, expert witness Professor Este Vorster said during a hearing against Professor Tim… Read more »
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South Africa: The Trial and Tribulations of Tim Noakes, Day Two
Daily Maverick, 24 November 2015
The second day of scientist Tim Noakes' professional misconduct hearing saw two witnesses give evidence against Noakes and his controversial Banting diet. But the professor is not… Read more »
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South Africa: Banting Converts Lend Noakes Support At HPCSA Hearing
News24Wire, 24 November 2015
"It is a travesty that he needs to sit here and defend himself," a follower of Professor Tim Noakes's banting diet said from her seat in the audience at Tuesday's proceedings. Read more »
South Africa's Banting Professor Noakes in Hot Water?
Professor Tim Noakes has been charged with unprofessional conduct after providing "unconventional advice on breastfeeding babies" to a mother on social media.
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South Africa: The Trial and Tribulations of Tim Noakes
Daily Maverick, 23 November 2015
To his admirers, he is a visionary health guru now made the victim of a witch-hunt. To his detractors, he is a once-solid sports scientist who has veered down the path of quackery… Read more »
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South Africa: 10 Reasons Why News24 Users Love and Loathe Banting
News24Wire, 24 November 2015
While the HPCSA continues its hearings on whether Professor Tim Noakes acted unprofessionally by giving unconventional advice on breastfeeding, many News24 users said they believed… Read more »
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South Africa: Tim Noakes Makes Another Appearance Before Health Council
News24Wire, 24 November 2015
The hearing against Professor Tim Noakes will continue on Tuesday after he was charged with unprofessional conduct following a complaint to the Health Professions Council of SA… Read more »
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South Africa: Noakes - I Have Been Waiting for This Case for Years
News24Wire, 23 November 2015
An upbeat and positive Tim Noakes on Monday said he was excited to appear before the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) after the body charged him with unprofessional… Read more »
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South Africa: We Need More Scientific Rock Stars, Not Less
Daily Maverick, 18 October 2015
A curious debate has bubbled out of a test tube about South Africa's so-called 'rock-star scientists'. These are not Jim Morrison types, who create immortal music but land up… Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa's Real Nutrition Problems
GroundUp, 2 October 2015
Based on how much of our public space Tim Noakes and the Banting diet occupy, you might think that one of the most important nutrition problems facing South Africa is the… Read more »
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South Africa: Scientists Have Misled the Public - Tim Noakes
News24Wire, 13 August 2015
Professor Tim Noakes said his eyes were opened the day his own health failed. Read more »
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South Africa: Noakes Committee Comes Under the Spotlight
News24Wire, 4 June 2015
A hearing into the professional conduct of Professor Tim Noakes was sidetracked on Thursday morning by arguments over whether a committee was properly constituted to hear the… Read more »
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South Africa: Tim Noakes Hearing - We Need Clarity, Says Claire Julsing-Strydom
News24Wire, 4 June 2015
The inquiry into the professional conduct of Banting enthusiast Professor Tim Noakes will help to advance health care in South Africa, according to Claire Julsing-Strydom who is… Read more »
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South Africa: Noakes Hearing Postponed Until November
News24Wire, 4 June 2015
Professor Tim Noakes must wait until November to present his case on a unprofessional conduct charge, after advising a mother via Twitter to wean her child on low-carbohydrate,… Read more »
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South Africa: News24 Readers Defend Tim Noakes
News24Wire, 4 June 2015
Numerous News24 readers have come to the defence of Professor Tim Noakes as he faces a two-day hearing over his tweet to a mother to wean her child on his controversial diet,… Read more »
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South Africa: Tim Noakes to Defend Banting for Babies
News24Wire, 1 June 2015
Professor Tim Noakes sleeps well at night, despite his coming hearing before the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) after advising a mother on Twitter to wean her… Read more »
