He was suspended from practising at Mediclinic hospitals in 2016 and, now, is barred from Netcare theatres too. Prominent Johannesburg paediatric surgeon Dr Peter Beale, 73, stands accused of negligence that led to the deaths of at least three of his young patients. The death of 10-year-old Zayyaan Sayed has spurred father Mohammadh to lay criminal charges against the well-known paediatric surgeon as well as anaesthetist Dr Abdulhay Munshi. This episode was hosted by Jerusha Sukhdeo-Raath and produced by Nokuthula Manyathi.

This week on The Story, we take an in-depth look at the cloud of controversy hanging over the Gauteng health department as allegations of tender corruption surfaced.

On this week’s episode of The Story, we reflect on the life and times of anti-apartheid struggle stalwart Andrew Mlangeni, who passed away in Pretoria on Tuesday.

On this week’s episode of The Story, we try to make sense of what lies ahead for South Africa’s fraught education system, and the country’s schoolchildren, in the midst of an unpredictable pandemic.

Gauteng has officially overtaken the Western Cape as the country's coronavirus hotspot with the highest number of cases cumulatively, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced late on Wednesday. Gauteng is South Africa's smallest but most densely populated province. The spike in Gauteng infections had been anticipated and expected.

Statues across the world are being torn down or vandalised in response to legitimate anger about racism and historical oppression. What is to become of the many remaining statues of historical figures from past eras in South Africa’s fraught history? And will removing them remedy the ills of the past?

As lockdown restrictions gradually ease, judicial matters that were put on hold, are now resuming. On Tuesday, former president Jacob Zuma returned to the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg for his corruption trial.

In a 30-minute televised speech, President Cyril Ramaphosa read a list of names during his national address on Wednesday. "...Tshegofatso Pule, Naledi Phangindawo, Nompumelelo Tshaka, Nomfazi Gabada, Nwabisa Mgwandela, Altecia Kortjie and Lindelwa Peni. All of them are young women who were killed by men," he said. In recent weeks, news headlines have been dominated by reports of several cases of gender-based violence.

The EFF has entered the spotlight again after new revelations of VBS mutual bank money allegedly being paid into slush funds that found its way into the pockets of party leaders Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu.

Hairdressers and beauticians across the country face bankruptcy as they have not been able to work since South Africa went into lockdown on March 27. An application to have the industry reopened was dismissed last month, but a second application is expected to be heard on June 17.

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has forced the world to embrace a "new normal”. This week, a number of schools across the country welcomed some of their learners back. These pupils had to embrace a new schooling environment compared to the one they left.