Elna Schutz

Elna is a freelance journalist based in Pretoria and Johannesburg, South Africa.

Elna is a freelance journalist based in Pretoria and Johannesburg, South Africa.


South Africa’s largest city is running out of water

Infrastructure

In 2017, Cape Town nearly became the world’s first major city to essentially run out of municipal water. Although this was eventually avoided, water woes continue to plague South Africa and have been worsened by climate change. Now, the main economic hub, Johannesburg, is facing its own crisis, with outages becoming part of daily life.

A coal-fired power station in Witbank, South Africa , Monday, Oct. 11, 2021.

Scheduled blackouts roll South Africa into electricity crisis

Energy