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Elna Schutz

Elna is a freelance journalist based in Pretoria and Johannesburg, South Africa.
Lawsuit hopes to get three African elephants out of the Johannesburg Zoo
5:30
South Africans work to keep migrating baby turtles alive
5:12
A cozy room with an open door and window, featuring a wooden chair with patterned cushions, a table covered with a white cloth, a painting on the wall, and a potted plant on the windowsill.
Lifestyle
Housing affordability around the world
5:41
The program in South Africa that was supposed to fix the housing crisis
6:55
New trials in Africa could help tamp down spread of TB
8:13
Men from South Africa duped into fighting for Russia
3:57
South Africa opens inquest into 1977 death of activist Steve Biko
4:54
Families sue South African government for apartheid-era killings
3:49
Welfare in South Africa goes online — with mixed results
4:35
Infrastructure
South Africa’s largest city is running out of water
4:49
South Africa’s largest city running out of water
4:49
Africa’s promise of electricity for 300 million people
4:01
Deaths from food at convenience stores highlight South African xenophobia
4:45
Health train has delivered free care to South Africans for decades
5:14
Life amid ‘load-shedding’ in South Africa
South Africa launches vaccines campaign after delay
A coal-fired power station in Witbank, South Africa , Monday, Oct. 11, 2021.
Energy
Scheduled blackouts roll South Africa into electricity crisis