Elna Schutz
Journalist and Producer at Freelance
South African freelance journalist working in audio and writing. Podcast junkie and producer. Professionally Curious.
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6 days ago |
ewn.co.za | Elna Schutz |Elna Schütz
People who are found unfit to stand trial or be held criminally liable for a crime due to their psychiatric state are supposed to receive specialised care in the health system. But hundreds are being kept in prisons. And while the Department of Correctional Services and the Department of Health haggle over who should take responsibility, the number of these state patients is increasing.
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6 days ago |
groundup.org.za | Elna Schutz |Elna Schütz
A major clinic screening for cervical cancer in Johannesburg has shut down due to funding cuts by United States earlier this year. Doctors say state facilities are already overwhelmed, and the closure of this clinic will worsen the situation. Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in South Africa.
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2 weeks ago |
theneweuropean.co.uk | Elna Schutz |Elna Schütz
Last week, the first group of refugees from South Africa arrived in the United States and according to president Trump they were fleeing a “genocide”. Trump has been speaking about the plight of white South Africans for a while now, partly at the behest of Elon Musk. But if you ask most locals – or even our president – and you’ll hear a very different story. Around 50 people lined up quietly at the Johannesburg airport with piles of suitcases.
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3 weeks ago |
dailymaverick.co.za | Elna Schutz |Elna Schütz
SPOTLIGHT Despite an incredible reduction in the number of babies who acquire HIV from their mothers, many are still getting HIV in this way.
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3 weeks ago |
allafrica.com | Elna Schutz |Elna Schütz
Over the last two decades, South Africa made massive progress in reducing transmission of HIV from mothers to their babies. Even so, about 7 000 babies still contract the virus every year. Experts put this down to having the right puzzle pieces for prevention but failing to integrate them optimally.
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“It feels, in many ways, like the world has come to an end, to put it mildly.” When @LindaGailBekker says this, I listen. For @ghn_news and @JohnsHopkinsSPH, here's how badly South African HIV research is hit by US aid cuts. https://t.co/GmMFsXGKAA
#journorequest For the next few months, I will focus on healthcare in South African prisons. If you know of anyone who is or was in prison as an inmate / healthcare worker / NGO worker, and think they might have an interesting story to tell, please slide into my DMs.
In my latest for @prx @TheWorld, I ask whether digitising welfare grants is as inclusive and helpful as it sounds. https://t.co/tF8lW0p63n @OfficialSASSA
