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Elna Schutz

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South African freelance journalist working in audio and writing. Podcast junkie and producer. Professionally Curious.

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I am a freelance based in South Africa. I work primarily in audio and has extensive experience in audio documentaries, live radio production, and podcasts.

My work spans across subjects, including science, health, and business, with a particular interest in how personal stories reflect wider circumstances.

I am the founder of Podmeet, a networking and support project for the podcasting industry in Cape Town and Johannesburg. My work has been nominated for Liberty Radio Awards several times an…

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Can SA’s new Director-General for health turn around a struggling department?

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By Joan van Dyk, Sue Segar, Elna Schutz, Elna Schütz
| Spotlight NSP
Dr Thembisile Xulu is the newly-appointed Director General of the National Department of Health. (Photo: Denvor de Wee/Spotlight) Comment & Analysis 11th September 2026 | Spotlight Dr Thembisile Xulu is South Africa’s sixth permanent Director-General of health since the dawn of democracy. How will she measure up against her predecessors? In recent months, we’ve been keeping an especially close eye on the media statements following the twice-monthly meetings of South Africa’s cabinet.
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This specialist forensic nurse in Germiston helped put a serial rapist behind bars

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By Elna Schutz, Elna Schütz
| The Lead (Podcast) Verified
South Africa grapples with a high prevalence of gender-based violence. Despite this, forensic nursing, unfortunately, remains a largely overlooked specialisation, with little incentive for remuneration. One nurse tells Spotlight every flicker of hope a patient carries home is a reminder of why she chose this path. Sister Hazel Moagi has won quite a few accolades as a forensic specialist nurse.
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South Africa: This Specialist Forensic Nurse in Germiston Helped Put a Serial Rapist Behind Bars

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By Elna Schutz, Elna Schütz
| AllAfrica
In a country like South Africa which grapples with a high prevalence of gender-based violence, forensic nursing unfortunately remains a largely overlooked specialisation, with little incentive for remuneration. One nurse tells Spotlight every flicker of hope a patient carries home is a reminder of why she chose this path. Sister Hazel Moagi has won quite a few accolades as a forensic specialist nurse.
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