Elna Schütz is a South African freelance journalist. She has a particular interest in health and human rights journalism and in our current pandemic these two things are front and center. Elna has worked in journalism in some way or form for the past ten years, starting in radio and podcasting and is the founder of Podmeet, a networking and support project for the podcasting industry.
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Pandemic Stories//Jenna Burchell
Jenna Burchell is an artist that to me blurs the lines between the digital and physical realm. Once again I am at a loss for words on how to exactly describe what she does, so I’ll take a short excerpt from her bio.
”Jenna Burchell is an award winning South African artist who is driven to find ways to preserve the fragile and ephemeral nature of memory and experience. Burchell often fuses the digital with the natural world in order to create vessels, archives and libraries where in the historical is subverted with narratives from the periphery”.
Pandemic Stories//Charl du Plessis
Time well spent with Steinway pianist Charl du Plessis at his home in Pretoria. I’ve known and worked with Charl for more than 5 years now. In that time he has become more than just a client. I consider him a great friend and confidant.
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Pandemic Stories//Tshepo Mohlala
There’s a fire and a deep sense of caring I got from Tshepo whilst interviewing him and listening to his answers. It makes sense knowing that he was raised by three women; his mother, grandmother and aunt.
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