South African TV newswoman Debora Patta nominated for a news Emmy for stellar CBS News work covering Africa.

Debora Patta has been nominated for a news and documentary Emmy for her work as the Africa correspondent for the American TV network CBS' evening news, CBS Evening News.

After her incisive court coverage of the Oscar Pistorius trial, Debora Patta filed a multitude of stories the past year from across Africa and travelling to several nations, scooping arresting interviews and exclusive and eye-popping stories.

Debora Patta is nominated for a story "The War Against Ebola", covering the Ebola ravaged Liberia last year in October.

Debora Patta is one of the few South African journalists who actually traveled there and she stayed for a week and a half to report daily for the American TV network's news service. 

Her CBS Evening News story is nominated in the Emmy category Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a regularly scheduled newscast.

The half hour news bulletin CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley is broadcast on Sky News (DStv 402) daily, with the seasoned Debora Patta who's also made appearances on other CBS news programming via satellite ranging from Face the Nation to CBS This Morning.

This year alone, Debora Patta, a mother of two, has logged thousands of air miles, out traveled as an investigative TV journalist on the African continent by only Sky News' Alex Crawford.

The category winners of the 36th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards will be announced in New York on 28 September at the Lincoln Center. 

South Africa's CBS News correspondent Debora Patta scores a rare interview with a Boko Haram terrorist over kidnapped Nigerian girls.

South Africa's CBS News correspondent Debora Patta, still reporting from Abuja in Nigeria for another week, scored a coup and interviewed a Boko Haram terrorist fighter on the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley on Monday night (seen in South Africa on Sky News, DStv 402, daily).

In a very rare interview, the Boko Haram fighter who's been part of the terrorist organisation for 7 years, told Debora Patta that the abducted Nigerian school girls, now missing for more than 5 weeks, will be held captive until Boko Haram prisoners are released.

South Africa's Debora Patta in Nigeria, doing great reporting for CBS News on abducted Nigerian school girls.

South Africa's Debora Patta is in Nigeria and has been reporting extensively for CBS News from there since last week.

Debora Patta has been doing exceptionally great reporting, seen on the CBS Evenings News with Scott Pelley shown on Sky News (DStv 402) as well as for other CBS shows (not seen in South Africa).

The multi-tasker who's been reporting and covering the sensational Oscar Pistorius trial the past two months, jetted to Abuja, Nigeria last week and is still there, doing live links and filing several stories used as the lead-in stories on the CBS Evening News.

It's remarkable and noteworthy when an American TV news bulletin goes to an African story like the school girls kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram as its lead story - and even more so when its done by an African correspondent from the Africa continent like what Debora Patta is doing for CBS.

Debora Patta covers and reports on the death of Nelson Mandela for the CBS Evening News in America and globally.

South Africa's Debora Patta was back on the air on Thursday evening in the United States (and seen in the early hours of Friday morning South African time on Sky News) as she once again reported for the CBS Evening News, this time on the death of Nelson Mandela.

Debora Patta who left eNCA (DStv 403) abruptly earlier this year, has done numerous, excellent stories and coverage of Nelson Mandela's deteriorating health condition in 2013 for the CBS Evening News.

In Thursday night's appearance she was the first reporter and correspondent on the programme.

Debora Patta said South Africa is readying for a period of "unprecedented mourning".

"I'm a journalist who's covered Nelson Mandela for many, many years. I'm also a South African who feels the pain that many South Africans will be feeling. How do you summarise the life of an extraordinary man in a few words?"

"He always had a twinkle in his eye. Greeted you as if you were a long lost friend. This was a man who was able to combine extraordinary generosity with power. A man adored, revered by this country. Our greatest pride," said Debora Patta.

Debora Patta maintains a presence on the CBS Evening News reporting from South Africa on Nelson Mandela.

South Africa's TV news woman Debora Patta continues with excellent news coverage seen internationally, reporting for the CBS Evening News in America which is seen worldwide since the daily news bulletin is syndicated on Sky News (DStv 402).

Debora Patta abruptly left e.tv and the eNCA (DStv 403) two months ago when her longrunning weekly investigative and current affairs show 3rd Degree was cancelled.

e.tv and the eNCA has no investigative news show on the air. SABC3 has Special Assignment and M-Net has Carte Blanche.

Debora Patta reported for the CBS Evening News this week again covering Nelson Mandela and the ailing statesman's 95th birthday.