Sarah Carter

South Africa

Johannesburg Bureau Chief, Producer and Investigative Journalist at CBS News

Johannesburg Bureau Chief - Producer, Investigative Journalist @cbsnews Canada / South Africa

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U.S. brokers deal between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to end war over mineral wealth

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Sarah Carter

Johannesburg, South Africa — At the invitation of Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshekedi, the Trump administration was brought in to lead negotiations to end the war raging in the east of the country between DRC forces and rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda.
Oscar Pistorius, former Olympian convicted of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp's murder, returns to racing

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Sarah Carter

Johannesburg — South African former Olympic and paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius has competed in his first race 12 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius, a double leg amputee who has been free on parole since January 2024, competed in an Ironman triathlon in Durban over the weekend. Official results show he clocked a time of 5:56:39, coming in 555th of all participants but taking a third-place medal in the physically challenged category.
Oscar Pistorius, former Olympian convicted of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp's murder, returns to racing

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Sarah Carter

5 hours agoOscar Pistorius competes in triathlon 12 years after murdering girlfriendJOHANNESBURG - South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was spotted competing in a triathlon last weekend in the coastal city of Durban, …1 day agoUkraine: Trump says Putin vows 'response' to airfield attackAfter a call with Russia's Putin, US President Donald Trump said that he doesn't expect "immediate peace" in Ukraine.
Trump's travel ban fuels anxiety in South Africa, even though it's not on the list

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Sarah Carter

What to know about Trump's new travel ban Johannesburg — On most mornings, dozens of people line up and wait for appointments outside the U.S. Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa, many seeking applications for visas to travel to the U.S. It can take up to five or six months just to get one of the appointments.
New five-star QS rating for Lancaster University

1 month ago | lancasterguardian.co.uk | Sarah Carter

Lancaster University has been awarded 5 Stars for overall performance in a prestigious global QS rating. The QS Stars rating system assesses universities against best practices, and was developed by leading higher education insight specialist Quacquarelli Symonds. Lancaster is one of only 16 UK institutions with an overall five-star rating, and one of 129 universities worldwide.
Some Afrikaners say Trump is being lied to about a "White genocide" in South Africa: "It's not happening"

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Debora Patta |Sarah Carter

Refugee admissions to the United States have all but ground to a halt — except for one group, or a "small subset," as Secretary of State Marco Rubio called them on Tuesday: Afrikaners. They are members of the White ethnic minority that once led South Africa's brutal, four-decade apartheid regime, which ended in 1994 with the election of Nelson Mandela as president.
Antarctic base "under control" after researcher accused colleague of assault, South Africa says

Mar 18, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Sarah Carter

Johannesburg — It sounds like the plot of a horror movie. Researchers stuck on a remote research base in Antarctica send an email out to the world, pleading for help as a colleague is accused of assault. But this was real. An urgent email was sent by a researcher at South Africa's isolated Sanae IV base in Antarctica accusing a man, one of the nine team members, of becoming violent and mentally unstable.
Trump admin. expels South Africa envoy Ebrahim Rasool, calls him a "race-baiting politician who hates America"

Mar 17, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Sarah Carter

Johannesburg — The Trump administration expelled South Africa's Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool on Friday, giving him 72 hours to leave the country. In a social media post, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Rasool a "race-baiting politician who hates America" and President Trump.
What's the truth behind Trump offering White South African farmers U.S. citizenship?

Mar 10, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Sarah Carter

Trump cuts financial aid to South Africa Johannesburg — President Trump doubled down Friday on his offer to grant U.S. citizenship to White Afrikaner farmers in South Africa, accusing their government of treating them "terribly." Mr. Trump said the U.S. would offer them "safety" and that they would be given a "rapid pathway to citizenship." Mr. Trump had previously pointed to new land expropriation laws in South Africa that he claims are racist and a breach of the White farmers' human rights....
WHO offers possible cause of Congo deaths after new case cluster reported

Feb 28, 2025 | msn.com | Sarah Carter

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Articles

U.S. brokers deal between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to end war over mineral wealth

Oscar Pistorius, former Olympian convicted of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp's murder, returns to racing

Oscar Pistorius, former Olympian convicted of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp's murder, returns to racing

Trump's travel ban fuels anxiety in South Africa, even though it's not on the list

New five-star QS rating for Lancaster University

Some Afrikaners say Trump is being lied to about a "White genocide" in South Africa: "It's not happening"

Antarctic base "under control" after researcher accused colleague of assault, South Africa says

Trump admin. expels South Africa envoy Ebrahim Rasool, calls him a "race-baiting politician who hates America"

What's the truth behind Trump offering White South African farmers U.S. citizenship?

WHO offers possible cause of Congo deaths after new case cluster reported

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