The Nat Nakasa award for the year 2010 was awarded to Terry Bell.  This was revealed at the award ceremony held at the Wanderers Club (Sandton).  The venue was filled with colleagues, editors and other media practitioners who had come to witness and congratulate this great icon of the industry.

Pretoria-born Bell was forced into exile in 1965.  This was after he had contravened some of the apartheid laws pertaining to journalism.  He was permitted to return to South Africa in 1991.  In the 26 years in exile, Belly had worked in various disciplines in countries such as the United Kingdom, Zambia, Chile, Equatorial Guinea, New Zealand and Tanzania.

The Nat Nakasa award is awarded to an individual who displays commitment, fearless report and seems to have an unquenchable thirst for the truth. 

"He is not driven by the need for glory or for bylines.  In this he shows a quality rare among journalists: an ability to put his own interest aside in the pursuit of the broader objective of informing citizens and building democracy."  This is how Alide Dasnois (Executive Editor of Cape Times) described Belly in her nomination letter to the committee.

We hope that his achievements motivate the young and upcoming journalists.