# Award-winning veteran journalist Neels Jackson has been honoured by the University of Pretoria for his lifelong commitment to telling the evolving story of church and faith in South Africa. The 64-year-old, who worked at the newspaper Beeld for more than 23 years, was recently awarded the Chancellor’s Medal. The university says throughout his career, Jackson has been dedicated to capturing the complex relationship between faith, society and change, and doing so with clarity, fairness and humanity.
University of Pretoria honours veteran journalist Neels Jackson