The National Press Club congratulates legendary broadcaster and commentator, Tim Modise who was bestowed with an honorary doctorate in communications by the North West University this morning. There are broadcasters who report history, and there are those whose voices become part of history itself. Tim Modise belongs firmly in the latter category. North-West University’s decision to bestow this honorary doctorate, therefore is more than a recognition of a distinguished media career. It is an acknowledgement of the important role broadcasting played in South Africa’s passage from apartheid to democracy, and of one broadcaster who understood that the microphone could be an instrument of dialogue, tolerance and nation-building. Halala Bra Tim 🤏🏼