Every July, South Africans are encouraged to dedicate 67 minutes to community service in honour of Nelson Mandela. While these acts of kindness matter, NTG Solutions believes Mandela’s greatest legacy calls for something even more powerful: creating opportunities that change lives long after the 67 minutes have ended.
For Managing Director, Ms Nyawa Dikwayo CA(SA), investing in young people goes beyond mentorship. It means becoming a sponsor by opening doors, creating opportunities and intentionally helping the next generation realise its potential.
“Young people don’t only need advice; they need people who believe in them enough to create opportunities for them,” says Dikwayo. “Real impact isn’t measured by what we do for 67 minutes. It’s measured by the opportunities we create, the people we empower and the futures we help build.”
This philosophy is embedded in the NTG Solutions Training Academy, where unemployed graduates, young professionals and public sector practitioners are equipped with practical skills in geospatial intelligence and spatial data science-focused disciplines that are transforming planning, infrastructure development, environmental sustainability and public service delivery across Africa.
As part of its Beyond 67 Minutes commitment, NTG Solutions is continuing to invest in developing young professionals through skills development, mentorship and industry exposure, helping bridge the gap between education and meaningful employment in South Africa’s growing digital economy.
For Dikwayo, the responsibility of leadership extends beyond building successful businesses:
“As leaders, we have a responsibility to leave more than successful organisations. We must leave capable people. Every opportunity we create for a young person has the potential to transform a family, strengthen a community and contribute to South Africa’s future.”
As a proudly South African, 100% black-owned geospatial intelligence consultancy, NTG Solutions is encouraging business leaders, government institutions and professionals to rethink Mandela Month, not as a once-off act of service, but as the beginning of sustained investment in young people through sponsorship, mentorship and education.
Because the most meaningful legacy is not what we give for a day, but what we enable for a lifetime.
NTG Solutions is a South African, 100% black-owned geospatial intelligence consultancy providing integrated solutions across Development Planning, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geomatics and Skills Development. Through the NTG Solutions Training Academy, the company is developing the next generation of geospatial intelligence and spatial data professionals to support Africa’s sustainable development and digital future.
