Almost 10 years ago, Ntsako Mgiba visited his aunt in Mpumalanga and woke up to her house broken into and her valuables stolen.
Police could not trace the thugs and the aunt's belongings.
This horrific experience propelled the innovative Mgiba to create his own community-driven alarm system and today, the 30-year-old is among the four finalists in the 2025 nit Prize for young African leaders because of his creation. The prize honours Africans who are taking collective responsibility for reshaping the continents future and it is exclusively given to The Mandela Rhodes Foundation alumni whose innovative initiatives are making a measurable difference to some of Africas most marginalised communities.